The upgraded STRAFE which is now baptized STRIFE RGB is built on the same chassis, but it does also come with important improvements like the latest generation of Cherry MX Silent switches which are also RGB LED-enabled; the inner support plate is now white for allowing the LED light to shine through the switches. The keyboard left and right sides are now white and get accompanied by a string of white LED lights.

The new silent switches from Cherry are not a marketing gimmick but bring out the typing feeling of the Cherry MX RED without the extra sound, in some cases being more silent even compared to dome-fitted keyboard models. This is a great thing when living with more people in the same apartment and would like to keep the noise level as low as possible; with the prices of the mechanical keyboards coming down, we do really hope that the models incorporating this type of switch will be adopted on a larger scale.

This is not all! The level of LED light customization is fantastic and we can create a ton of effects during typing or while the keyboard is in standby; thanks to the very inventive community Corsair does have on its forums, we can download and load up quite a bit of these profiles for our own enjoyment if we do not have time to create new ones ourselves.

Key customization is also very complex because of the Corsair Utility Engine, which takes care of most of the peripherals from the same manufacturer, being a unified software.

The Corsair STRAFE RGB with MX Silent switches is available online for about 180 Euros, which we think that it is decent for a high-end product.

Corsair STRAFE RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Cherry MX Silent) is Recommended For:

We would like to thank again to Corsair for making this review possible!