This Gaming Keyboard Changes EVERYTHING 

Its not. Good keyboard, terrible value.

It's bad value for what you get and the plastic construction and stuff gasket implementation kills it 100%

stabs are not good

I'm sure someone will do latency test on this keyboard and since its a custom I expect it to be very bad. Like not useable for gaming bad.

I could spend an eighth the price of this KB and have a very decent KB, this is just a cash grab

@@Shibathedog Yep sadly those gatekeepers are loud and extremely annoying. Some even have this weird notion that for something to be considered custom or close to a custom: firstly it must be produced by a small company and secondly it must be limited in quantity lol. Gotta justify that keycult price.

Mike will join if they attach fan to that keyboard don't worry ;D

I bet someone is going to try justify the price

@@annoymouse890 rich people obviously

@@annoymouse890 There's no need for anyone, even Asus to justify the price. ROG is so big, that it's like Apple releasing a new iPhone; it won't stop people grumbling and then going out and buying it anyway.

You'd be surprised how much people pay just to build their own keebs. Or that other keyboard that has a RGB matrix screen thing that costs $2k or something.

@@Qimchiy you can build one that is more suited to your liking and better sounding for less than the price of this board, you wont get the mini screen on it most likely but what would anyone actually use it for

Nothing really too special sticks out on this board to warrant a $250 price tag other than it's typical ROG tax with a few gimmicks. For that price you could easily build two potentially three full custom boards. I guess it is good it's hot-swappable because you can simply replace your browns.

Troll

@@B_M_A with North facing switches, wireless, Bluetooth, and volume rocker? Try again.

​@@B_M_Atroo, and miss out on all of the other features this board offers. the point of the azoth is being a gaming keyboard with enthusiast customizability lol. the price tag is for the oled screen, virtually 0 latency wireless connection, bluetooth, all alongside the customizability and quality of an enthusiast board. if this thing didnt have that god awful font on the keycaps it would pretty much be the best board you can get at 250 bucks for gaming. the only thing that compares from what ive seen is the tecron phantom+ elite, but ofc you miss out on the oled screen and the stellar customizing kit that comes with the azoth. and im pretty sure the azoth wireless is lower latency too but the difference is likely not noticable. that being said, the phantom+ elite is also a whole 100 dollars cheaper so its likely a much better board with price considered, but then u cant have bongo cat on ur keyboard :(

A barebones would be a great idea

If you're gonna spend 200~ ish for a barebones, I think you deserve something a bit nicer. Unless you want it for the novelty, I would get something a bit more... substantial?

@@niko1even I have built plenty of keyboards at this point. I would like this just for novelty like you said. However, if they sold it barebones I would expect it to be a lot less cheaper. But I doubt they'd want to do that so they can get the most $ out of the consumer. A DIYer is likely not their target.

@@ALT-HEX I doubt it, it would probably be maybe 30 dollars cheaper at most, even then it feels like a bit of a steep price. I'm only really making this guess based on past boards that I've seen with both barebones and prebuilt options, such as the Keychron Q series.

@@niko1even At 200 what would you recommend?

Armoury Crate is pretty horrible.

completely agree with you lol the software is asssss but the keyboard is amazing!

@@outbook seems to be working now without an issue but never really using it once i configured it once

😂

I think its due to the board being stacked with dampening so the entire assembly acts like a single solid object which can easily transfer vibrations from typing to the desk and make those thunking sounds from the spacebar. An easy fix will be to replace the bottom foam layer with polyfil. Edit: or you can remove gaskets from the spacebar area on the plate like how Geon designs his boards. But overall for $250 offerings from iqunix has this one beat

The whole keyboard is literally screwed TIGHT af out of the factory that the gasket isn't even doing the job. Ez fix is just losening the screws.

Who gives a fuck. Gaming keyboard latency + hot swappable is a good step forward.

I spent that on a ducky and honestly have 0 regrets. I could probably kill someone with it too if I needed to.

And honestly... Maybe a 50$ price reduction would make sense. $250 for a keyboard... It's half a GPU or a good CPU. When you can get a better one modded for 150$, it's an easy pass right now, but I get is quite new in the market and most of the experience is premium.

Thats more into clack, but pretty hollow and still quite scratchy. and yeah i agree it's nice to see mainstream big brands going this direction.

Yeah I did the same with the RK65, bought custom keycaps and Durock creamy green switches, overall ended up being around $120 build? Though that battery life on the Azoth is wild

The KLUDGE looks like something that belongs in the toilet.

@@KK-fi6ms add another K to your name and then you belong in the toilet more

@@QuicSi1ver The Kludge in the toilet provides the third K.

@@QuicSi1ver Hey, after some research, I ended up buying the Royal Kludge 81. So good suggestion LOL. It still looks like toilet, but its got good features. Gotta replace the keycaps to make it less toilet worthy.

Which mouse do you have 😊

@@GurmeetSingh-fr8uoLogitech Superlight, love it!

Hello, how was the keyboard now? Any double pressing issue?

This keyboard doesn't change everything, the Wooting does.

Good luck with finding custom with 2,4G. I know only QK75 and that comes with 100ms higher latency than this. Keybored measured it somehow. And 2000 hours with a custom? Which comes even close? And with screen that is actually usefull? Name one..

Smaller keyboards give you more mousing space. Not sure I would really call it a trend, I bought my first 60% keyboard around 15 years ago, so I wouldn't count on them going anywhere.

"nice though itll become an issue if you decide to change the keycaps to something aftermarket" why tho

That would be smart on their part!

100%

Won't say I'm disagree, if only chasing for desired feel and sound cheaper customs sure can be cheaper, but if looking at the whole package (stocks, features, qc, etc.), customs do fell kinda short there at least on the same price imo.

One that has Bluetooth/2.4Ghz/Wired?

@@lafan023 QK80 by Qwertykeys has a Trimode PCB but Bluetooth is not recommended for gaming because the polling rate is slower. Jris75 has also PCBs with Bluetooth (or 1000Hz Wired) - plenty of the new custom keyboards offer wireless options but i personally prefer a wired Keyboard with a coiled cable (they look superb). If you are looking for something that is not a Groupbuy than you can check out Keychron Q series (Q1 Pro costs less than 200$ for the full set and has Bluetooth and wired mode), for gaming alone you should have a look at the Wooting60HE, as it offers some nice gaming related features. They all don't have a display, but that's something I wouldn't want on a keyboard (do you really want to see your CPU temperature on your keyboard?) - if that's something you need, then maybe get a macropad with display... I find the "whole package" quite bad on that board - plastic case with a display? Most custom keyboards have a full aluminum case and you can get nice matching PBT doubleshot keycaps. 300$ for that board is just a cashgrab.

Funny you say that while in custom keyboard groups it's common to spend $500-1000. Not to mention literally thousands of combinations of switches and caps, etc.. It's a little overwhelming for a novice to keyboards, and not something everyone wants to get into. I bought a K70 several years ago and love it. I also just bought an RK84, which was actually $16 cheaper. Sounds and feels incredible. Also, no numpad or integrated software that has different effects according to the game I am playing. What I am saying is that there are a lot of options. Choose what you want.

Right and those wireless keyboards have very high latency. This is a gaming keyboard. Its wireless has actually tested just as fast and even faster than it being wired. I promise the all metal cases have extreme input delay you would notice in high end competitive gaming.

It's a keychron wrist rest mate

@@jacksun_jack Cheers mate

this board is expensive considering what's being offered, you can get a monsgeek m1 for 99.99 usd and thats got everything this board has aside from the wireless connectivity and display that this has and still comes with a full aluminum case with way more colour options which leaves you 150 usd to spend on switches, keycaps and lube if you so desire.

ohhh nice perks! Mine gave me additional 16Gb of ram

There are 5 holes for 5 pin. And bluetooth for gaming? No, you need 2,4, and even then the QK75 which has it with alu body (the only custom I know with 2,4) has 100ms more latency than this.

i could not find this information elsewhere, would you mind sharing a source to that?

I'm waiting for the 3!