This Gaming Keyboard Changes EVERYTHING

[@storm91229]

Love this collaborative-interactive style of reviews from you guys. We should see more of these😊👍🏾✌🏾...

[@CaligoCrew]

Love this new format! The interactions bring so much more energy

[@Dylan-et2yz]

I appreciate how playful Dmitry’s videos are. And I hope your sponsors pay primo for those great ad reads.

[@Maeiourk]

I love this format. Both of your interactions were great addition to it. Bring Mike in!

[@Gamingtechgg]

Mike will join if they attach fan to that keyboard don't worry ;D

[@SpadeXero]

The board is good. People are talking about how it's nothing compared a custom built, but it's actually pretty comparable. Yes you can fine tune custom boards to be the exact sound and feel you want but the Azoth gets pretty damn close. Before this board I was running a QK75 and while that board does feel amazing and great to type the Azoth is pretty much like 80% of the way there. What I think people are ignoring is that it's the perfect middle ground for those who want enthusiast features while also not sacrificing on performance. On one side of spectrum you have the Wooting and on the other side you have a custom built. This is right smack in the middle.

[@vectivuz1858]

@@Shibathedog Yep sadly those gatekeepers are loud and extremely annoying. Some even have this weird notion that for something to be considered custom or close to a custom: firstly it must be produced by a small company and secondly it must be limited in quantity lol. Gotta justify that keycult price.

[@sweetgregt]

Seeing a gaming keyboard come with lube and a brush is WILD

[@NickBaysingar]

Seems like a pretty solid kit. Oddly enough, the thing that impressed me the most is that the stabilizers sounded rock solid in the sound test, and I rarely come across stabilizers that sound good out of the factory. But I wonder if the $250 price tag is justified. It seems well built, but I wouldn't necessarily say it lands in that price range in terms of materials used. I would be curious to see what a barebones version that only includes the stabilizers would sell for.

[@palfotta]

Its not. Good keyboard, terrible value.

[@AvatarWil1]

It's bad value for what you get and the plastic construction and stuff gasket implementation kills it 100%

[@rando3962]

stabs are not good

[@TJ-ki3gp]

I'm sure someone will do latency test on this keyboard and since its a custom I expect it to be very bad. Like not useable for gaming bad.

[@davewills6121]

I could spend an eighth the price of this KB and have a very decent KB, this is just a cash grab

[@m0ntreeaL]

300€ for this .... Hell No!

[@annoymouse890]

I bet someone is going to try justify the price

[@tmifb9926]

@@annoymouse890 rich people obviously

[@Archive385]

@@annoymouse890 There's no need for anyone, even Asus to justify the price. ROG is so big, that it's like Apple releasing a new iPhone; it won't stop people grumbling and then going out and buying it anyway.

[@Qimchiy]

You'd be surprised how much people pay just to build their own keebs. Or that other keyboard that has a RGB matrix screen thing that costs $2k or something.

[@jasonmcmuffin]

@@Qimchiy you can build one that is more suited to your liking and better sounding for less than the price of this board, you wont get the mini screen on it most likely but what would anyone actually use it for

[@ALT-HEX]

Wish we can get a barebones version. I like building from barebones. I dont like to spend money on a full kit if I am not going to use those switches and keycaps.

[@dl88889]

A barebones would be a great idea

[@niko1even]

If you're gonna spend 200~ ish for a barebones, I think you deserve something a bit nicer. Unless you want it for the novelty, I would get something a bit more... substantial?

[@ALT-HEX]

@@niko1even I have built plenty of keyboards at this point. I would like this just for novelty like you said. However, if they sold it barebones I would expect it to be a lot less cheaper. But I doubt they'd want to do that so they can get the most $ out of the consumer. A DIYer is likely not their target.

[@niko1even]

@@ALT-HEX I doubt it, it would probably be maybe 30 dollars cheaper at most, even then it feels like a bit of a steep price. I'm only really making this guess based on past boards that I've seen with both barebones and prebuilt options, such as the Keychron Q series.

[@karserasl]

@@niko1even At 200 what would you recommend?

[@jesusb9562]

I've had this keyboard for over a month now and it is pretty good. I reluctantly got the Azoth with brown switches (because it was the only one in stock at the time). It is much better than expected. The keyboard sounds really good, has pretty good features, and is hot swappable. Ofc you can get a cheaper board, but ehh I have an Asus laptop and wanted an Asus keyboard.

[@B_M_A]

Nothing really too special sticks out on this board to warrant a $250 price tag other than it's typical ROG tax with a few gimmicks. For that price you could easily build two potentially three full custom boards. I guess it is good it's hot-swappable because you can simply replace your browns.

[@watashiwasmartphonega6601]

Troll

[@Tomnician]

@@B_M_A with North facing switches, wireless, Bluetooth, and volume rocker? Try again.

[@taytayaxolatte]

​@@B_M_Atroo, and miss out on all of the other features this board offers. the point of the azoth is being a gaming keyboard with enthusiast customizability lol. the price tag is for the oled screen, virtually 0 latency wireless connection, bluetooth, all alongside the customizability and quality of an enthusiast board. if this thing didnt have that god awful font on the keycaps it would pretty much be the best board you can get at 250 bucks for gaming. the only thing that compares from what ive seen is the tecron phantom+ elite, but ofc you miss out on the oled screen and the stellar customizing kit that comes with the azoth. and im pretty sure the azoth wireless is lower latency too but the difference is likely not noticable. that being said, the phantom+ elite is also a whole 100 dollars cheaper so its likely a much better board with price considered, but then u cant have bongo cat on ur keyboard :(

[@stolatoskc]

The only problem I have is the software. I've been using this keyboard for a few weeks now and last week I updated the Armory Crate app and now I'm getting an 2006 error when going to the device using the software. Did several clean uninstall using their tool but still the issue persists. Completely uninstalled the software and using the keyboard without it. ASUS forums didn't help at all. Good keyboard, bad software

[@hwi7114]

Armoury Crate is pretty horrible.

[@outbook]

completely agree with you lol the software is asssss but the keyboard is amazing!

[@stolatoskc]

@@outbook seems to be working now without an issue but never really using it once i configured it once

[@GottaLovePartyin]

if there was a barebones version with all the custom toolkit features, I would be ordering it like YESTERDAY 👀

[@Toss3]

I bought it because of the wireless/bt connectivity - really like that I can use it simultaneously on my mac and PC with great response times to go along with it. Lubed the NX Reds, but they still didn't sound or feel good. The keyboard is really good however with the Black Ink V2s (I think it's the lower than normal profile keycaps as the Black Ink V2s usually feel pretty heavy). The Lubed NX Reds also sound really good on my, now replaced, GMMK Pro. I also love the oled screen (so much you can do with it!). Overall feels like an end-game keyboard for me.

[@lil----lil]

The market for custom keyboard is super competitive now. Not even 2 years ago was anywhere like today. Even the stupid Etsy has tons of custom keyboard. Asus is simply disillusioned thinking that can charge this much. The people here in this channel is way smarter than that.

[@Bahnzii]

Keep doing these interactive style reviews, this was a fun review to watch!!

[@graysonpeddie]

8:50 "When you turn on the RGB it does boost your FPS as well. Don't forget that." I'm going to turn on the flashlight in my smartphone so I can gaze my eye upon all that RGB goodness from my smartphone's flashlight." 😀 And I will stare at my phone's flashlight for hours. Ha ha. Just kidding. Oh, wait. I'm not going to take care of my right eye. I'm blind in my left eye! 😄

[@TheRealSlimLeif]

I just wanna say i really appreciate the effort you guys go through to make these videos look amazing.. The cinematography, lighting and DoF is just spot on. Keep it up!

[@JoselitoBurrito]

Okay, I like every single direction they have gone with this (color, style, connectivity, etc) *BUT* the sound. That's not (at least in the circles I move in) a desired sound. The point of buying an already lubed keyboard is to avoid the tedious process, but that's waaay to 'clicky?'. Not *_thocc_* enough. It sounds as if it needed way more lube and dampening. But again, I really appreciate the effort and everything else. It's a step in the right direction.

[@JoselitoBurrito]

And honestly... Maybe a 50$ price reduction would make sense. $250 for a keyboard... It's half a GPU or a good CPU. When you can get a better one modded for 150$, it's an easy pass right now, but I get is quite new in the market and most of the experience is premium.

[@mahfudzk]

Thats more into clack, but pretty hollow and still quite scratchy. and yeah i agree it's nice to see mainstream big brands going this direction.

[@neitotran5041]

Its really impressive that they are able to make a 250$ keyboard sounds that hollow

[@macd7743]

😂

[@Epsi1ong]

I think its due to the board being stacked with dampening so the entire assembly acts like a single solid object which can easily transfer vibrations from typing to the desk and make those thunking sounds from the spacebar. An easy fix will be to replace the bottom foam layer with polyfil. Edit: or you can remove gaskets from the spacebar area on the plate like how Geon designs his boards. But overall for $250 offerings from iqunix has this one beat

[@kuuhaku1168]

The whole keyboard is literally screwed TIGHT af out of the factory that the gasket isn't even doing the job. Ez fix is just losening the screws.

[@blind_surgeon]

Who gives a fuck. Gaming keyboard latency + hot swappable is a good step forward.

[@IVIRnathanreilly]

I spent that on a ducky and honestly have 0 regrets. I could probably kill someone with it too if I needed to.

[@LTSDK1]

we need this kind of edit in every video from u guys, love how this is done

[@eckz8659]

Its a great keyboard, it was my dream keyboard actually... I haven't used it in months. If only Armory crate didn't botch my OS install, cause a ton of registry issues and errors, phantom errors and crashes, and hijack and then permanently ruin the RGB on two of my ram sticks. :/

[@d2cuadrados510]

The snobby keyboard community hates it and the regular chumps with no hobbies wondering why it's so expensive. This really makes you wonder, who is this really marketed towards? Lmao

[@derekreed4910]

Can you link the wood wrist rest? That one looks like a perfect match. I plan on getting the moonlight version, and it unfortunately doesn't come with a rest.

[@QuicSi1ver]

well.. for $69 i can get basically the same functions as the Azoth with the Royal Kludge RK H81, except for the oled screen and accessories. the ROG tax is pretty hefty on this one

[@NightFoxZero]

Yeah I did the same with the RK65, bought custom keycaps and Durock creamy green switches, overall ended up being around $120 build? Though that battery life on the Azoth is wild

[@KK-fi6ms]

The KLUDGE looks like something that belongs in the toilet.

[@QuicSi1ver]

@@KK-fi6ms add another K to your name and then you belong in the toilet more

[@KK-fi6ms]

@@QuicSi1ver The Kludge in the toilet provides the third K.

[@KK-fi6ms]

@@QuicSi1ver Hey, after some research, I ended up buying the Royal Kludge 81. So good suggestion LOL. It still looks like toilet, but its got good features. Gotta replace the keycaps to make it less toilet worthy.

[@scorpiogamer7027]

Just got the moonlight NX Snow switch version. It’s a beautiful board with an amazing typing/gaming experience. You weren’t kidding with how thick and dense it is.

[@Nrq22]

8:31 Excuse me? 2 THOUSAND hours ? Bro i might die before i need to charge it again 💀

[@KangoV]

Hmm, not sure if this is up to the quality of the GMMK Pro, Akko MOD007S V2 or the Keychron Q1 Pro.

[@Brizizaz]

Keyboard - meh, but review was awesome! I loved seeing both of you in the video. Thanks again guys.

[@i3looi2]

hope they make some "office" ones as well.. just mate black or white .. would be lit af.

[@FanaticsTV34]

This vs the wooting is what I'm debating on.

[@rhyme7358]

This keyboard doesn't change everything, the Wooting does.

[@StaySic4Ever]

It's quite decent as a complete one, TKL would be nicer too.

[@freddybellafuca944]

And where can we can the wrist-rest showed at 5:06 minutes ?

[@Crit-Chance]

I'm good. The OLED screen just makes it even more unnecessarily expensive, AND I'd have to swap out those ugly caps which is another avoidable expense.

[@Triptisim]

Cool but at the price might as well just go full custom. Hand crafting keebs is so satisfying.

[@jiri281]

Good luck with finding custom with 2,4G. I know only QK75 and that comes with 100ms higher latency than this. Keybored measured it somehow. And 2000 hours with a custom? Which comes even close? And with screen that is actually usefull? Name one..

[@peterbrown-oi8cu]

This keyboard is a godsend! Its Kaihl BOX Red switches respond instantly, and I can type on it very quickly and accurately. The Dream machines DreamKey TKL Red is every gamer's dream!

[@liowyew]

DIY is very difficult to ask for a warranty replacement

[@Cosmoflips]

6:49 that's how my parents type

[@RealYoInvisical]

FR

[@8stwd]

Dygma raise is a life changing experience, and this is another keyboard.

[@mkusanagi]

Sounds like a custom, nice

[@K0NVICTx]

What’s crazier. $300 for an ASUS keyboard or $300 for a Razer Mouse

[@worri3db3ar]

nice though itll become an issue if you decide to change the keycaps to something aftermarket. not bad though for something right out the box and good for anyone who is tempted might want to eventually go into customising their keyboard. do hope there is a way to get the battery replacement aftermarket for poeple that do go wireless.

[@jordanb.4514]

"nice though itll become an issue if you decide to change the keycaps to something aftermarket" why tho

[@Valfaun]

i hate this trend towards tiny cut-down keyboards. even TKL just doesn't feel right for me. wireless connectivity also feels silly in a stationary keyboard. but at least Asus seems to have figured out a somewhat useful purpose for the screen, unlike SteelSeries, whose "Smart-Display" can't even show the time without 3rd party software

[@hwi7114]

Smaller keyboards give you more mousing space. Not sure I would really call it a trend, I bought my first 60% keyboard around 15 years ago, so I wouldn't count on them going anywhere.

[@BrilliantBenGaming]

$250!? Keychron is still my top keyboard maker today

[@Razear]

"Poron foam." Who was the genius in the ASUS marketing team that thought publishing that would be a good idea?

[@fatjawns3671]

That wood wrist rest looks super nice, where is it front?

[@TheCelphish]

a tad late to the party but I picked it up for 1490 SEK, which is about 140 dollars? The white one with the nx snow switches, feels pretty nice so far

[@honklux]

yea keyboards really have changed. Luv ur vids

[@yowamidesu]

I'll take a Wooting if I want a gaming keyboard. For anything else, I'm happy with my Moonlander.

[@SpecOpsDad]

What's the wrist rest you are using? And where can I get one? 😮

[@Etanaru86]

Love the wrist wrest! What is it? Nice review of the keyboard as well. Pricey, but closer to what people seem to be demanding of their premium peripherals.

[@jacksun_jack]

It's a keychron wrist rest mate

[@Etanaru86]

@@jacksun_jack Cheers mate

[@mcheddadi]

People complaining about this don't understand the target audience. This is for gamers, that want their gamer keebs. Gamers that don't care about DIYing their own keyboard. They like the gamer aesthetic and have the disposable income. This is not for the smarty pants mechanical keeb noobies that think their DIY royal kludge filled with foam/tapemod/pe foam can be made 1000x better and cheaper with akko switches and dyesub pbt clone keycaps, nor is this for a true cherry mx brown/black enjoyer with years in the hobby and grail keebs in the thousand $ value. even building a cheap mid range mech can easily get the cost fast in the hundreds. Just a basic jris65/75 or qk65/80 or even a cheaper nk87EE or tiger lite with basic gmk wob and meta appropriate gat inks/cj/oil kings/alpacas switches will be more expensive when built than this asus board and "possibly" less practical. Gamer keebs will always have a place, even at this price. RGB my dudes.

[@I_cant_sneed]

how does this even compete with other stuff that exist already? You could probably get a nice board from some groupbuy for around same price or just get a keychrone

[@Kruga119]

Still nothing compares to the wooting for gaming

[@egaming2023]

I have one and love it , still deciding if I should bother getting a wooting for overwatch already having this lovely board.

[@TechBlock]

That is one beautiful keyboard!

[@chronicmayhem]

Do cherry profile key caps fit?

[@Jezee213]

I think the little OLED they use is the same screen thats on the back of the ROG phone. Looks like the same size.

[@DapperMKVI]

That would be smart on their part!

[@Oogtug]

Bluetooth can be implemented on a full aluminum chassis with smart design choices. North facing LED/south switches, appears no 5 pin compatibility? This thing is kind of a miss due to some just real half-ass choices on a lot of really small easy to fix problems.

[@jiri281]

There are 5 holes for 5 pin. And bluetooth for gaming? No, you need 2,4, and even then the QK75 which has it with alu body (the only custom I know with 2,4) has 100ms more latency than this.

[@valeksaint654]

A very pleasant sound experience after all that PORON talk made me think it was gonna be something else 🤣 BTW love the way you tapped that.....err...them keys!

[@TAG-GAMING]

The OLED screen is nice. 🤩

[@Zeusimo]

Too expensive and yet theres no for sale switches

[@MarbsMusic]

Got this a few weeks ago and loving it! I have other keyboard as I like to switch around at times but this simply the best I have found in many many years. I have the blue switches and they are still pretty darn quiet.

[@GurmeetSingh-fr8uo]

Which mouse do you have 😊

[@MarbsMusic]

@@GurmeetSingh-fr8uoLogitech Superlight, love it!

[@gilbertalmariego7285]

Hello, how was the keyboard now? Any double pressing issue?

[@nv1573]

Keychron k2 peo alluminum chassis with a full lube set from glorious costs you about 180$. This seems allot of money for the package

[@failingup4907]

The only thing stopping me from getting this keyboard is the gray color. yuk.. If it was black or white, I'd own it. Can't get over the gray tho.

[@Cursey69]

Hi! can you use this keyboard with your macbook? If it does. Can I change the lighting of the keyboard? I'm planning to buy one.

[@jomay3909]

What would you recommend Apex Pro TKL 2013 or Razer Huntsman V2?

[@drewon2s]

I just bought this keyboard with the brown switches, it’s amazing coming from a gmmk

[@tek_soup]

just built my keychron Q1 Pro, got it all done, didnt install key caps, tested it, and 1 socket does not work! uggghhh, got to have them send me a whole new pcb, sucks.

[@hwi7114]

You mention the keycaps are doubleshot PBT, the Amazon listing says ABS in the product headline and PBT in the description. I wonder which is correct.

[@amandop9979]

For that price you can Just buy a fully custom Keyboard that will feel and Sound 1000 Times better (and still pay less)

[@fantastic9346]

100%

[@mahfudzk]

Won't say I'm disagree, if only chasing for desired feel and sound cheaper customs sure can be cheaper, but if looking at the whole package (stocks, features, qc, etc.), customs do fell kinda short there at least on the same price imo.

[@lafan023]

One that has Bluetooth/2.4Ghz/Wired?

[@amandop9979]

@@lafan023 QK80 by Qwertykeys has a Trimode PCB but Bluetooth is not recommended for gaming because the polling rate is slower. Jris75 has also PCBs with Bluetooth (or 1000Hz Wired) - plenty of the new custom keyboards offer wireless options but i personally prefer a wired Keyboard with a coiled cable (they look superb). If you are looking for something that is not a Groupbuy than you can check out Keychron Q series (Q1 Pro costs less than 200$ for the full set and has Bluetooth and wired mode), for gaming alone you should have a look at the Wooting60HE, as it offers some nice gaming related features. They all don't have a display, but that's something I wouldn't want on a keyboard (do you really want to see your CPU temperature on your keyboard?) - if that's something you need, then maybe get a macropad with display... I find the "whole package" quite bad on that board - plastic case with a display? Most custom keyboards have a full aluminum case and you can get nice matching PBT doubleshot keycaps. 300$ for that board is just a cashgrab.

[@farmeunit]

Funny you say that while in custom keyboard groups it's common to spend $500-1000. Not to mention literally thousands of combinations of switches and caps, etc.. It's a little overwhelming for a novice to keyboards, and not something everyone wants to get into. I bought a K70 several years ago and love it. I also just bought an RK84, which was actually $16 cheaper. Sounds and feels incredible. Also, no numpad or integrated software that has different effects according to the game I am playing. What I am saying is that there are a lot of options. Choose what you want.

[@HeinekenLasse]

Whenever a youtuber uploads some video with 'changes EVERYTHING' in the title, you can be sure that it doesn't change anything and it's 100% clickbait

[@MichaelRazafiarison-u5h]

I don't think it changes EVERYTHING but it is a good keyboard now being hot swappable allowing consumers to keep it longer.

[@TyGamer125]

Can you compare this to the Keychron Q1 Pro which is a premium wireless 75% keyboard for a similar price but all metal?

[@mikemorrison7774]

For wireless... the Keychron are all only bluetooth which is a dealbreaker for gamming (80ms lag).

[@TyGamer125]

@@mikemorrison7774 Agreed but still think it would be an interesting comparison. Battery life is also much worse.

[@galenkehler]

At this price they could afford to give you an un-braided cable so it could be more flexibly routed.

[@faceless1646]

they wanted to release this mid february, almost a month delayed

[@DoreaFish]

Do cherry switches work?

[@myriixi1746]

suprisingly good sounding and kinda have a tint of soft clack

[@slowdownLA]

Which wooden keyboard palm rest is that? the q1/q2/v1??

[@venk11]

No numpad is a deal breaker to me. Maybe if they make a full size one. And where is the prnt screen key???

[@Aerithos]

Disagree with the reason for the plastic bottom. My RK84 Pro is metal all round, has wireless 2.4 and bluetooth. my guess is that theyre giving themselves room to release a "pro" version" later.

[@eyang7]

How does this compare to wooting? I'm in a need for a new fast keyboard. Wanted the wooting 1 but no longer available =-(

[@Tkozuh]

Good looking keyboard, though I dont like small keyboards. I just ordered ROG Strix Flare II Animated. I just like a full keyboard. I often use a numpad. Itis way faster way to do numbers than with a number row

[@henripurnomo8705]

Is it compatible with artisan key caps cherry mx?

[@cakeisalie]

I'd wait for Azoth 2, this first gen is promising

[@icephoenix3565]

I'm waiting for the 3!

[@wowdogeful]

Really cool keyboard, but unfortunately it's too expensive for what it offers. Would be worth considering if it was half the price and did not say "gaming" anywhere on it

[@JesseDeya]

The side elements of the display aren't OLED because otherwise you would get terrible burn-in. This is precisely what happens to my Steelseries H Wireless display.

[@Evandure]

i could not find this information elsewhere, would you mind sharing a source to that?

[@TeaTehMan]

The $250 is what i think a bit justified! Based on the materials and the ONLY keyboard (and with the features), i'd say the board would costs around $120-$140 with the screen too. The keyboard is PACKED and with a pretty low latency with the help of the plastic chassis, which is suitable for competitive gamers in the community. And the fact that they included a whole set of lubing station is insane! Very rare. Therefore, i think the price should be lowered down to about $180-$220 as you're getting a whole package too. And yea, it might be expensive for a gaming keyboard, but since ASUS (?) ROG is approaching the gaming AND custom keyboard enthusiasts community's level, It's surely worth it. (If the price drops a bit like a discount or smth yk). But its just an opinion of mine for this arguement of price. Though theres an alternate keyboard that has similar features to this one, though they dont include the lube station haha, such as Fantech's Maxfit81, so similar to this but with a smaller oled and no lubing station too.

[@DapperMKVI]

Yeah, I kinda agree. $250 for these features is actually reasonable in the keyboard space. A $100 barebones is acceptably in the “budget” territory, but add switches and caps and you’re at $180 anyways. Take into account included lube and lube station, switch opener, prelubed switches, and the unique stuff like the OLED and the trustworthiness (if annoying bloat) of Asus software over more concerning Chinese budget brand’s software…this is actually a compelling value.

[@jiri281]

It’s 210€ here and I am probably getting one this week..

[@Tennosou]

Is anybody else having an issue where the date and time in the OLED isn't updating after you turn off and on the computer? Had to manually set it again EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

[@douglas5097]

The price tag is outrageous.

[@heavyarmscustoms]

Only thing missing is analog input like the wooting. And 65%.

[@_Mattz1nho]

changes literally nothing, $300, okay. it changes your bank balance.

[@shadowgaminguk]

guys where did u get that wooden wrest rest

[@ckeister74]

IIRC this board also has a higher polling rate than standard for less latency gamer things.

[@UrHainanBoy]

Where do your wrist pad came from? 😊

[@heypancaks]

what keyboard wrist rest you use ?

[@mateowoetam]

Azoth is a term in alchemy which means the source of all metals, which alchemists think is mercury.

[@MrHallTV]

I liked this when I saw it at CES, and I still want it

[@theskydebreuil]

That intro is hilarious :P

[@patjcoan]

extreme version actually feel much betteR?

[@macd7743]

"Please don't tell me it's $250 bucks..." It is. *Face palm* 🙃