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Built for precision engineering and outrageous customization options, the STRAFE mechanical keyboard combines pro-proven CHERRY® MX gaming switch technology with brilliant dynamic lighting control. Compatible with CORSAIR iCUE
sku: CH-9000094-EU
After 20 years of pushing the limits of innovation, Corsair Gaming takes the power of Cherry MX German engineering one step further.
Fast, precise, durable Cherry® MX
Multicolor backlighting for outrageous customization
Reassign and create any key combo
Easily connect most devices via USB
Textured and contoured keycaps
100% anti-ghosting for however fast you play
Adjust your media volume on the fly
Ergonomic detachable wrist rest included
Built in Germany and used by the pros, Cherry MX gaming key switches feature the world’s leading mechanical switch technology. Gold-crosspoint contacts, gold-plated contact closures, and pressure-resistant metal alloy springs give every gamer a competitive advantage.
If you’re playing MMOs and MOBAs, it’s often less about getting your shots in, and more about moving out of fire. Cherry MX Brown switches give you light tactile feedback, so you know exactly when the keypress is registering.
Brilliant RGB LED backlighting immerses you in the game with virtually unlimited adjustability.
It’s ready for your mouse, phone, or wireless headset adapter, and strategically positioned for uninterrupted game play by keeping the cable out of the line of fire.
Personalize your Strafe RGB for your game of choice. The textured, contoured keycaps enable enhanced grip and feel.
It’s textured to provide just the right amount of grip to keep your hands in place and provide long-lasting comfort.
100% anti-ghosting with 104 key rollover on USB ensures that every keypress registers, no matter how fast you play.
Make on-the-fly audio adjustments without interrupting your game. And when you’re not competing, they provide an easy way to play, pause, and skip audio tracks.
Harnesses the power of iCUE to connect your Corsair RGB keyboard, mouse, and headset to work in harmony for the ultimate lighting experience.
Spectro Syncing, Triple Rainbow, Ride the Wave, and Reactive Ripple will take your gaming to an entirely new level.
Reassign any key, or set up the most extreme macros for effortless gaming control.
Everything you need to step up your game is in the box: a detachable wrist rest, FPS and MOBA keycap sets with a keycap removal tool, and a powered USB pass-through so you don’t need to clutter your play space with an extender.
And by tapping into our free RGBShare community site, you can set up your Strafe RGB with custom lighting maps for all your games and beautiful animations for when you’re not playing. You can go from zero to awesome in less than five minutes.
CORSAIR iCUE software enables vivid dynamic lighting control, sophisticated macro programming and full-system lighting synchronization across compatible CORSAIR peripherals, coolers, fans and more.
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Yes, simply export your profile and send the .PRF file to the other user. You can also import/export ACTIONS with a .ACT file and import/export LIGHTING with a .LGHT file in the situation that you don’t want to share your complete profile. Here is our community forum to download and share profiles:
http://forum.corsair.com/v3/forumdisplay.php?f=248
Yes. This means you will not be able to customize any lighting effects or assign any type of action to the keys. The firmware will also need to be updated on the keyboard as well.
Unfortunately, due to the firmware and hardware differences with the new RGB peripherals, the new Corsair Utility Engine is not compatible with the older products that use the Vengeance Gaming software.
The keyboard with its multiple layers of lighting is capable of applying one lighting layer over another. If you see some keys that are darker or lighter than others, ensure that you did not configure two colors over the same keys through different groups.
First, you must install the CUE software. Then bring it up and go to SETTINGS and click on the DEVICE tab.
Click Update Firmware and then click the link in the pop-up window:
Save the .zip somewhere on your PC for easy access and then click open.
Proceed to click Update and let the software proceed with the firmware update. You will notice the keyboard power down and power up as it reboots internally. If the keyboard is not detected after the firmware update, we recommend restarting the PC and bringing the software back up.
Every key on the keyboard except the volume scroll wheel is assignable with an action of your choosing. Each and every individual key can also be customized to be any color you like (up to 16.8 million options) in addition to an action being assigned.
After you select your new profile, click on the box next to the pulldown menu and select “Set as Default Profile.”
Background Lighting refers to the keyboard’s LED colors at a static state (when nothing is happening to the keyboard or if the keyboard is idle). This lighting is what you are accustomed to when purchasing a normal LED backlit keyboard as the LED simply stays on with no animation or pattern being played.
Foreground Lighting refers to the animation you have configured that plays on top of the Background Lighting. This is the lighting pattern you configured as SOLID, GRADIENT, RIPPLE, or WAVE that will either play automatically upon key press, an action, or from mode being selected.
The Vengeance K70 RGB is designed to offer multiple layers of lighting so users like yourself can configure complex lighting sequences that work together with Background, Foreground, and Type Lighting configurations. You can have all four (4) animations of SOLID, GRADIENT, RIPPLE, and WAVE exist on top of one another to create complex and unique patterns. The only limit is your imagination.
Type Lighting will work with both Foreground and Background Lighting simultaneously upon key press.
You can download the full manual as a PDF here.
A profile represents the overall preferences you have created for your keyboard for both macros and lighting. A profile is also what is saved to the keyboard that contains a list of your modes, actions, and lighting you assigned to your key(s). One of the most important features of your profile is the ability to assign it to a specific program (by the .exe file). This means that if you create different profiles that contain separate actions and lighting setups for different programs, your profile will change automatically based on the application detected on the foreground.
A mode is different lighting and action setups within the same profile. This allows you to keep a single profile for a certain application, but allow you to create different setups depending on the mode you configured without having to change the profile. For example, if your profile was designed for the game Battlefield 4, you can have different modes configured for different classes in the game (Soldier, Medic, Sniper, etc.) under the same BF4 profile. Our software will allow you to change to different modes with a button assignment without having the need to change the profile (which ideally should be linked to an application).
To assign a button on the K70 to switch profiles or modes, simply go to PROFILES -> ASSIGNMENTS and right click any of the keys to configure Profile or Mode Select.
For USB 3.0:Use one connector (the one with the keyboard icon) when connecting via USB 3.0
Connecting via USB 2.0Use both connectors when using USB 2.0. Plug in the connector with the two arrows icon first, and the connector with the keyboard icon second.
The BIOS switch both adjusts the polling rate and allows you to turn off advanced keyboard features for compatibility with certain legacy motherboards. Settings of 1, 2, 4, and 8 are millisecond polling rates (1ms = 1000hz). Switching to BIOS reduces the polling rate and turns off other features for maximum compatibility. By default we ship at 1ms (1000Hz) and most gamers will prefer to just use the setting.
Rollover refers to the number of simultaneous key presses that will register to the system. If a keyboard has 6-Key Rollover, that means the maximum of keys that can be pressed together and display properly is six (6).
Our Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB can detect up to 104-keys which means that if you simultaneously pressed every standard key on our keyboard. All 104 keys will be registered correctly. This is important in games where improper detection of keystrokes can make the difference between victory and defeat.
You will find download links for the software in multiple locations on our webpage but the most reliable location is: corsair.com/downloads and selecting “Gaming Keyboards” from the droplist.)
There is no separate file for the firmware update as you will update any applicable firmware for your keyboard through the Software under Settings -> Update.
The scroll lock, caps lock, and num lock will all flash to signal you have set the keyboard to BIOS mode. The notification is to remind you that you're in BIOS mode (104 Key Mode, Media Keys, Windows Key, and Software Functions are disabled).