Corsair Vengeance K90 Keyboard

Software

In order to program the macro keys on the K90, you must download the Vengeance Gaming software. The program is very clean and easy to use. It’s main function is to help you dial in your macros exactly the way you want. Programming a key couldn’t be any easier. Just hit the MR button the on the top of the board, press the key you want to program, type whatever you want, and then press the MR button again when you are done. The best part is that you can do most of the programming in-game. But if you want to customize the macro a bit more with rapid fire or more advanced delay settings, you must open up the program.

Gaming

The K90 is oriented mainly toward MMOs or other games that require very large amounts of macros. I have never been one of those players who macros every single thing they do but with the K90 I was able to experiment a little. Because the G-keys are a little out of the way, they aren’t really that great for macros that you need to access quickly or often such as a spell. Macroing things such as text or strings of spells and actions that are only occasionally used seemed to be my preferred use.

Outside of MMOs, where having a ton of macros isn’t really a priority, they K90 still performed great. In a FPS or any game that requires very quick input, the MX Reds really felt great due to their light actuation force. The 20 key rollover seemed to work perfectly and I never experienced a situation where a key was pressed but not registered. The easy to access Windows lock button at the top of the keyboard is nice to have and the backlight really is a necessity for people who like to play in a dark room.

General Use

In just general typing and internet browsing, the K90 is great to work with. The backlight is obviously very useful for typing in a dark room and the multimedia keys, especially the volume wheel, will get a lot of use.

In my testing comparing this board to the Tt eSports Meka with MX Blacks, I preferred the Red switches because they felt more consistent to type on. The Blacks found in many mechanical gaming keyboards get progressively harder to press as you reach the bottom of the stroke which can lead to fatigue if typing for extended periods. One issue that I had with the Red switches in the beginning was that I was making more mistypes because the keys are so light and I would accidentally slightly press a wrong key. After a day or two I got used to the difference though and now can even type a little faster because it takes less force to press the keys.

The last gripe I have with the K90 is that the keys are pretty loud when you are typing normally. Because the switch is so light, the keys will bottom out very easily and make a very audible clack as they hit the bottom of the stroke. There are some user created mods that significantly reduce this problem such as putting small rubber o-rings under each key but there are drawbacks to this and it is not for everyone. If you are getting any mechanical keyboard though, even one with non-clicky switches, you can expect it to be louder than a standard rubber dome keyboard.

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