Sweet and Tuf - ASUS TUF K3 Keyboard Review

[@technoklutz]

K3 is a solid budget mech keyboard! I disagree with putting the USB port on the side of the keyboard. 1. it will most likely interfere with your mouse 2. the aethestic looks ugly having a cable coming out from the side of the keyboard 3. there is a high chance that you can accidentally bump it while you are switching your hands from keyboard to mouse or vice versa

[@hwsph]

Hi Techno! That is an interesting point. I always thought the 2.0 slot is used for temporary things. Like if you want to get pictures from your hard drive and then take it out after 3 minutes. I wasn't considering any long term stuff sticking out from there. If it's long term stuff, I stick it at the back of the pc. :P But good point nevertheless.

[@technoklutz]

@@hwsph pra sa akin lang naman un. ☺️ anyway, the best your last part nung vid. RIP to the kuya who's sleeping on the couch. 🤣🤣🤣

[@wves9070]

I really like your way of content stand out from other filipino tech reviewers.

[@paoloesguerra3443]

Just bought my K3 and M3 from Lazada and I only spent 3,500php. I know I'm a bit late on the trend but I can definitely say this is worth every penny. I got the Red Switch Ver. and I absolutely now prefer this over the blue switch. I'm hoping this could last for more than 3 years, for both KB/M. Great review though!

[@johnwick6650]

How was it after 1yr?

[@Justakatto]

I've been using my K3 for more than a year now. Apart from the infamous LED issue, I've had 0 issues so far. The switches are amazing out of the box and even after a year+ of heavy use they still feel the same; clicky and tactile. I've had some issues with the armory crate software but that was on my end and not an issue of the software itself so i won't be counting that. But yea, solid keyboard in general but an amazing one for the price.

[@kenannetekimpasaevren7420]

What is the led issue? What happens? Sorry my bad eng

[@Justakatto]

@@kenannetekimpasaevren7420 So as you know each LED has 3 separate diodes for Red, Green and Blue that combines in respective percentages to produce the desired color. So when all 3 colors are at 100% it should produce the white color. But after a while some of these RGB diodes becomes a bit dimmer in intensity. This changes the color in certain keys. For example, when I put my keyboard on full white setting, some keys shows a yellow tint because the green and blue diodes on those LEDs are producing a lower intensity than it's supposed to, making the red color diode that's producing a normal intensity more visible in contrast and therefore appearing light yellow instead of white. It's only truly noticeable when you're using light colors but it can be quite obvious if you're looking for it. So if you are bothered by LEDs looking off I don't think this is the keyboard for you.

[@michaelsudirgo2430]

Hi Mr Justakatto, I want to ask about Asus Keyboard K3. How Long is the warranty for this keyboard? What is better when its compare ASUS vs LOGITECH for durable for 2 year or 3 Year +?

[@michaelsudirgo2430]

Until Now, are you still using it @Justakatto and there is no issue with the button?

[@mainly_dyutish9]

This is my 20th time watching this video cuz there are no other good video on this keyboard

[@kenzopvillanueva7744]

To sum up this video, in the words po of Morpheus from the Matrix, "He's beginning to believe" Galing! More power to HWS! 💪

[@epicliberty273]

Thanks for your review, I'm very appreciate, It's such a wonderful keyboard!

[@nixxgg]

ito na siguro nexxt keyboard ko.. thanx po sa pag suggest nito sa stream kanina.. 😁 Edit: Bumili ako nitong K3 last December and may LED problem pala itong TUF K3 kasi akala ko sa akin lang nangyari. Humihina yung blue light ng ilang keys (sa akin NUM2 lang) then kahit naka turn off rgb yung ilang keys kapag tinanggal mo key cap may kunting light padin not totally turned off. 🙁

[@BabayaGuns]

Love to see Kuya Raph doing vids , I always expect him to get a little salty when he truly dislike something

[@hwsph]

😆

[@LugawEssential1930]

@@hwsph Bruhこんにちはあなたは私を理解できますかhehehe

[@COMRADEALPHA]

Been using this keyboard for a month now and I must say this is very worth it however my only problem is the keyboards keycaps do get dirty quickly since it is using ABS keycaps so for a short use I already notice it becoming greasy and shiny. Overall though I would highly recommend this keyboard it is very good and very worth it for the price.

[@nixxgg]

Wala ba issue sa LED ng keyboard mo? Kasi sa akin meron na eh, yung ilan keys medyo hindi na sync sa kulay

[@COMRADEALPHA]

@@nixxgg Actually napansin ko to two weeks ago sa X key ko.

[@nixxgg]

Sa akin December ko nabili tapos 3 months may napansin ako sa ng 2 keys, tapos ngayon 7 na sila.. kahit naka off rgb kapag tinaggal key caps may kunting ilaw padin.. Iniisip ko nga kung mag papawarranty kaso na hahassle-An ako..

[@rcortez5979]

@@nixxgg damn, you really love those rgb thangs

[@nixxgg]

@@rcortez5979 yup

[@Baba_Muni]

Love the intro and the whole review. Quality content.

[@JoesNotGarbo]

I’m just now getting this keyboard from xidax because of a deal they had for spending over 3k on a desktop. It comes with the m3 mouse you were advertising too. I might try the mouse but I’m using a razor naga with the 1-12 buttons on the side. I don’t think I could ever depart from it as I love using it for macros and key bindings. But I’m excited about using the keyboard

[@hwsph]

enjoy!

[@parzz4334]

nice vid. i recently purchased a build from u guys. fr dope shop and helpful staff

[@mineyourgpu8966]

We need more keyboard reviews!

[@AhmedNSane]

The quick brown foxjumps over the lazy dog! (messed up G413 Carbon spacebar :'( )

[@hwsph]

time for a new KBBBB

[@AhmedNSane]

@@hwsph Using an AutoHotKey Spacebar fix for the time being. I only bought this one last year, so I don't feel like I've squeezed the 💩 out of it yet. :P

[@Landoe32]

Typing this on a Razer Blackwidow 2013 model that has taken some heavy abuse when playing League of legends and other tilt enducing games, only thing i want to change is the extreamly loud key clicks, now i want a silent keyboard.

[@yasirzubair20]

You can place O-Rings under the key caps

[@joelroyjamias5367]

Good video as always.

[@aloysiusaguilar6563]

I like the k3. But the only deal breaker is the absence of a volume knob that the K1 has

[@vishalharidoss5111]

Hey great video! A doubt, are the switches hot swappable?

[@OverlandTT]

I've just bought the K3 Gaming after a water spill on my much loved old apple keyboard

[@hwsph]

how are you finding it?

[@OverlandTT]

@@hwsph I like it, its very nice build quality but does take some getting used to as I've used laptops and flat apply keyboards for the last 15 years or more. Can I ask, is it possible to set a colour for only illuminating specific keys in a colour I choose? I'm looking for F1 as OK in green and F7 in Yellow for example... I have looked at both versions of the ASUS software but don't seem to get it to do very much except for set colour patterns Asus set. Would be great if you could do aa video on this.

[@rohanpandit6676]

Is it working fine now?@@OverlandTT

[@rahulgill4847]

thank u bro

[@yasirzubair20]

I've never purchased a mechanical keyboard before and I've no clue of switches quality. I was interested in wireless mechanical keyboards to keep my set-up minimalist. But, I was told not to go after wireless keyboards ranging between $60-80 due to poor quality and instead, at the same price, I can get a much better wired keyboard. What would you suggest?

[@marvinm8343]

K3 user here. It's worth every peso. Your mileage may vary though if you're using it for productivity tasks due to the loud clacking of its blue switches.

[@hwsph]

haha our personal preference is the louder the better

[@DEADMANPLAYS]

how's rgb ??

[@DEADMANPLAYS]

how can i contact you?? please gotta know

[@arkantos0513]

Would you recommend this over the Redragon K580 PRO?

[@hwsph]

have not had any experience with Redragon tbh so I could not say

[@kukurbitomaximo3534]

Nice Vid. Sad lang kasi lagi out of stock pag per part ung bibilhin. Meron lang pag buong build hahha. More power HWS

[@hwsph]

All of our items we sell individually - we don't force customers into bundles :) Itong K3 we're getting stock by the end of the week.

[@aluvalaakhilesh9513]

are the switches swappable? are they cherry mx compatible?

[@johnwick6650]

How was the button after 2yrs?

[@teongjihperng3180]

Hi, do you happen to know what is the LED specification of this keyboard? 2 LEDs has malfunction after I used it for 2 months. I am utterly speechless

[@hwsph]

sorry I don't - would suggest returning it to where you got it from, should still be covered by warranty

[@teongjihperng3180]

@@hwsph I want to claim for warranty, but the ans that i got is, those LEDs should be totally malfunction, which mean they cant even light up, then I only can claim for warranty. That will be not be my case because my LEDs can light up but maybe certain components are broken which cause certain colour cant light up

[@badfr20]

@@teongjihperng3180 I think the solders for the LED might have gone bad if its only displaying 2 or 1 colors per switch.

[@teongjihperng3180]

it is still under warranty ... so i think i will not try to solder it

[@momitmaharno8729]

Is the keyboard compatible on Win11?

[@yujin602]

just got this keyboard, thanks for the review :)

[@teodorstavarachi400]

what do you think about it

[@ruigoncalves7157]

I also want to know :)

[@yujin602]

It's okay. Definitely delivers on what's promised. So far, it doesnt seem like I will be replacing this keyboard anytime soon.

[@lawrenceramirez923]

Is the keyboard still okay?

[@creach34]

I wish you would do a how-to lube the stabilizers for the k3.

[@AakashKale27]

I'm thinking of ways to remove that branding on the keyboard

[@Khimera66]

Bro... How in the actual heck do we use Macros on this keyboard? I have the Armoury Crate software and make macros but there is no apparent way to bind them to any keys on the K3

[@seankoken]

ano yung relevance ng color ng switches nya? and which switch color can you recommend? i'd be using it more for typing/work than gaming. thanks!

[@hwsph]

Switch color just determines how it feels and how much effort it takes to press down on it. So blue switches are "clicky ". They are loud and takes a little more effort to press down. I like blue switches because I find pressing down on them and hearing the noise is very satisfying. Red switches are quieter and require less effort to press down.

[@yohfly2360]

nice info. please make a video what to do next after installing windows os what to do or download. thanks

[@hwsph]

After a fresh install I always go to ninite.com/ and download my usual programs. Having them packed all into one installer makes things a lot easier.

[@yohfly2360]

@@hwsph thanks h.s so many software can you tell me which is important software must install?

[@hwsph]

@@yohfly2360 it really depends what you use, for me Firefox Chrome 7zip Discord Steam VLC K-Lite Codecs ShareX Google Backup and Sync SumatraPDF not included in Ninite but I also get, WPS Office, Brave browser, Feem, Davinci Resolve, Epic Games

[@yohfly2360]

@@hwsph nice thanks this will help

[@wagyusdiary]

Had this keyboard once. It's indeed very TUF.. But in exchange, its sounds and RGB are very dissapointing. RGB Lights are too slow and not very bright, Sounds are unsatisfying and very plastic sounding instead of Creamy or Thocky, not even linear even if it's Linear Switches.. Overall would recommend if you don't care much about those things! It's worth your money.

[@ZenBeeGaming]

Razer Blackwidow Chroma overwatch version after 3 years some keys which is important does not work anymore.

[@ivanrayaranas5716]

The sweetest pc store in town? Nope. It should be The sweetest pc store in the Philippines 😁

[@hwsph]

not gonna lie, you had me in the first half, was about to get triggered 😆

[@ivanrayaranas5716]

@@hwsph hahah. Kudos to this shop and channel. Very good customer service and very accomodating 👌

[@mainly_dyutish9]

This vs hyper x alloy origin core tkl vs adata xpg summoner ? Which one would u recommend?

[@hwsph]

For tech questions we encourage ppl to post to our forum, pm.hwsugar.ph/ Why? 1. It's easier to track questions there (YT/FB is a mess when it comes to that). 2. Everyone from our staff can weigh in, not just me. Everyone on the internet can weigh in, not just me. 3. It's searchable so everyone online who might have the same problem could benefit from the question :)

[@crowsbunny4492]

I think the usb up from the keyboard and not on a side may be better to me, because to be honest i dont like moving things to plug another and i always let the mouse just next to the keyboard and plug that and then keep using the mouse sounds unconfortable :d to me

[@vaayugaming5993]

Where can I download the armoury crate software?

[@anshulsingh8326]

I'm getting this with red switches for 43$ brand new on sale. Little sceptical how it's so cheap.

[@kitemett]

How was it?

[@anshulsingh8326]

@@kitemett It's working great. I don't use the right shift key much and for some reason the rgb of only that key isn't working perfectly (blue color isn't working so I don't get the same colors as other keys) Rest everything is fine it's been almost 1 year. Still a very good keyboard

[@dexterjedsanpedro1971]

ASUS TUF K3 Keyboard user here sulit yan

[@Tetemovies4]

Mine makes a feint high pitch noise when the RGB is turned on, not sure if others have had the same experience.

[@hwsph]

haven't experienced that

[@Gurang000]

Just arrived at my doorstep for usd 73 deal on 11.11 shopee sale. I hope it's worth it.

[@forevernone46]

Just asking should i plug in both of usb to pc or just 1?

[@madof3d]

Hello, is it compatible with a console ???

[@prathamvjain7569]

bro we have two usb ports and only one of the ports is used why ???

[@saksija]

my keyboard won't change colors when pressing fn+mod key

[@7thLeader]

despite being wired, my tuf k3 feels having micro latency compared sa aking budget wireless keyboard at after 1 year isa isa na nag ffail ung rgb, aesthetically d nasya magandang tignan when turned on kasi bungi ung lights.

[@dope0150]

What do u mean by micro latency?

[@7thLeader]

@@dope0150 delay, micro delay.

[@1trickaneesh58]

the product page says that it has 8 programmable keys

[@hwsph]

Ahh sorry I should have clarified. I meant there are no macro keys. Bigger keyboards usually have special macro keys to the right or left in addition to the regular keyboard keys. Check out the Corsair K95 (www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Gaming-Keyboards/RGB-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboards/k95-rgb-platinum-config-na/p/CH-9127114-NA). It has 6 separate macro keys to the far left. The 8 programmable keys on this KB use existing keys on the keyboard.

[@raymarkadona8921]

Proud a4 Tech user here hahaha

[@AvgSummoner]

Will it support macbook air 2019??

[@fabyro8357]

my armory create not detect TUF GAMING K3 what i can do ?

[@jasjasri438]

Can u change the light colour as u like? Can u maintain 1 colour while the light also maintain? Can the keyboard light on only when we press the keyboard?

[@xtuxiam9315]

Yes you can, there's a keyboard function for that

[@gavinocueto4422]

Do you have review about your computer table.. plsss thank you..

[@hwsph]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGnUiGqCbNF7f6c

[@lawrenceramirez923]

Ano po mga issue sa keyboard nato?

[@LightMCXx]

Doez it come with red switch ?

[@TheSoloist77]

Worth it po ba yung PNY GTX 1650 RGB Dual fan? Need ko po opinion nyo. Salamat 🙌

[@darkdenttv7732]

Hi HS, tanong ko lang kung napapalitan yung keycaps.. compatible ba sya sa mga keycaps ng hyperx?

[@shameerismail5347]

Is it spill resistant?

[@hwsph]

nope!

[@lawrencebo-oc5747]

nilagay sa harapan ang Lagayan ng usb para pag nag lalaro tapos jan mo lalagay headset di sagabal sa mouse

[@PrateekSrivastava789]

I'm a simple man. I see doge, I like the video

[@FragACER-c3v]

Hot swappable?

[@yuuki8289]

Hotswappable po ba yung k3?

[@elmo66666]

The switch of k3 is it swappable? Or is it soldered? Having problems with my W key.

[@rohanpandit6676]

Is it swappable or soldered?

[@elmo66666]

@@rohanpandit6676 the switch are soldered

[@rohanpandit6676]

Is it working fine now?@@elmo66666

[@lanakoi2459]

hey guys what should i buy? Corsair k68 red led, asus tuf k3, aorus k1 or redragon k530 ?

[@amitbiswas710]

Dont go for aorus k1 the rest is up to ur budget and availability in ur country

[@hwsph]

For tech questions we encourage ppl to post to our forum, pm.hwsugar.ph/ Why? 1. It's easier to track questions there (YT/FB is a mess when it comes to that). 2. Everyone from our staff can weigh in, not just me. Everyone on the internet can weigh in, not just me. 3. It's searchable so everyone online who might have the same problem could benefit from the question :)

[@dandejesus973]

Ano pong brand ng monitor nyo sir . ?

[@hwsph]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHiYcoymg72Wl6c

[@asifemon0]

Can anyone help me sort out this macro ? i see macro key on my keyboard. I've assigned some keystrokes to my F1 key. Which is Cache refresh Ctrl + F5 . But when i press ALT (macro) +F1 it doesnt works at all.

[@DEADMANPLAYS]

one last question is it red key ?? also if yes is it good for gaming and alot of coding

[@reymarkcamangyan8474]

I've seen blue and red switch version of this keyboard on online stores, but haven't seen brown so far.

[@williammusicman]

OUCH! use a pop-filter bro!

[@martinlawrence1744]

It's a damn good keyboard, especially the price. but what's bullshit is ASUS and their trash Armoury Crate that doesn't install on my computer. I tried every single method to fix this but still no success. In the end, I got a good RGB keyboard but the RGB is kinda useless since I cant customize the lights. If you are a fan of good RGB keyboards, I'd recommend buying Razers instead. Though much more expensive, Chroma will not disappoint. Synapse is easy to download and detects your hardware immediately and the custom RGB lights Chroma gives when you play games is what brought me to buy RGB lights on my build.

[@kaynmasteryi1757]

How to download armory crate

[@yohan_official]

my M key giving me different lighting in this keyboard after 8 months what should i do?

[@andrewseed7184]

Contact support

[@williammusicman]

@1:45 /ˈCHasē,ˈSHasē/ (silent S)

[@jkmorps645]

Avail ba ito sa shop niyo? I would like to visit your store. :)

[@hwsph]

It will be by this Friday. :) Check us out here: g.page/hwsugar?share

[@hwsph]

www.hwsugar.ph/products/peripheralss/5fab5ba82d12960015e48cf4 now available for purchase! P3900 only :)

[@seanrayven6413]

Para saan po ung extra slot ng usb 2.0

[@carylcooling8121]

maingay po ba kapag nag tatype dyan po ba? ayan po ba yung mag blue key sa loob?

[@hwsph]

Maingay talaga lahat ng mga blue switches. :) Pero may brown at red switches din yung keyboard at hindi mashadong maingay yung mga switches na yan. Get Brown, should be the quietest.

[@carylcooling8121]

@@hwsph pero yung nasa vid po blue po ba yan?

[@hwsph]

@@carylcooling8121 tama blue switches yung nasa review.

[@carylcooling8121]

@@hwsph thank you very much for replying me❤❤❤❤

[@andylive974]

I love my tuf laptop fx504 and its absolute silent and efficient keyboard. I tried many keyboards and they were not enough silent for me... I bought this one thinking it would have the perfect silence and precision of my laptop because it is the same brand : in fact, NONE of the other gaming keyboards I tried was noisy like this K3. I hate the very very very loud noise audible in the whole house and the fact that the keys are loose and moving when I barely touch them. If I had tried before I would have never ever bought it. With my laptop I can work all night long while my wife watches TV, she can't Gear me typing. It's impossible with TUF K3!!!!! Why are the keys not as silent and perfectly built as my Asus TUF gaming laptop ? What I hate most apart the horrible harsh noise is the latency before the words I type appear : I don't have this problem with the built-in keyboard.

[@pogitae9955]

Sir ano po recommend nyu sa low budget gaming pc set up sir sa case sa motherboard sa gpu ram etc.. yung good performance po na mura sana po mapansin 🥺🥺🥺 new subscriber po

[@kv70]

What about macros? It CANNOT be called GAMING KEYBOARD without MACROS

[@stevenmitchespina9660]

1st k3 i owned i replaced it not later than 2 weeks cuz the rgb in some keys are not working. And when i received the 2nd one, on the long run, same issue. Anyone knows how to fix some rgb keys not working? Let me know

[@ryu03xism]

pero paps... payo ko sayo?? bile ka ng air duster.... ang alikabok ng keyboards mo eh hahaha

[@bopbopboppp9]

can you use aura sync without having an asus mobo?

[@hwsph]

you can, the board we used for this review is msi

[@anonimkid5311]

Hi, can u do a tutorial on how to download the software for this keyboard I am really struggling to get it to work and it's still not working pls help me

[@Gurang000]

Look for it on www.asus.com

[@hwsph]

go to rog.asus.com/us/innovation/armoury_crate/ click download select your OS (currently the only you can select is Windows 10) click download

[@Gurang000]

And don't forget to update your k3 firmware.

[@mjperezmagallon20]

sana masagot. huhu naka solder po ba yung mga switches? o hot swappable?

[@reymarkcamangyan8474]

hot swappable daw po as per asus website

[@mjperezmagallon20]

@@reymarkcamangyan8474 pwede pa link bro? la ako makita sa website e. thanks pala sa pag reply :D

[@reymarkcamangyan8474]

@@mjperezmagallon20 ito po www.asus.com/ph/Accessories/Keyboards/TUF-Gaming/TUF-Gaming-K3/. Scroll down lang po sa switches section, may sinabi doon na "customizable with Blue, Brown or Red switches".

[@sumankashyap9924]

This is the blue switch 6:49

[@jorenhipolito8850]

Anu po purpose ng 2 cable nya? pwd ikabit 2 laptops?

[@familiapaa4208]

Usb port

[@kimbagaan6602]

sir nag papabuild lang po ba kayo o may store din po?

[@hwsph]

we have a store, www.hwsugar.ph the store actually came first, we just set up this YT channel to promote the store kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4KckoSun8Stqrc

[@KyotouTrader]

tips for buying monitor naman po next tq

[@hwsph]

video shot already, for editing nalang

[@DEADMANPLAYS]

how's rgb ?? is it per key rgb?

[@hwsph]

Yup it is per key. We showed details of this in the rgb part of the review. I even made a special customized profile where I highlighted just "H" "W" and "S".

[@DEADMANPLAYS]

@@hwsph ohh wait sorry thanks

[@ryu03xism]

type ko ung altec mo.... rare na yan ^_^

[@victorvu6650]

What switches dose it have

[@hwsph]

Kaihl switches

[@victorvu6650]

@@hwsph thanks

[@fe4rr_nitro_shot183]

Is the k3 hot swappable?

[@hwsph]

Nope, sorry it isn't.

[@fe4rr_nitro_shot183]

@@hwsph ok, thank you for the help!

[@rvcruzph]

office membrane keyboard gang

[@hwsph]

is that the same as mecha membrane?

[@rvcruzph]

@@hwsph my keyboard is just a generic a4tech membrane keyboard

[@ayn9298]

@@rvcruzph yo same ;;

[@woba125]

kuya ano po texture ng keys?

[@hwsph]

I think the key caps are made of plastic. As for the kind of keys, this model was blue switches.

[@woba125]

thank you kuya!!

[@davesoria8356]

Please do review Royal Kludge 918 plssss

[@hwsph]

have not heard of the brand tbh, will check them out

[@muted_all_08]

Nice

[@HTPD698]

It's aura creator not Asus creator

[@lloydjeweldelatorre6107]

Sir, can it sync with music? Music effect that can be found in the armoury crate?