Roccat’s gaming keyboards have been essentially the most putting we have seen over the previous few years. Visually gorgeous keyboards with an fascinating aesthetic that makes them actually stand out from the gang. The Roccat Vulcan II Max continues that development with a full-size keyboard that boasts some severely gorgeous RGB lighting.

There’s rather more to this keyboard than simply the great appears to be like although, as it is also rigorously crafted for consolation and capabilities together with TITAN II optical switches and options like Simple-Shift that make it a robust device on your gaming arsenal.

We have been busy working, gaming and extra to see the way it holds as much as the competitors.

Roccat Vulcan II Max

The Roccat Vulcan II Max is a full-sized gaming keyboard with putting RGB lighting that features a wrist relaxation that glows and loads of different options too. 

Execs

• Excellent RGB lighting
• Comfy low-profile keycaps and body
• Handy controls and customisation
• Simple to scrub

Cons

• Costly
• Model may not be for everybody
• Louder than different choices
• Lacks PBT doubleshot keycaps

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Out of the field, the Vulcan II Max is an fascinating beast. It is not as premium feeling as different keyboards we have tried at this value level, however that is to not say it is low cost and disappointing. At first look, you may be forgiven for pondering it is underwhelming. When it isn’t plugged in it isn’t a lot to have a look at.

However issues get fascinating as soon as you fit the wrist relaxation into place and plug it in. That wrist relaxation is actually fairly completely different from the norm. It is a floppy, jelly-like factor which slots into some holes on the backside of fringe of the keyboard (somewhat than clipping on or being held in place with magnets like many different boards). This design permits gentle to cross by means of its opaque physique and the gorgeous RGB glow to gentle up your desk.

The Vulcan II Max requires two USB-A connections to your gaming PC as a way to perform correctly, so be sure to have sufficient free ports before you purchase. This opens up that RGB lighting but in addition ensures you may benefit from different options too.

RGB focussed design

• Translucent Removable Palm Relaxation
• Raised low-profile keycaps design
• {Hardware} and software program lighting controls
• Devoted media controls

It is pretty apparent that the Vulcan II Max has a design centered on RGB. Like different Roccat keyboards, this one has low-profile keycaps and raised change housing which implies you may see the fantastic RGB glow with ease and from a number of angles. There’s additionally a slight spacing between every change that additional helps with that glow. This has the additional benefit of constructing it simpler to maintain clear as a result of you may simply blow some compressed air between the keycaps or run a small brush by means of. This implies it is simpler to scrub than most keyboards as you need not take the keycaps off.

These keycaps might disappoint some individuals although, as a result of they’re ABS plastic somewhat than PBT doubleshot. We perceive why although as ABS typically lets by means of extra gentle than doubleshot keycaps do.

Every keycap additionally has good curvature to it which implies your fingers sit properly the place they’re positioned making for a cushty really feel.

The draw back right here is the ABS plastic can really feel a bit slippery underneath the fingertips. In the event you’re a sweaty gamer or have notably oily fingers then this will current issues, although we did not discover any points.

In the event you’re not a fan of ABS although, there is not any must panic. The switches beneath the keycaps have the basic Cherry MX type crosshatch, so you should use your personal {custom} keycaps as a substitute.

In our opinion, this design is an efficient steadiness of consolation and aesthetics and definitely not one that ought to put you off buying.

The RGB lighting could be very brilliant although. Fortunately, that is adjustable, as is the lighting mode through {hardware} controls (with FN+arrow keys) or by Roccat Swam. Whereas within the daytime it was lots brilliant sufficient with out being distracting, at nighttime, the default setting is frankly too brilliant.

Within the software program there are alternatives for per-key illumination, so you may customise your personal lighting in addition to set completely different lighting for various profiles (there’s on-board reminiscence for 4 completely different profiles for various makes use of). We discover the usual AIMO clever lighting to be pretty pleasing – and it would not require extra work to get it wanting nice.

Succesful gaming prowess?

• 1000 Hz polling price
• Full Key (NKRO) with 100% Anti-Ghosting
• 32-bit ARM Cortex M3
• TITAN II Optical switches – pink linear – 1.4mm actuation, 3.6mm complete journey

The Roccat Vulcan II Max is extra than simply appears to be like although. That is additionally a fantastic keyboard for on a regular basis use and for gaming. It boasts some first rate specs that embody a 1000Hz polling price and optical switches.

You could have a alternative of both brown or pink switches, with pink being essentially the most logical alternative for players. These pink linear switches have a 1.4mm actuation level, in order that they reply to a lightweight contact and are lots responsive on your gaming periods. The optical design means they’re correct and constructed to final, so should not disappoint.

We discovered that Roccat appears to have improved the change stabilisation and housing of this keyboard over its earlier fashions. So there’s much less rattle and ping and a extra satisfying expertise. Regardless of the low-profile keycaps, there is not any extreme wobble or horrid noises to spoil your enjoyable when working or gaming.

As with different Roccat gaming peripherals, this keyboard additionally has hidden prospects that you may entry through Roccat Swarm. A type of is the Simple-Shift tech. This lets you program a secondary layer of button actions by setting one key that opens up the Simple-Shift layer for extra programmability. Press and maintain that and the keys you have set and you are able to do all types of issues, together with creating macros to make use of in sport.

In fact, that is already a full-size keyboard, however this customisation means you may open up much more {custom} key choices to fit your personal private want. There are a variety of secondary actions setup as default, from easy issues like profile switching to macro recording, however you might have the potential of a lot extra.

You even have the comfort of media controls just like the playback and quantity buttons too. In order a full-sized keyboard, it is actually characteristic packed and has extra on supply than your common keyboard.

Vedict

The Roccat Vulcan II Max is a nifty keyboard that actually has some good type and highlights. It is nice wanting but in addition comfy and succesful.

It’s nevertheless fairly costly and lacks among the options we would anticipate on such a high-end keyboard. For a bit extra cash you can go for the custom-keyboard beating Asus ROG Azoth or the equally superior Razer DeathStalker V2 Pro. These keyboards and have loads of different issues on supply on your cash too.