Corsair K70 PRO TKL - MGX Hyperdrive 8K Magnetic Gaming Keyboard

Our analysis

The Razer Huntsman V3 Pro TKL 8KHz reaches the same 8000 Hz polling and 0.1 to 4.0 mm actuation with analog optical switches; the K70 PRO TKL gets there with pre-lubed magnetic Hall effect switches and adds a tournament mode button, where the Razer has a dial for changing actuation on the fly. Both are wired TKLs without hot-swap. It is aimed at players who want competitive speed in a TKL without every premium extra.

What stands out

• MGX Hyperdrive magnetic switches, pre-lubed: Corsair lubricates them at the factory, so there is no need to open the keyboard to do it yourself.
• Actuation from 0.1 to 4.0 mm: set a hair-trigger for movement keys in shooters and a deeper point for keys you do not want to press by accident.
• 8000 Hz polling and Rapid Trigger: the keyboard reports to the PC up to 8000 times per second, and Rapid Trigger resets a key as soon as it starts to rise.
• Tournament mode button: one press locks easily mispressed keys, sets the lighting to static and turns on Rapid Trigger, handy when an event or a ranked session calls for a clean setup.

Where it falls short

It is wired only, over USB-C, and we would like to see a wireless version. The switches are not hot-swappable, so you cannot change their feel later.

Look elsewhere if

You want a magnetic keyboard with a screen: the SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Gen 3 offers 40 actuation levels and an OLED screen. If you want to swap switches and start modding, the RK Royal Kludge RK68 has hot-swap sockets, and its 65% layout still includes arrow keys.

What Corsair says about the MGX Hyperdrive version

On its K70 PRO TKL page, Corsair describes the MGX Hyperdrive switch as a Hall effect switch on a double-rail structure, meant to stop key wobble, and rates it for 150 million presses. Beyond Rapid Trigger, the keyboard supports Dual Actuation, which assigns two separate actions to a single key press, handy for a quick one-two in a MOBA. Inside there are two silicone sound-dampening layers and pre-lubricated stabilizers, which Corsair says tone down pings and clacks when you type.

We line it up spec by spec against four rivals in our best gaming keyboards guide, where it is the value pick for magnetic switches.