CONCLUSION

   I don’t like stating the obvious but G.SKILL first with their MX780 gaming mouse and now with their KM780 gaming keyboard has entered the gaming peripherals market without really holding back. In terms of build quality the KM780 RGB is among the finest mechanical keyboards to ever make it to our lab and the same applies for the MX780 gaming mouse. Both devices also score very high in terms of available features and more specifically the KM780 RGB keyboard offers extra FPS keycaps, durable aluminum frame, 6 macro keys (18 in total when used with the 3 available profiles), full NKRO (and 6-Key rollover) with anti-ghosting, 1000Hz polling rate, USB pass-through, 3.5mm audio jacks, mouse cable holder, detachable wrist-rest, gold plated plugs and a 3-level 16.8 million colors individual key illumination which can be used with 4 available effects. This isn’t the first time we’ve used a keyboard featuring Cherry MX Brown mechanical switches so once again you’re getting good tactile and audible feedback (actually a bit higher on the audible part compared to other models). All the above sound great but at what cost?

   Unfortunately to get a RGB mechanical gaming keyboard today you need to spend quite a bit and that goes double when we’re talking about one of the best ones in the market currently like the KM780 RGB by G.SKILL so its price tag of USD169.95 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and 188.97Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) is quite justified. Of course if RGB key illumination is not your thing you can always go for the non-RGB versions without the extra keycaps to save a bit on cash (something which G.SKILL has obviously planned for). Long story short you just can’t go wrong with the KM780 RGB keyboard and since we all liked using it a lot we’re giving it our Platinum Award.

PROS

- Excellent Build Quality (Aluminum Frame & Brushed Aluminum
- Design
- Full RGB Key Illumination (16.8m Colors)
- 3 Modes / 3 Brightness Levels
- Individual Key Illumination
- Cherry MX Mechanical Switches (50M Actuations)
- 6 N-Key/Full N-Key Rollover
- USB Pass-Through & 3.5mm Ports
- 4 Available Versions
- Detachable Wrist Rest
- Double Braided Cable / Gold Plated USB & 3.5mm Plugs
- Extra FPS Keycaps
- Cable Holder

CONS

- Price (For Some)