ASUS ROG Strix Flare II Animate Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Interchangeable ROG NX Switches, PBT Doubleshot Keycaps, LED Display, 8000 Hz, Aura Sync RGB Lighting, DE QWERTZ Layout) Black

Always hated wired devices … but this one is excellent! Very comfortable to use, easy to set up. Excellent build quality. Found great price on Amazon as EU layout. Love the animate function, easy to set up using Armoury Crate if you like Armoury Crate. Not sure if can be individualised (personal animation) with non Asus Software. Beware of potential conflicts with Lian Li fans and l-Connect. But not that bad … as have all Lian Li fan setup with L-Connect 3. Had no issues, but thought I mention.

Decent keyboard. Bought to replace a ROG Scope II as I wanted a full sized keyboard. Found a good deal on a used one - but honestly it was a bit of a let down for me personally even at the massively marked down price. Main reason being the sound, which highlighted other shortcomings at this price-point too. So this is a pretty loud and clacky keyboard stock - if you like that then perfect, because the build quality is solid. It is a bit annoying to use Armoury Crate but once you get used to it, I did like having the clock on the Animate LEDs.. But I wanted something quieter. I thought this had the noise dampening they added into the Scope IIs - not sure now but it's much much louder than my Scope II, which I don't like myself and it bothers others around me. I tried silicone o-rings but this didn't help all that much, and I don't like the feel of o-rings either. Could have replaced the switches with quieter ones, but didn't entertain that too much as this keyboard only accepts 3-pin switches - so my choices would have been limited off the bat, and I didn't want to be spending more after having already spent ~£80 on the keyboard and another £30 on UK keycaps.More comprehensive sound dampening would require opening the keyboard, but these are build in a way where you'd likely cause damage doing that. Ended up sending this back and picking up a Montech mkey TKL. If I didn't mind a loud keyboard I'd have kept this. Marked down to 3 stars as at this price point it's a shame you are barred from certain options - like custom sound dampening and 5-pin switches, which many cheaper keyboards afford you.