Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM XT review - Introduction

Name: Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM XT review
Brand: Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM XT

by Krzysztof Hukalowicz on: 01/06/2020 07:59 PM [

] 1 comment(s)

Corsair K95 RGB Platinum XT review
Entering 2020 with Cherry MX Speed Silver Switches

It has been almost three years since Corsair released its first K95 RGB Platinum mechanical keyboard. In our review, it absolutely deserved the Recommended award. It was a flagship keyboard, with all the extras Corsair could offer. Overall, this was enough for us to grant the award. Corsair makes a wide variety of products, ranging from the low end, up to the K95 Platinum. In this review, you’ll see the K95 RGB PLATINUM XT. One of the main points here will be, of course, the keyboard’s iCUE compatibility. iCUE is Corsair’s software that lets you set dynamic, per-key RGB backlighting with 19-zone LightEdge. This provides vibrant lighting effects with extensive customization options. The next point is the PBT Double-Shot Keycaps. These are 1.5 mm thick keys that resist wear, refusing to fade even after years of gaming. That’s a huge improvement over the predecessor, which had ABS ones. There are six dedicated macro keys, which are fully programmable. You can swap them with included S-key keycaps, and program special streaming commands through Elgato Stream Deck software.

You can’t miss the detachable cushioned leatherette palm rest. Last, but not least is the 8 MB Onboard profile storage enabling to store 5 profiles in hardware instead of only 3. As for the main part, the switches, the following MX options are available: Speed RGB Silver (the ones in the review), RGB Brown, RGB Blue. The previous version offered only Speed and Brown. New Silver and Brown switches offer new, extended 100 million keystroke guarantee (RGB Blue have 50 million). Cherry MX Speed Silver RGB are, as the name suggests, fast switches. They deliver the speed and precision of linear mechanical switches with no audible click.

The actuation force is 45 cN (45 grams of actuation force), like in Reds. Pre-travel is 1.2 mm. The K95 RGB Platinum XT uses a strong and sturdy brushed-aluminum frame. Polling rate is up to 1000 Hz, with 100% anti-ghosting, and full n-key rollover. The keyboard is priced at 199 USD/EUR, which is not cheap for sure. Is it worth it? Let’s check the K95 RGB Platinum XT in practice on the following pages.

11 pages 1 2 3 4 next »

Corsair H170i Elite Capellix XT review
Corsair has announced an updated line of liquid coolers, and we have the Corsair H170i Elite Capellix XT edition on our test bench to see how the most beefy triple-fan 420mm model performs. The kit co...

Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 6000 CL36 review
In July, Corsair presented a new series of DDR5 memories: the Vengeance RGB DDR5. The available kits from the RGB edition have a frequency higher than the base 4800 MHz (5200-6600 MHz); the non-RGB version starts from 4800 MHz. We are checking the Corsair Vengeance RGB 6000 MHz CL36 DDR5 kit today. It's in the middle frequency in the series. We already had an opportunity (almost three years ago) to review the Vengeance (Pro) RGB series RAM, but it was for the DDR4; the frequency was 3200 MHz, and it received a "Top Pick" award, and also the Vengeance RGB Pro SL which had 3600 MHz frequency (with CL18) and got the "Approved" award. But let's focus back on the tested DDR5 kit.

Corsair Katar Elite Wireless mouse review
In this article, we review the Corsair Katar Elite Wireless mouse. It’s an optical gaming mouse that was launched today, on 26.10.2022. The Katar model is a new version of the Katar Pro Wireless that was introduced on October 2020. The Katar Elite Wireless is targeted at gamers, but it should also work more than fine as a regular mouse. This time, the optical sensor is not the 10K DPI PMW3325 but a 26K DPI Corsair Marksman. It has 1 DPI resolutions steps, 650 IPS tracking, and up to 50G acceleration.

Corsair HS55 Wireless Core Headset review
Corsair has a broad range of PC components and peripherals. Among them, headsets are also available, and the range starts from the budget-oriented HS series (the reviewed one is one of them), then there’s the mid-range Void series, and it ends with high-end Virtuoso. Getting back to the HS series, it starts with HS35, and till now, it also contained HS45, HS50, HS55, HS60, HS65, HS70, HS75, and HS80 (some of them had different variants). We’re checking out the all-new Corsair HS55 Wireless Core in this review. Its debut is on the 20th of September, 2022.