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3rd k70 dead. need alternitive

PJonezki
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Hi i am about to send my 3rd corsair k70 back to supplier under warranty due to futility buttons and led lights fails.

i have invested a lot in my system and a lot in corsair products(h80i, ax860, vengeance pro 2400 gold, ssd and 650d case) as i have heard they genuinely have high quality products but to have 3 k70 fail so quickly has got me a bit worried about there build quality. 

The supplier has said they have had a few returned and were happy to help me but now im keyboard-less again for another 2 weeks(1 week to return it then another week for new one to come. Australia standard post is slow) . 

so not only have i has 3 fail in 3 months with postage iv really only had the keyboards for a month and a half.

 

i am very disappointed with corsair and to make it worse i spent a long time choosing the right keyboard for me and now i have to find a new non corsair keyboard( any ideas are welcome. i like led back light with ability to set light on some keys like wasd to light only make it easy when gaming)

 

anyway i just wanted to vent a but and hope that this will help others when choosing a keyboard as there wasn't any warnings around when i chose it.

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Motherboard: Asus Z87 Deluxe/Dual PSU: Corsair AX860 CASE: Corsair 650D OS: Windows 7/Ubuntu Mouse: Logitech g700s Keyboard: 3x failed corsair k70 Monitor: Yamakasi 1440p IPS

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What MX switch and what backlight

 

i use CM Storm Quickfire pro white with MX reds and all is good.

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My k70s lights died too. Get a ducky

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K95.

don't think the k95 going to be any better

CPU: Intel core i7-4770k GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Harddrives: 2x 256 GB SSD samsung 830 series Raid 0 ,4x3 TB 7200 RPM WD Raid 1  RAM: 2x 16gb 2400mhz Corsair Vengeance Pro(Gold)


Motherboard: Asus Z87 Deluxe/Dual PSU: Corsair AX860 CASE: Corsair 650D OS: Windows 7/Ubuntu Mouse: Logitech g700s Keyboard: 3x failed corsair k70 Monitor: Yamakasi 1440p IPS

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Go for a Ducky. Or are there other brands/models available around your area?

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Is this the first round of K70's with MX Reds? As far as I know, the second round with MX Blue/Browns were less prone to failure.

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Corsair just got into the peripheral business, for their other products it is top notch.

My old K70 never failed on me, I traded with a friend, and he still says everything is fine.

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CM storm or Ducky. (Ducky as first choice)

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Cooler Master (CM Storm)

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Ducky

CPU: FX-8350 Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 w/2X NF-A14 FLX MoBo: Asus M5A99FX Pro Rev 2.0 Memory: 8GB G.Skill Sniper@1720 GPU: Sapphire Dual-X HD7970@1100/1500 Storage: Samsung 840 120GB(OS), Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 64MB PSU: Sparkle 850W Gold Case: Corsair C70 Military green w/ Solid window Keyboard: Ducky Shines 3 (MX Blues), Razer BlackWidow 2013 Ultimate Mouse: Corsair M90,M65 w/ Vengeance MM600

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it was k70 cherry red silver with blue led

 

going to get ducky shine 3 cherry brown with green led

thx everyone

CPU: Intel core i7-4770k GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Harddrives: 2x 256 GB SSD samsung 830 series Raid 0 ,4x3 TB 7200 RPM WD Raid 1  RAM: 2x 16gb 2400mhz Corsair Vengeance Pro(Gold)


Motherboard: Asus Z87 Deluxe/Dual PSU: Corsair AX860 CASE: Corsair 650D OS: Windows 7/Ubuntu Mouse: Logitech g700s Keyboard: 3x failed corsair k70 Monitor: Yamakasi 1440p IPS

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