Best gaming keyboards of 2022 that you can buy now

Corsair K100 RGB Optical

• Size: Full size
• Switch: Corsair OPX
• Backlights: RGB
• Keycaps: PBT double-shot
• Wristrest: Detachable

If you’re upgrading from a boring one, the corsair k100 rgb optical is a premium choice and it might be hard to find a better one. Keep in mind that along with its body being very big, there is also a lot of softwares hassle with it. But in terms of features, K100 has an aggressive amount of RGB in this keyboard that tell everything we need! Decent spread of keys for most hand sizes and metal volume wheel make feel free to attempt any thing you like.

Mountain Everest Max

• Size: Full size or TKL
• Switch: Cherry MX Red, Blue, Brown, Silver
• Backlights: Per key RGB
• Keycaps: ABS
• Wristrest: Magnetic, plush
• Passing through: USB 3.2 Gen1

At a glance it obviously looks likes a normal one but deep inside you will get to know that it ins’t what you are thinking. When I’m gaming, I wish I had a compact TKL board to bring my mouse and keyboard hands closer together and give me more desktop real estate for my rodent to move around.

The admittedly expensive Rs. 20,000 | $270 | £230 full Everest Max kit also comes with a plush magnetic wrist rest, a media module with discrete controls and an LCD screen.

Razer Cynosa Chroma

• Interface: Wired USB
• Keyboard backlighting: Per-key RGB
• Programmable keys: All
• Features: Per key RGB lighting, supports Windows 7+ and OSX 10.8+

If even mecha-membrane keys don’t suit you, and you demand a full membrane typing/gaming experience, the Razer Cyanosa is the deck for you. I know there are people out there who prefer the soft embrace of a pure membrane switch, and that’s okay—to each their own.

The Cyanosa has some of the best feel, low profile membrane keys I’ve ever tested, and at a retail price of $60, it’s one of the most affordable gaming keyboards (well, past a certain threshold of quality). While it may lack some of the features that many gaming boards pack, accessories like a dedicated wrist rest or media controls, it does boast Razer’s extensive RGB lighting, which can be programmed on a per-key basis or Zones can be applied.

G.Skill KM360

• Switch: Cherry MX Red
• Size: TKL
• Backlight: White
• Passthroughs: None
• Media Controls: Integrated
• Wristrest: None

There’s a trend toward $200+ gaming keyboards on the market right now, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t quality mechanical switch boards available at more reasonable prices. Often you’ll find these more budget-oriented options from other manufacturers offering cheaper switches, but the G.Skill KM360 comes with the features of the classic Cherry MX Red linear switch right out of the gate.

If you can’t cope with your gaming board that doesn’t burn like a rainbow, you might be disappointed with the single-color option, but damn, the white LEDs on this G.Skill board are the brightest I’ve ever seen Have seen Normally I like to keep maximum brightness all day long, but if I did the KM360 would burn out my retina.

Logitech G915 Lightspeed

• Switch: Cherry MX Red
• Size: TKL
• Backlight: White
• Passthroughs: None
• Media Controls: Integrated
• Wristrest: None

If you have your heart set on a wireless keyboard, the Logitech G915 is a great example of the genre. You’ll need to spend as much for wireless functionality as we see for a wired mechanical keyboard with similar features – the Logitech G915 is $250 (£210). There’s a slightly cheaper TKL version, but not so much that we’d recommend it over the full-size model right away.

Beneath that stylish exterior are the fantastically responsive Kailh-built GL key switches. You can choose from linear, tactile, or clicky, and we recommend the latter if you really want to make a racket.