Please provide your contact information and any other relevant details and a member of our team will contact you shortly. We took a look at the Alloy FPS and Alloy Elite in 2017, with the former being a simpler (as in no RGB backlighting) mechanical keyboard and the latter adding more hardware buttons and functionality. The Alloy FPS RGB uses the popular floating key design which is about perfect for clear-topped RGB switches. Of course, while the software delivers even more features than what we have listed, on its own, at first glance, the Alloy Series from HyperX is something that can and will draw in the masses to look deeper into which of the lineup is best for their needs.

Well, if you rest your fingers on any key, the actuation force and actuation point are low enough that, just by relaxing your fingers briefly, you might accidentally type “ssssssssssssss” without realizing it, or perhaps you’ll use one too many periods at the end of a sentence. connectivity for the keyboard, as well as for the mobile phone only charge port on the back edge of the Alloy FPS RGB. The HyperX Alloy Origins performs better than the HyperX Alloy FPS RGB for all uses, though both are fantastic full-sized gaming keyboards.Inside of the box, we find the keyboard wrapped in clear plastic to keep dust off the keyboard as well as help against abrasions. The pre-travel distance is very short, which results in a very responsive feel, but it may cause more unintentional strokes to be registered. The keyboard itself will look familiar to people familiar with HyperX keyboard offerings, especially given it is a full-size keyboard in a completely black color scheme and minimalist design based off the Alloy FPS out of the box.

Pulling back from the lighting, the Alloy FPS RGB features a solid steel top which adds a little weight without being cumbersome. Since it’s fabric, it doesn’t make you sweat and stick to it like the leatherette rests out there, and the memory foam is clearly superior to the standard cushions in competitor options. It also features a convenient USB charging port and a braided, detachable cable that is resistant to wear and allows for easy portability. The Alloy FPS RGB uses a “floating keys” design, which exposes the switches to more dust and debris but makes cleaning slightly easier – and looks fantastic. For instance, keyboards with Cherry MX-style switches are all forced to deal with the same backlight problem: To compensate for the “stem” design of the switch, the LED is offset above it.Ignore other guy who complaining about sensitivity, its kailh silver speed switches which requires minimal pressure to activate the keys.

I will add that these Kailh switches are a departure from Cherry MX designs, and are often found on lower-cost mechanical keyboards, but I found nothing that said ‘budget’ about their implementation in the Alloy FPS RGB, which feels rock solid. The award-winning HyperX brand has carved its name atop the leaderboard by consistently delivering products that deliver superior comfort, aesthetics, performance, and reliability. These software utilities are already sneered at by power users, with comparable offerings by Logitech and Razer taking up approximately 300MB of space. The Alloy FPS RGB has a small footprint geared for space-constrained setups so you'll get room to manoeuvre without having to ramp up your mouse sensitivity. Back to the switches, we saw earlier that they are built by Kailh, they are mechanical, and exposed at the back of each switch is an RGB LED capable of displaying nearly 16.

For comparison, an MX Red has a 45g actuation force and 4 mm overall travel, so I was expecting a different feel. Durable Kailh Silver Speed keyswitches are rated for 70 million keypresses and feature an ultra-light actuation force making it ideal for gamers looking to get every extra split-second of advantage over their rivals. If the cable goes, you can just swap it for another USB-A to Mini-B and you should be back up and running. The plastic casing is made out of ABS plastic, as is the norm these days, and has cutouts to accommodate the various bits and bobs on the keyboard PCB.

And now the unassuming Alloy FPS has received an upgrade, finally getting the full RGB-backlight treatment and new switches. We are used to much stronger springs in the switches we use day to day, and with little force required to actuate the switches, and the travel distance cut shorter than most, we were able to dodge plasm balls and whatever else is flung our way. The polling rate is 1000Hz by default, Anti-ghosting is built in, as well as NKRO support, all right out of the box. That’s a bit surprising as well—the rest of HyperX’s keyboards come in Cherry MX Blue, Brown, and Red variants, but you’re stuck with Silvers here. So, leaving out the per-key RGB illumination (7 effects with 5 brightness levels) for the keys thanks to the Kailh Silver Speed switches everything else pretty much remains identical to the original Alloy FPS including the steel frame, N-Key / 6-Key rollover, 100% anti-ghosting, 1000MHz polling rate, detachable braided cable and even a USB port which can be used to charge mobile/portable devices.Like many of its competitor keyboards, it features per-key illumination, which means that every single key has its own addressable RGB LED. That means you can pick up after-market keycap sets (including HyperX’s own pudding caps) from anywhere and customise the look and feel of the keyboard to your liking – something not possible with many Razer and Corsair keyboards, which use different key sizes on the bottom row. Having such a high actuation point and light pressure, they’re easy to accidentally press, even from sloppy movements across the keyboard. The Alloy FPS RGB is the latest to hit the desk for testing, with its 104-key layout and full range of RGB LEDs, the switches used in this model is the make or break deciding factor for many. The min and max brightness levels of the Alloy FPS RGB are showcased above (HyperX claims that this model features the brightest keys used by them to date and we tend to agree).