ASUS White Roundup
Keyboards
Now you’ve built your system it would be a shame to cover your desk with peripherals which don’t echo your choice of colour scheme. As you would expect by now, even if the title of this article has escaped your notice, ASUS have you covered in this department too.
ASUS ROG Azoth
We love that the 75% form-factor ROG Azoth has their own switches, and the versions in this particular keyboard are called the NX Snow. That can’t be accidental. A few years ago we reviewed a Steelseries keyboard which had an OLED display, and the Azoth is the first one we’ve seen since then to include this handy element by default. We’re less keen on the eye-watering price point for a keyboard which has neither a wrist rest or number pad out of the box. We know ASUS ROG stuff is expensive, but this is beyond the pale, especially when compared to the other models on this page.
ASUS eShop : £239.99
Being a ROG model you would expect a whole host of additional things to play with, and the Azoth definitely ticks that box. A “lube station” and “lube brush” are interesting additions. Apparently the NX switches come pre-lubed. Anyone else ever heard of lubricating your key switches? Us neither. However, more usefully the Azoth has some spare mechanical switches, as well as moutning stations, switch opener, and key puller. Perfect if you like to keep your keyboard in mint condition.
It’s definitely tiny. Those of you with sausage fingers need not apply. A TKL keyboard is one thing, a 75% TKL one.. not for the inept of finger. That might sound like a joke, but this is clearly not a keyboard for anyone who has slight motor control issues.
OLED loveliness, should you want to check that the keyboard is attached, which method of attachment you’ve used, and, of course, a visual representation of any volume adjustments.
ASUS Strix Scope NX TKL
People have different requirements for their keyboards. Your erstwhile writer here likes a full size model, if only because of the amount of times I need to use ASCII codes for our various elements (°C for example). However, most people are happy with smaller sizes to limit the amount of desk being used, especially if you’re running a WASD heavy set of games. The Strix Scope NX TKL is compact enough without limiting the amount of keys available to you too badly.
ASUS eShop : £134.99
OC3D non-NX Review : Here
ASUS ROG Falchion Ace
Although it’s very easy to come away with the conclusion that the majority of keyboards are the same, they’ve all got their own little features or elements that can make them stand apart from their fellows. The ROG Falchion Ace is a great keyboard if you’re the type of person who streams your games, as it allows you to plug it in to two different systems and move between them with the flick of a switch. Perfect if you’ve got OBS and Chat on a laptop and the actual gameplay on your main rig. It’s extremely tiny too, for those with limited desk real estate. We also like the touch control. Swish.
ASUS eShop : £99.99
OC3D non-Ace Review : Here
