The new ROG NX and RX Switches along with some of the new ROG Optical Switches are about to become some of the most recognized mechanical keyboard switches. Their availability on the new ROG Claymore II keyboard and ROG Strix Scope upgrades the ROG keyboard lineup is a massive way. In this video I go over the RX Blue, RX Red, NX Blue, NX Red and NX Brown switches to see which are the best.
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0:00 - ROG Mechanical Keyboards Intro
1:14 - ROG RX Switches EXPLAINED
3:23 - ROG RX BLUE & RED Sound Tests
4:28 - NEW Claymore II Keyboard
5:17 - ROG NX Switches EXPLAINED
5:24 - ROG NX RED & BLUE Sound Tests
6:04 - ROG NX Brown
6:40 - Why RX & NX Switches are SPECIAL!
7:11 - Some Updates for 2022 & More
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I have the original ROG Claymore, and I absolutely love having the removable num pad. Unfortunately everything else about it ranges from average to bad. I've had chemo treatments that were more bearable than using ROG software.
Damn, sorry to hear.
Is the ROG software worst than Corsair's? My only issue with Corsair is crashing from stress.
@@jGRite Believe it out not, much worse. It frequently just stops working, and the only fix is to re-install. But when you uninstall, it doesn't clean up after itself and leaves little bits of the program all over the system. You have to seek out and manually delete the little bits of software, .dll files and even delete registry keys to make sure the re-install works.
@@braydennturner thanks. It's all in the past now, I just really hate Asus software.
@@BuzzKiller23 To flash RGB designs to the components memory the device has to be up to date and to update the device it requires a system reboot. Armoury Crate is pc cancer. My mouse and keyboard are from asus and only my mouse has OpenRGB support so I flashed designs to the keyboard that i can just switch between them without ever having to use that bloated mess of a software.
For the first time I'm sad to admit the browns sounded the best 🤪 Though, coming from a custom keeb the stabs and key ping sounded horrible! 😭
i have a claymore ii, it's pingy af. doesn' help either that all the keys are resting on a slap of aluminum. everything else is great but the clang-clang-clang instead of a thock thock thock is just bleh.
@@3XZDgg probably have to foam and tape mod it on top of modding the stabs somehow
@@3XZDgg I think the case itself is beyond saving acoustically
The "ping"makes wwII shooters more immersive when your M1 Garand needs to reload.
@@benbaer3525 hah good one
Coming from customs, the case definitely isn't doing the sound any favors. However the design for the optical switches is kinda awesome! It's always good to see companies trying to innovate on designs
The way the switches are designed makes it easier for them to rub and become scratchy. It's not the most pleasant feeling. You don't have to be a keyboard enthusiast to notice it, either.
So the Rx switches are basically optical versions of omron/logitechs romer g switches. Odd
Which is shit because the stem legs is gonna break off easily. Good luck finding another keycap that fits the 4 pronged outlet!
@@trankhackinh6134 I agree. Mine had chatter then legs broke off due to me trying to repair the chatter. Threw the board.
but Romer G is tactile, no?
@@mrniusi11 yes it is. They are similar to brown
@@trankhackinh6134 so RX red and RX blue would not be like browns at all. linear vs clicky vs tactile.
I love that the switches have basically no wobble, but man...this keyboard sounds awful. Its so hollow and echoy. Usually, I don't care much about how a keyboard sounds, but this one is just bad.
For the price that they will charge they might as well put some foam in there....
And the model still looks like it was designed in early 2010s
gamer board moment. they may want to reinvent the wheel all they want with the switches this, led screen that. macro here, gimmicks there. but if they still dont adress the hollow thin plastic/aluminum construction and the cheap stabs, they wont ever improve
I like that you cover these kinds of topics.a small delve or comparison to more custom products could be interesting.
Imagine going through all this effort and still having a dogshite sounding space bar 😔
NO THICC THOKS DETECTED 🙄
It’s going to be too expensive to tune everything on the keyboard to near perfection. What they have done so far is already praiseworthy.
Imagine if instead of using the normal size keyswitch + stabilizer for wider keys, they just used an extra wide switch. That would be interesting.
I’ve tried a demo unit at a store and the longer keys were actually buttery smooth with little to no rattle, so happy to say I think the factory lubing job is good Edit: it’s the rx version of the reds that I’ve tried
Cut your ears pls
What makes those switches special (i.e. stability) is what will probably kill any chance they have of succeeding past one generation imo. If just one breaks you'll have to go straight back to ASUS. I actually don't mind it, but many people hated Logitech and Omron's Romer-G for this same reason, despite the benefits.
They should provide extra switches in case some break.
Inb4 r/mechanicalkeyboards comes here
eRgoNoMIc iS BeST whY nO LuBE BrO WtF spEnDiNG $300+ oN KeYBoaRdS iS FinE
@@thespicyswede9302 lmao ikr
@@thespicyswede9302 just spent $300 on a group buy lmao, but I agree that the r/mk supremacists are annoying af and shouldn't be gate keeping like that
@@thespicyswede9302 Never thought I'd see a community more toxic and elitist than audiophiles. Good lord so much snakeoil.
@@gamingmarcus I'd wager you'd find a lot of overlap between the two communities haha Both are great hobbies,but a few elitists ruin it by acting all high and mighty unjustifiably
Man, spending the last few days researching and getting ready to build my first custom keyboard has got me noticing things on mainstream keyboards that I would not have batted an eye at before lol. There's no going back.
For real dude, it's a rabbit hole. It is worth it though, the quality of sound and feel on a good custom keyboard can't be beat, and heck you may spend less than gamer branded overpriced plastic keyboards.
Don't do it, your wallet will thank you.
The ROG RX red and the NX brown both sounded equally amazing to my ears...🤩🤩
These definitely remind me of Romer-G switches which i actually liked I still have a g810 laying around that works perfect. The biggest problem with Romer-G was the little plastic nubs on the keycaps eventually break and getting replacement caps kind of sucks because the only place to get them will usually be from the OEM. I would say if you want an mx style mechanical switches with better stability the kailh box switches work really great.
Nice video man thumbs up! But I'm wondering what you prefer: The Corsair K100 or rog claymore ii?
I have to say I genuinely get excited for your vids love em
The RX Blues might be the only clicky switches that sound good to me. The click isnt too sharp and the pitch of the click sound is nice.
Have you checked out the Kailh clickbar switches? They have a distinct click and are maybe the only clickies I actually like
Kailh white? Kailh Navy Blue?
They sound hideous IMO. Kailh Box Navies with SA keycaps are the real deal.
These sound decent until you actually hear a clickbar switch. The clicks are thick and not sharp and overall just miles better than any standard click jacket switch. Typing this on my 160$ custom build with box jades for alphas, navies for modifiers, and box pinks for num row
Try Kaihl crystal box pinks. Smoother than Blues and slightly lighter in sound, and not as loud.
I am using it and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! does not feal like a switch or being optical. just perfect and has 1 metal part the small spring inside the switch
The studio and vid is 🔥🔥🔥
Oh thank you I've seen so many YT reviews about it but you nailed the key functionality! I think I'm gonna buy Blue version because of the nic cliky sound.
yay, great video!! and actully viewable brightness and color!!
Do you need an other PCB for optical switches or can one use "normal" ones for classic switches
We need a low profile version of the claymore 2 wireless.
I have one and its 2 years old and some of the keys stop working. Do you know if I can change the bad keys out? I have another one that I can take the keys out of.
These are interesting, and I would like to see how they hold up with some long term use and reviews.... I will definitely give these a look when I shop for another keyboard...
Are the opticals 5pin compatible / hot-swappable? would be nice if they are available for purchase seprately to be used in hot swap PCB's.
Yo Dimitri, thanks! That's exactly the one kind of a keyboard i was looking for!!
Hi.. I lost one of keycaps... is there is any replacement? if no can I remove ROG RX RED and replace it by anything else... contact asus said no replace parts... please I love this keyboard but really that make big issue for me...
While I really like the innovations made to increase the stability and LED placement of the switches, I really wish they’d apply similar effort toward developing a less archaic design for stabilizers themselves. It’s so annoying that we have to go through a bunch of modifications in order to make stabilizer keys sound alright, and even then it’s really difficult to get them to sound good consistently. I’d be really interested in trying out these switches and it’s good to hear that the switches and stabs will come lubricated, but I’d also like to know whether there is any sound dampening foam used inside the board to help make it sound less hollow. Doesn’t seem like it? Though it didn’t sound too bad anyway.
I adore optical switches, though I’m using Gateron optical low profile browns. Great for gaming, great for work.
i have come to absolutely despise those type of paid promotion "reviews"
ngl I am really close to unsubbing from HC and pretty much every major "tech reviewer" if they all keep prioritizing money and business relationships instead of actual honest and decent content
Where can I get those PBT keycaps for Claymore 2? Is it out already?
Would love if at the end of these videos you give us another run down of all the typing sounds one after the other to more easily pick up on the differences.
can your lighting be saved offline? i ask becaus efed up that my razer pukes rainbows when in sleep mode or offline mode and its ridiculas not to have a offline mode as razer charges such high prices. great keyboards though.
Would be nice to have a super non wobble linear switch for space bars for my custom keyboards.
Hello, I have ROG Azoth with NX switch. Can I use the RX switch with it?
Imagine those pins broken off... Looking at you romer-g switches
The best part about the video was the amazing lighting setup you’ve got going on. The keyboard is aight, ROG folks need to collab with r/mk for sure.
The specs are pretty similar, to that of the Strix Scope TKL MX Reds... i doubt i could tell the new one apart from the "old" one i have.
Would love to drop these into my Sofle v2!
I'm impressed. I'm a Razer "fan" and i bought a year ago their Huntsman Elite with Purple (clicky) switches. Was loving it but not for very long; because of the freaking stabilizer bar on each key which produces a horrible "ping" at each keystroke. This Asus keyboard sound EXACTLY the same as my previous Huntsman, i'm loving this
I'm not a gamer but I like the IBM keyboards from decades past. Which switch(es) are the closest comparison? Thanks for taking the time to help me find what I have been missing.
The IBM Model M keyboard is a legend for a reason. Check out the Unicomp Model M and the Perixx Periboard for a modern day homage with a similar look and feel. In terms of modern switches, nothing feels quite the same as the IBM’s buckling-spring switches, but Kalih Box Navy and Jade switches are probably the closest modern options to the mark.
You had me at centered LED.
WHY do gamers who spend a lot of time and money on getting their computers to be silent, then turn around and buy keyboards that sound like someone shaking a plastic box full of Legos?
I dislike clicky too, but for some keyboard sounds are fun, while loud windy air sounds aren't. Can't be hard to understand even if you hate loud keyboards imo. I personally find fan-noise more annoying as well.
Only gaming hardware enthusiasts obsess over silent towers lol. Most of us will be wearing ear/headphones and just want the best bang for the buck hardware.
Imagine paying $100's on a custom mechanical keyboard for great key switches only to realize your keyboard has no dedicated media keys or volume scroll wheel lol. When the keyboard scientists figure out a way to do both, then sign me up. (no having to press fun + another f key just to have makeshift garbage media controls does not count)
There are a few customs with knobs, and media buttons aren't worth the trade off for the hot garbage sound of these bestbuy keyboards
Hate the computer sound like a jet fighter, but love a concert with RGB lights and typing noises.
3:45 Man, that click actually sounds pleasant
Give me some of those brown switches. They sound amazing, and the big tactile bump at the very top of the travel would be so satisfying to type on. I'm tired of mushy feeling MX browns at work. If only that tactility was available on the super stable RX switches.... but we can only get so close to typing perfection...
is that your 86 in your pfp? love that car
box browns actually nvm im not sure of the tactility on kaihl
All looks good. Anyone know which would sound the most quiet? Not really a keycap fanatic ;-;
I just bought the Claymore II on sale (-80€) I was wondering if the switches were switchable, my first research seem to indicate that it's not possible.
Have you reviewed the *M1 Pro Max?*
Okay, one question tho, since when are MX blues (or any click jacket switches) "crisp"? :D
ROG Blue switches are not available on any keyboard right now, so what's the point?
Wait rog claymore II comes with pbt swappable keycaps? Mine didnt come with any
Ohh babiiii, I'd love to try out those RX brown's
Looks good, factory lubbed and nice sound without any lube. Kinda scarred to see the price now.
I think I'm most interested in being able to place the numpad on the left side to give me more mouse room without losing the buttons for when I do want to use them. Or even setting profiles for them to run macros depending on the game
everest keyboard
This price is almost the same as the full package Everest max keyboard, you got way more than this for almost the same price Also fully modular
But can we get it to be nearly silent? I hate to have my keyboard clicking sound when I'm talking in my microphone and is the entire reason why I went to the cherry mx silent switch board. A linear silent switch (like 30dB) would get all of my gaming money for an entire year.
why is there no brown optical switch variant and only red and blue ? this is the only reason im not investing in an optical keyboard(i really like the responsiveness and zero debounce delay but linear switches is a big turn off as well as the loud clicky sound of the blues).I mean same as razer they only have linear optical and then they go straight to clicky optical with no brown middleground.
Hey, can you do a big gaming brand keyboard comparison, like with headsets? You could compare 130$ range like Corsair k70, Steelseries apex 7, Razer blackwidow v3, Hyperx Alloy Elite 2, Logitech 815 etc, so not a flagship category, but very close to a what most games would be willing to pay. You could also get a custom/niche brand keyboard to make a value comparison to all the others.
No silenced switches?
soooo just enlarged laptop keyboard? Scissor mechanism since years ago on laptops?
4:46 the scratches around the type-c 💀
these feel like an ad more than a review lol
P sure this is just a product spotlight for the switches. There's no conclusion/recommendation, little focus on the rest of the keyboadd, and they didn't even receive the production quality lubed versions, so it wouldn't make any sense to review them lol.
"Review unit provided free of charge by ASUS / ROG. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer." I feel like this whole statement is total bs.
I have been using the ROG Strix Scope RX since February. It has held up very nicely, aside from shine on the keycaps. I am not into custom keyboards, so this is the kind of setup that I gravitate toward.
I've also got the Scope RX, and I saw on its page that there's now PBT keycaps option, so I am waiting to see if they would release a standalone pack like their PBT caps set
I would love to hear what the RX Reds sound like lubed
Doesn't seem too impressive to me, but I'll wait for Chyros's review
the brown nx switches sounded best to me but they don't compare the sound of the mem-chan ones I have in my devastator 3 keyboard, my mouse is just dying on me now after 3 yrs since they skimped on that in cooler master D3 bundle but this laser etched keyboard has the most subtle yet satisfying sounding keys and it depends how lightly you press them they can be loud if you type fast and hard but if you go slow and delicate they sound really stealth and feel like I can glide my fingers along the kb and type pretty fast when I want while remaining pretty quiet with the keystrokes too, until rog get to that level i'll focus on buying their other products and stay my hand on buying a new keyboard for now... my new mouse however will be the Pugio II you should review the Pugio 2 it's impressive and comes with the japanese omron switches!
Type test is very good
Interesting. I don't know how well the Gundam stuff did for them, but the Claymore with a Gundam theme would peak my interest.
RX blues looking fire
When's the Razer Kraken V3 hypersense Review coming?
U should try boba u4t switches! Sick tactical typewriter switches. Different than all the other tactiles
"These New ROG Switches Change EVERYTHING!" like literally changes everything and buy like a normal mech keyboard
Based
phew i like those RXs. they just need a tactile variant. also need silicon filled keyboard body to get rid of bad acoustics, better traditional stabs and lubed, bluetooth for connecting to phone,65, 75, 95% variants, ergonomic version or at least break in two pieces to be ergonomic and its a very close to perfect keyboard
Please review the new apex 3 tkl
A hollow desk sound is quite loud. Especially when a space bar is pressed. My "full metal" Razer sounds better imho (but it's orange switches don't).
time for r/mechanicalkeyboards opinion
Just gonna be that it's dogshit because they can't put custom doubleshot pbt keycaps that come in 50 years and sounds bad. Lol
I wish the Scope model was wireless. The white color would've went well with my G14.
So Omron 2.0 's?
Great video but I wouldn't even let my enemies type on those switches
You know you've worked too long in networking when you click on a video notification thinking ROG Switch is a brand new high speed _Ethernet_ switch.
Well, they make routers so I guess it's not a bad guess lol
Their RTAC-86U routers are okay, I guess.
I still need those gpu's you said you will mail me in the next months. cap.
@@mining_steve lol he deleted that part
Nice video
Reminds me of the romer-g-switches with the centered led
Never speak about those horrible switches
@@meknowu1 rip me then I have been daily driving romerg and I have not switched yet
@@maldnomyar not everyone has the double click issue but my g pro started double clicking on the space bar after 1 year and the wasd keys at the year and half mark, the reason i found was they contacts rusted but who knows. All i trust now is cherry switches, (daily driver is a corsair k70 rapidfire) and never going back to logitech for keyboards atleast.
@@maldnomyar If you're satisfied with it then there's no need to switch tbh. In my experience, the romer g is a very scratchy switch and for some reason I was having some trouble typing even after 1 year of using it. I've tried gateron yellows and kailh box whites and I prefer them over the romer g as they are more satisfying to type on and I don't really have any problems typing on them. The good thing about romer g tho is they are silent and good for office use or if you don't want to disturb anyone.
what i like about those switches is there is no light bleeding out everywhere - its very clean. which i think is idiotic of every other switch. its blinding and you cant see the keys as well; just looks like a mess
How this video looks so amazing? There’s no way this is the a73 in the description
Glad to hear the keycaps are PBT, but still, 3rd party support for keycaps will be Zilch.
This is razer's opto mechanical switch and apple butterfly switch had a child
I had nightmares with the Romer-G switches.
OMG, that intro, you could have sworn he was making fun of the Eternals red carpet interviews.
Low profile keycaps will be good on them i think
Many of you probobly tell me I'm crazy but that crispy click of BLUE was outstanding for me!
Apex pro or Claymore II ?
oooooooooh gimme them NX Browns as a DIY user
Leave it to ASUS. I can't wait for the revision for the optical switches and stabilizers and that removable number pad is an AWESOME design. Thank you for the great video, Dimitri. Keep up the great reviews
Alr but is the red a bit mushy?
Forgive me if I’m wrong, butI don’t think caps lock keys usually have stabilizers
The reds seem so dang loud. It bums me out that they basically made a mechanical scissor switch, but it makes me wish it was low profile and quiet. I was a huge fan of scissor switches stability and quitness.
The moment I noticed how the keycaps are mounted to the switch I got Logitech flashbacks. They mounted their Keycaps the same way on their Romer-G Switches and a leg literally broke off every time you had to pull a keycap of. It's great for lightning and sure, the keycap is more stable with this but its horrible for replacing worn keycaps and if they are so finicky like the Logitech Romer-G Switches than good luck.
OMG that rattle
no 35g Topre option, not satisfied ;(
i hadd this keyboard with reds, it is one of the best keys if not best to use and feel, but the software sucks, why the hell we cant control the brightness with the custom mode???? the blue led got burnt in 6 months and had to rma this, same problem was with romer g linear...i guess leds will eventually burn out but not this soon....also the point of using these custom keys sorta make you stuck on the factory keys forever....
Looks great 🔥
Another question: does anyone here have the Corsair K100? Ive got one and my factory PBT Keycaps on that literally wear of withing WEEKS
sure they are from pbt? either they could be really cheap pbt keys or they lied to you and they are abs
@@diegozarate9728 I don't think corsair would publicly lie about their keycap material