In recent years, RGB keyboards have become both cheaper and more powerful than ever. There is now a lot of competition in the price brackets for RGB keyboards. Here we bring you the best RGB keyboard choices available on the market in 2021.
ContentsWhat is RGB?What distinguishes per-key RGB from per-zone RGB?Why bother with mechanical RGB keyboards?Best Budget RGB Keyboard:Razer Cynosa V2 Gaming KeyboardBest Wireless RGB Keyboard Budget:Redragon K599Best high-end RGB keyboard:Whirlwind FX Element V2Best high-end wireless RGB keyboard:Razer BlackWidow V3 ProConcludeEven if you're new to the world of PC RGB hardware, this article should tell you everything you need to know to choose an RGB keyboard that's right for you. Let's get in!
In this context, RGB refers to a specific form of LED lighting found in PC hardware. Standard LED lights can only display one color, such as white or red. RGB LEDs are distinct in that they can display just about any color in the RGB (red-green-blue) color spectrum, which is roughly the same used by most displays.
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The Razer Cynosa V2 Gaming Keyboard is our pick for the best budget RGB keyboard. Although selling for significantly less than $100 at the time of writing, this keyboard offers a feature that few others in its price range can't:individually addressable RGB keys, allowing full RGB customization at a price low.
The caveat is that this all comes in a membrane keyboard, which means you don't get any of the benefits you'd normally get from a mechanical keyboard. If you don't care about that or care more about RGB, this is still a great choice.
the Redragon K599 is our pick for the best budget wireless RGB keyboard. It's an all-mechanical wireless RGB keyboard and even boasts a keyless design to reduce weight and further improve wireless wireless usability. So it's cheap, RGB, wireless and even keyless - what's the deal?
It uses per-zone lighting mentioned earlier in the article instead of per-key lighting. Additionally, the ability to customize effects is extremely limited, making this keyboard less ideal for extremely specific customizations. If you just want the RGB effect or one of the eight solid colors and aren't looking for hyper specific effects, this is still a great option.
Here is one of the big boys. Our pick for the best high-end RGB keyboard is the Swirl Effect Element V2. While this keyboard doesn't come from a big name like Corsair, it more than makes up for that with excellent build quality and superb software and unmatched RGB effects.
Whirlwind's RGB software, SignalRGB, allows for a truly insane level of RGB customization, including real-time RGB effects that reflect what's happening on your screen. This is integrated into the Whirlwind Keyboard for free. If you're looking for the best RGB, it's hard to argue that Whirlwind FX doesn't already have it.
Of course, if you'd rather have that great RGB with another keyboard, you can pay to use SignalRGB with another per-key RGB keyboard on this list or something like the same high-end Corsaire K70 RGB MK2, which should cost about about the same price but has better build quality and more switch options.
Last but not least is the Razer BlackWidow V3 Pro, which besides being the best wireless RGB keyboard is arguably the best wireless keyboard overall. This is due to Razer's excellent low-latency wireless technology, green mechanical switches, and per-key RGB lighting and software.
While Razer's RGB lighting offerings don't quite compare to the Whirlwind FX, you can still get those same effects on this keyboard by getting the SignalRGB software mentioned in the review above.
>This keyboard is almost perfect… but there is a problem. The price tag might be a bit high if you're not willing to spend hundreds of dollars on a keyboard, but that's what happens when you create high-end wireless RGB keyboards.
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