Razer Blackwidow V3 Review: Does This Spider Bite?

[@Jaypher]

At times the mic made my voice rather bass-y, sorry about that. Gotta figure that out now!

[@Faisal_8019]

1st comment I swear

[@beludad720]

2nd comment

[@hafiziskandar1011]

3rd comment

[@RogerThat1945]

Guessing only American inner-city fold watch for more than a few seconds. Check out how many stay for the whole video.

[@eforcemc123]

Your lips didn't sync with the sound. Great video though. I am thinking of buying the keyboard.

[@CoDinksYT]

This is the keyboard they are using for the Halo Infinite series, so good to know it's a good keyboard!

[@X-B3AR_Xx]

Exactly ordered the keyboard but didn't know it was this good!

[@theders8590]

That’s cool I was thinking of getting this one now for sure I’m probably gonna get it

[@midnightreyne5057]

This didn't age well

[@CoDinksYT]

@@midnightreyne5057 I'm having no problems with it.

[@zhheiimer]

You mean the halo series?

[@K-Visuals]

Just bought this board. Is my first mechanic keyboard. I love how nice it feels while typing, but very noisy.

[@mathieupelland8856]

If you got the green switches varient, those are the noisiest of their switches.

[@Psyantic]

Just bought mine today cannot wait to start slaying with it

[@justsayno1734]

@@mathieupelland8856 The purple Opto-mechanical switches are even louder I think.

[@mouthmw]

Wow, the Blackwidow Elite seems to be a much better keyboard, especially if you've upgraded it with the PBT keycaps (like I did). You get a wonderful plush wrist rest, choice of all 3 switches (I use orange) and it seems to cost less now.

[@Jaypher]

Yeah, with the current BF sale price, Elite is a better value for sure

[@Cruiseblackpool]

I agree but I think the newer version has brighter RGB translucent switches so pudding keys would look even brighter on this one, too bad I hate the media controls and inferior plastic wrist support.

[@mouthmw]

@@Cruiseblackpool I honestly don't know how much brighter the new ones are, but I have mine (Elite) dimmed to like 30% (maaaybe 40% with the PBT keycaps). I prefer a more subtle light on my keyboard and mouse but I'm positive you could get a wonderfully bright and even looking pudding keycaps on Elite as well. Of course, you might want more light, that's fair.

[@Cruiseblackpool]

@@mouthmw I have pudding keycaps so they let morel light out but my son has the Glorious keyboard and wow that keyboard is far far brighter. The V3 is rubbish, I plastic rubbish palm rest where mines soft material leather type and the volume multimedia controls are way better. The only thing the new BW V3 has over the BW Elite is its transparent switches that’s it.

[@mouthmw]

@@Cruiseblackpool Yup I agree with you. It's pretty much a downgrade from Elite in my eyes too.

[@mega-ducky]

Thank you so much for making this video, I can't find any videos on this specific blackwidow. Great video!

[@Jaypher]

You’re very welcome! Glad I could be of some help :)

[@MatchaMan]

underrated review. this man goes into depth!

[@luxvita2815]

honestly the only thing I dont like about it is the wrist rest. The chromata v2 had a pretty good one (even tho I never used it lol) with magnets. Still like how the keyboard feels and was surprised how heavy it is. (I was like "WTF this one is heavy") Love the clicky sound. Surely they could have added some kind of RGB to the media Control but its not really necessary.

[@tylerdurden1255]

I just bought this last night (drinking new years juice). I have some ideas to improve on the design

[@incognitosonny]

I recently bought this keyboard and this taught me a lot so thank you

[@phattravis6331]

Are you still interested with the razer v3 keyboard?

[@incognitosonny]

@@phattravis6331 no, i upgraded to the huntsman mini 7 months ago and upgraded to the apex pro tkl 2 weeks ago

[@phattravis6331]

@@incognitosonny i just got the blackwidow v3 like yesterday and i dont really feel comfortable with it. You think should i upgrade to logitech g815?

[@incognitosonny]

@@phattravis6331 iif you want to, i feel like theres no big difference with either of them.

[@lordhenixtwitch]

amazing Review man! I just got this keyboard yesterday with the green switches and it’s great! As for the wrist rest I just use my old Ornata Chroma V2 wrist rest but yeah it’s a bit disappointing for the price point you would expect to have a comfortable wrist rest or just not include it at all and just reduce the price a bit.

[@tyleredwards1584]

Are the razor green switches hotswappable?

[@soupasteldenata]

@@tyleredwards1584 no :(

[@jake152]

Good video, I have the V2 and need to upgrade but the wrist rest on this is like a double downgrade with no cushion and no magnets...

[@mattbrunguyen]

You could technically get the TKL version. No wrist test, but it’s $100

[@pvdg3515]

the rest seems fine to me, I guess it just depends how much cushion people want, but the wrist should be in a straight position from what I can gather.

[@meetyourmaker2152]

Im just starting to look at keyboards and mice and this secured me buying this blackwidow v3

[@nizo7651]

Which mouse did you get?

[@meetyourmaker2152]

@@nizo7651 im gonna get the deathadder v2 pro

[@Ivan-lj9dh]

Just bought this one today for $94, it will arrive on monday, hope it's good. I had to choose between this one w/ razer green switches and hyperx alloy origins w/ hyperx red switches.

[@WeebleMinecraft]

how is it?

[@TheCrassMonkey]

You might have just sold me on the Blackwidow! Thank you!

[@Beardedbob]

Nice review sir. keep them coming. I'm liking the Corsair clone volume wheel.

[@Jaypher]

Thank you, Bob!

[@gabejohnston1556]

I believe that volume roller is a Logitech clone. I believe they had it first, and Corsair copied them.

[@ZStormGLD]

Nice review, V3 is sufficient for my need, just ordered mine, looking fwd to try it. (Edit: Just received today, it is awesome, being my 1st mechanical keyboard)

[@alcapone2961]

just bought it today, i can say it's worth it!

[@chang69123]

Thanks for the review! I love the clickly sound!

[@zakouadnane1826]

Very nice detailed review Easy to understand However just for future videos The music was extremely loud , and at times completely overtook your voice and it became extremely hard to understand at times That's it Keep up the work 👌

[@Jaypher]

Thanks, yeah huge lesson learned in this video! Thanks for watching and sharing your input ❤️

[@oOFoof-wo1vd]

Picked it up with a death adder v2 and a gigantus mouse pad and grip tape and Costco for 100$, now that’s a good deal

[@briskrex6043]

scored a fully working halo infinite one without the wrist rest for 12 bucks at the thrift, seems like a good board and I'm happy with it!

[@supplanter_j5946]

I’m going to get this and get some little magnetic sticky tabs to setup magnets between the keyboard and the wrist rest I think

[@Rich-in6ds]

I have this keyboard and it's great but the wrist rest is fucking terrible. Its not just that it doesn't stick to the keyboard, it's also hard and uncomfortable. Just buy a separate wrist rest imo.

[@leoqikeng5398]

if you dont like the wrist rest then consider buying the tenkeyless keyboard of the blackwidow v3 it is more cheaper and cost efficient

[@raymondtan892]

the deal breaker is actually the wrist pad

[@angelo5801]

My goodness it took awhile just for a 2nd review of this keyboard.

[@Jaypher]

Dude, it’s weird- no one knows this exists, not even Razer it seems lol

[@Kayluxia]

@@Jaypher FR i picked one of these up in quartz pink. I thought it wouldd match my set up Perfectly with my baskiliks (Idk how to spell it) mouse and my seiren x

[@kyledupont7711]

I used a Black Widow for a good year and Just got a Tecware phantom for something quieter. A few things to note before you buy a keyboard. The Black Widow, you cant swap switches. There is no built in lighting settings, it will only do spectrum cycle unless you use software which is really a bummer for how much it costs. It only stores macro keys on the internal memory which I have no clue what that even is. The software is disjointed, it uses modules so there is no coherent lighting if you start using chroma studio inside Synapse, it wont load with the normal quick settings. The Tecware phantom is better in these aspects although, the Razor green keys are nice and loud with great feedback. If you want all matching Razor stuff, synapse does bring all of that together and you can certainly do amazing things with the lighting and effects with the Synapse software. Also note, the Synapse software only seems to work with Razor products. For the money, you are better off with something with swappable keys imo

[@elka7823]

Idk what keyboard to buy

[@kyledupont7711]

@@elka7823 I would 100% get something with hot swappable keys and built in no software needed RGB, The Tecware phantom has that its pretty cheap too. There is nothing special about these Razor Keyboards honestly and if a key ever wears out, you are screwed because they are soldered to the board

[@elka7823]

@@kyledupont7711 ok i ordered phantom keyboard and viper ultimate mouse it will be upgrade from what i got xuz my mouse and keyboard coat 10£ and they sork like shit so anyrhings an upgrade

[@waiseshah7458]

Thank you for making this great review!It’s been very helpful and informative so I’ll subscribe to your channel since you make good videos but as for some constructive criticism,the music choice in this video was fine but too loud because it was hard to hear you talk over it.If I may,I suggest lowering the music volumes in future videos please now that I’m subscribed to you and look forward to whatever else you may upload!

[@waiseshah7458]

Clever title btw lol

[@Jaypher]

Thank you! Yeah I learned my lesson on this video with audio levels lol

[@Lucas-tz1sd]

I am looking to buy this keyboard right now.

[@CaptainPeanut]

How come Razer doesn't make keyboards with macro keys on the left side anymore? Their current offerings are too small...

[@phozi2807]

Great explanation! Imma buy it

[@cheyn7213]

Have you bought it yet? If yes do you like it?

[@planetpongTV]

Your mic adds spice to the keyboard.

[@CyberSWAT]

Change with phantom cap look great, volume rocker really useful. Worth 120 buck. Why dont they just give waist rest a cushion one, keep in box 😅

[@elvisg7]

You mentioned that the stabilisers on the ROG Falchion was not standard & would be difficult to replace. Are the stabilisers on the Black widow standard?

[@ohprojects]

Hey does this keyboard have a USB port? Awesome video by the way! Very detailed and showed pros and cons of the keyboard

[@TheNickers69]

The elite has Passthrough

[@Chris2Breezy]

Got it yesterday and I have a question would you know of any good mouses mine is 4 years old it was really good but it’s soon going to be done for and I don’t know what standards are set for the modern day mouses could you recommend me a good mouse under 100 dollars ? Thanks 🙏 also great review !

[@qk3]

Get the Razer Basilisk Wireless Iv had it for a while and Im enjoying so much

[@ZerkeeNation]

all depends on what your using it for. what games do you play? what DPI do you use?

[@Chris2Breezy]

I play black ops fortnite gta5 and I use around 600 to 800 dpi

[@Chris2Breezy]

@@ZerkeeNation I play black ops 3 Fortnite gta5 and my dpi is around 600 to 900

[@ZerkeeNation]

@@Chris2Breezy The razer mamba elite is a good option for both games. It look good with RGB an has a good censor for mid/low dpi accuracy. If your a more serious competetive gamer as far as bo3 goes, a finalmouse is always a great option, being very lightweight, however they'll likely be sold out around this time and might be over your $100 thresh hold.

[@nattawat_vt5557]

Such a nice review hope ya making "my top gaming mice" vid

[@Jaypher]

That’s a great idea! Maybe at the end of the year, still have the Superlight and Xtrfy M42 to get!

[@StephonWalkes]

How to change the color on the keyboard cuz im pessin alt n contoll n its not changin the color

[@louiearigsby]

very thorough review. thank you so much

[@trailcrusher2350]

Which keyoboard would be better? This one or Ornata v2? Please let me know quickly. P.S. Great Video on this keyboard:)))

[@dannevoth]

Im gonna get this keyboard today i can tell you How it is later

[@Jaypher]

I'd get this over the Ornata, sorry for the late reply. Thank you for the feedback too!

[@waiseshah7458]

This is very late,but always buy a mechanical over a membrane keyboard ⌨️ when going for something like this.You’ll get more of your money’s worth.

[@trailcrusher2350]

@@waiseshah7458 tysm man i made the right decision and got the hunstsman tkl v2

[@waiseshah7458]

@@trailcrusher2350 awesome,glad you like it!Enjoy it bud.

[@PuppetMaster0]

Do you have a recommendation for any third party wrist rests, preferably with a magnet that will latch on to it? My wrist rest is breaking apart on the Blackwidow Chroma and I am looking for a replacement

[@ameliadaws6249]

I've had some nice ones from fellows, not sure about magnetic though

[@SiiLenT.946]

can we change colors for a specific button ?

[@stephon972]

thanks i am going to order one from amazon I am gonna go with the cheaper one without the full keyboard based on your comments about the wrist rest

[@seanheinemann9178]

is anyone else having problems with the keys typing double instead of once?

[@ruinfox4108]

i have the same keyboard and yes im very scared to use the cable routing on the keyboard i just leave it coming out the top, its also loud, a lot louder than my old blackwidow chroma 1, so much so that im actually anxious its too loud that my upstairs neighbours can hear me typing

[@antoinetteparry8575]

I think you just sold it to me. I don't want a wrist rest, but I do like the rest of it.

[@zacharybishop6595]

I got this board today, but to be honest I prefer their older greetech switches better. Not sure who manufactures the V3 switches, but they feel pretty damn close to Outemu switches

[@mehmetbakircioglu5071]

damn same man i had a cheap keyboard with outemu blue's i dont even feel the difference between the keyboards. its bit disappointing since i expected a premium razer feel rgb is nice tho.

[@zacharybishop6595]

@@mehmetbakircioglu5071 The RGB is an improvement, but everything else is meh. Imo, the best switches were their second gen switches by Greetech.

[@DoMoTV22]

Does wristrest move when u play games ?

[@Fizzyfaz482]

I have the v3 quartz its a rather nice keyboard that being ever since I got my pc back in 2015 I always had mechanical keyboards and I had the corsair k70 mk1 and mk2 and I didn't like them for whatever reason the mk2 had its dreaded w key failure which upset me as it was a known issue I played call of duty on the mk2 and hated it, now I have this keyboard and I really like it a lot

[@ANGP21]

Are the switches hot-swappable?

[@arnymon9340]

I have problem on keyboards, wich i found i have on this keyboard also. Sometimes my D key freeze so i cant turn my toons. I think that happend because of ghosting. This keyboard does not have anty ghoast properties..

[@aerynroberts7862]

Just curious may sound like a stupid question but they always say there is an answer to every question but anyways i plan on getting this keyboard but i was wondering when you get the keyboard and you go on the site can you change you the colour when you or do you do it before you get it? Tbh from what i guess you can do it when you get it but id still rather ask because i have never had these types of keyboards before.

[@adamearle583]

The booger stuck to the nose hair was a nice touch! 😂 4:14 mark. Good review though

[@Jaypher]

wait what lmao

[@adamearle583]

@@Jaypher right next to the enter key. Probably not what it is but looks like it lol what are your thoughts on that keyboard. I have a hyper x alloy elite which I like but hate the ngenuity software

[@jettoscranda]

I have the same keyboard, and I want to replace a few switches, I got the tool, but they just won't come out, so I'm scouring the internet on how to replace them,... I'm starting to think it's not possible... please tell me I wrong.

[@schmmop]

Well I just got this. With My old Amazon keyboard I could feel the lag

[@Askeladd.o]

Do you recommend I get it?

[@beansontoast3605]

Good review! Am considering purchasing :)

[@Sustainable_Me]

Helpful video, thank you!

[@roimarionuy5417]

next keyboard to buy for me. currently own a cynosa v2

[@user-c2r6g]

I ordered it and it will be here soon

[@noveled_1]

Can you please tell me if you like it? I really am looking at this model

[@user-c2r6g]

@@noveled_1 It is not here yet but I will let you know

[@noveled_1]

Ok, thanks!

[@kruemelhd]

@@user-c2r6g do you like the keyboard?

[@user-c2r6g]

@@kruemelhd Yea for me it feels and sounds really nice. But I have the tkl version not the TE

[@wadut7261]

Would you recommend this keyboard now? I can get it for 84 €.

[@BAKES1223]

Just picked this up I really like it upgrading from hunstman v2 analog and before that the blackwidow elite, my elite was super beat up and I was a little bored of the analog wanting a mechanical this one did it the wrist rest was a pretty big downgrade but I did bust out the hunstman v2 analog wrist rest it doesnt really fit to well but feels much more comfortable wish they woulda done leather instead of hard plastic for this lol.

[@elka7823]

Gg

[@Kimtendo_]

Can the switches be replaced? I'd like to replace with brown switches if possible

[@Jaypher]

They cannot be changed, sadly

[@ergest3084]

Can you tell me the whats the brand of your mouse?

[@kinggamer-vb5yj]

Does wrist rest really damaged keyboard? I’m wrist kinda guy I love them and I’m surely gonna replace the original wrist rest that comes with it because the third party one they selling is way better but does it really scratched it? And does it slide form keyboard because it doesn’t have magnetic or it won’t please I need some answers

[@Jaypher]

My time with it made the plastic scratching noise. So imagine over time you will see wear at those contact points. Honestly it’s a nitpicking point as it’s not going to impact the performance or anything. Minor cosmetic wear

[@kinggamer-vb5yj]

@@Jaypher I see thanks for respond I’m immediately gonna replace the wrist rest that comes with it it’s weird seeing razer downgrading their wrist rest on this new keyboard it’s sick keyboard I loved it but wrist rest is trash and I’m probably end up getting their third party one

[@Magnetar83]

Would you reccomend this for non-gamers?

[@KingKrad]

This is just an observation, but you might want to turn down the volume of the music a little. It was annoying at times, not that I couldn't understand you, but it was just loud and annoying.

[@JackAdams0]

is it waterproof?

[@lamyaalshatri6657]

From where did you buy this mouse pad

[@Ricanrr]

hey man i saw one of your old video about the SteelSeries Apex M750, and that is the keyboard i have, i was wondering if i am able to remove/change the switches on it or not?

[@Jaypher]

That is not hot swappable, sadly

[@rastic6585]

yes you can

[@Octo_XD]

got it for $40 from flipkart just now...dont ask me how...saw a price drop and grabbed it😁

[@_adam_8016]

just got it ! thx btw I'm sorry for my family to have to hear me gaming at 3 am

[@artemiolomarda5630]

Blackwidow v3 or Strix scope RX red which is better

[@ludjoh]

When i see this keyboard i'm so glad i decided to buy the deathstalker..

[@YourHigherSelf-s7m]

can u change the color

[@KreepKarnage]

Elite has a WAY comfier wrist wrest, better volume control (if you're right handed, plus you can absolutely YEET it in a direction and get a drastic change in volume very quickly) as well as dedicated media control keys (needed for people like me with something playing 24/7). Really the only thing this has going for it is the clear housing for the switches which should of happened _ages_ ago, and the better overall style and frame. - So really it comes down to the same dilemma I had last time with the huntsman elite vs blackwidow elite. do i want to pay for extra lighting and design, or am I fine with having regular rgb and the same functionality as the other keyboard? I personally cant fw the lack of ability to change music on the fly but I'll prolly pick this piece up if i ever feel the need to try something new, then again the huntsman looks like a god damn rainbow machine so it's still considerable imo. Good video, man.

[@mistamaog]

The Blackwidow V3 comes in Quartz so it wins 😁

[@Cruiseblackpool]

Can you not change the switches on Razer keyboards or are they soldered on :(

[@Baesic999]

But I mean a $400 vs a $160-$200 keyboard is sort of not even comparable for 90% of people in the market for the Black widow v3

[@bloody1414]

i have a problem with the circle button top right, it is lagging and presses by itself, i cant watch a video without my hand pressing that button, and the thing is i cant remap it from razer synapes because it tells me (this key cannot be remapped) for some reason every key is remapped except the one i have a problem with. i just want it disabled ):

[@ilhanmohamed3495]

Is this suitable with the Mac Catalina PC?

[@busyhandskast]

How do i get the lights to dance or move with the games im playing? Its stopped and no longer work

[@davidjames4583]

Ya the wrist rest is garbage. I'm still using my wrist rest from my Blackwidow Elite. I always go with the yellow switches. Awesome keyboard and review. ⌨

[@TheNickers69]

Ornata v2 or the black widow v3? Do you recommend

[@Jaypher]

The Ornata is a hybrid membrane board, I would not recommend any membrane keyboard.

[@TruFire710]

This hot-swappable?

[@dashtesla]

Music in this video was too loud and unnecessary so I'm gonna look for another review

[@snekols]

is this better than the huntsman?

[@aleksbabe]

After watching this review i bought it and upgraded from v2 blackwidow, but i have an issue. The volume scroll when i press it either doesent mute the sound, or mutes it for a second. I reinstalled synapse,tired it on a different pc but still the same

[@khakim9448]

How do you get all these mouse and keyboards, do you buy them or do they send you it? If they send you it then how?

[@Jaypher]

I spend way too much money lol

[@r.g.c5719]

can you put nk creams in the razer and if so does the rgb still work

[@Jaypher]

No you cannot

[@jjfloat9966]

yeah i got the keyboard and i can't put on the rist reast please help

[@Jaypher]

What do you mean..you just align it with the keyboard and use it. There’s no installation

[@nannabanana2568]

Can you use o-rings on this to dampen the clicks of the key switches?

[@SSGYO]

Its been half a year, do you know the answer? :3

[@gabejohnston1556]

Music is way too loud, and unnecessary overall.

[@Jaypher]

Hey, thanks for the feedback!

[@diegoloera277]

I bought a blackwidow v3 tenkeyless. Can i easily pop off the green switches and replace them with orange or red switches?

[@Jaypher]

Nope, Razer does not offer hot swap boards.

[@bobbrock4221]

I bought this keyboard for 140 bucks for a black Friday deal. It says that mine is wireless.

[@Jaypher]

They do make a wireless version!

[@bobbrock4221]

@@Jaypher it uses the yellow switches rather than green as well. I am pretty new to fancy keyboards, but from everything I've read the yellow switches seem pretty good. Hopefully they will be on the same level as the cherry switches that I have read about.

[@Lettusfarm]

Paid $60 today and couldn't be happier!

[@Kjolinio]

I got it a month ago for 75 dollars, a really good deal if you ask me.

[@rg5263]

My son's friend broke some keys can i take off the green part? To replace?

[@Jaypher]

When you say green part, do you mean the part under the keycaps?

[@rg5263]

@@Jaypher yes i think my son said swithes

[@RahimMurad-je2rg]

My question is, how do you put it on rainbow color

[@ceobe108]

Settings

[@cutewhitedog6621]

What was that intro my ears are crying.

[@PlaneswalkerShiba]

Also note, it not water resistant in the fucking slightest...

[@xiledturtle766]

What's the usb passthrough like

[@mauvaisdentes6255]

You have the same wrist tattoo(s) as my boyfriend. Freaked me out for a second.

[@Jaypher]

lmao, yeah the chains from bioshock are popular!

[@hentikirby7142]

Just got mine for 83, on sale rn.