Our coverage of PAX Prime 2015 is powered by HyperX. Check out their Cloud
2 headset down in the description below. Also, thank you to ASUS and Corsair. To
start the ball rolling, we've got the Strafe RGB. This is very similar to the
actual original Strafe. If you want to see my video on that, click the card up
here. But what's changed is, well, it's RGB. The back plate is no longer red
because it wouldn't really work with RGB anymore. Now it's white and actually
reflects more colors better, which is pretty cool. They've also gotten more
brightness and vibrancy out of those LEDs. But what's really cool about this
keyboard isn't actually necessarily those kind of things. It's a new switch
that they're releasing with the keyboard called the MX Silent. The MX Silent is
an exclusive Corsair switch from Cherry, which is, I think, exclusive to them for
a while, maybe not forever. The idea of the Silent is that it's based off of a
Red, but it has a reduced travel time. So instead of a 4 mm travel distance, it
now has a 3.7 m millimem travel distance, but with the actuation point
in the same spot, which is 2 mm. So basically, you actuate at the same time,
but you bottom out a little bit faster. So it should in theoretically be a
faster experience. A lot of people say reds are for gaming, so maybe silence or
even a little bit more for gaming. That's what you guys decide. Let me know later on when you try it after you get
one of these on Twitter. Next up, we have the Scimitar RGB mouse. This is a
16.8 million color RGB mouse, similar to the keyboard we just checked out. And
just like the keyboard, you can configure all of the colors to match
your other peripherals through the Q software. The sensor in this thing is a
3988, which has 12,000 DPI. And that's
actually based off the same sensor that was in the Saber RGB, if you guys are
familiar with that mouse. It has 12 macro buttons on the side, which is
cool. And these macro buttons are Panasonic mechanical switches, which is
actually also pretty badass. But a constant problem that people have with
these MMO styled mouse or some people use these for MOBAs as well is that it
might be in the wrong position. So Corsair solved that problem or address
that problem by making it so you can move this bank of keys up or back for a
total travel distance of 8 mm by using a hex screw that's on the bottom of the
mouse. It also has a DPI indicator hidden just in front of that movable
bank of macro keys. And the general construction of the mouse is actually
very similar to other models of Corsair mice. So if you're already a fan of the
form factor, it's not going to be that different for you, which is probably a
good thing. Next up is the Void series of headsets. These have some pretty cool
new tech on it. So each one of the mics in this series has what's called infomic
on the end of it. The front LED will basically tell you whether or not your mic is muted, which could be helpful
depending on what activities you do at your computer throughout the day. And
then the light on the back, there's not the back, just a little bit further back
from the other one will tell you some other stuff like what EQ setting you're using, if your battery is running out,
or if you're running Dolby or not, and it can change color and do some other
stuff depending on that. There's also a Q control dial which can change things
like it's a multi-function dial, so you can press it in to change your EQ. You
can press and hold for Dolby toggle, so you can turn Dolby on or off, or you can
move it up or down to change your volume. And you can also do that
rapidly. If you hold it up, it will jump up to the top, or if you hold it down,
it'll jump down to the bottom for a quick mute. There's actually three different models within the Void lineup.
So, starting at the top, we've got wireless at $150. That one has a 40ft
range of 2.4 GHz signal, which is pretty intense, and 16 hours of battery life,
which is also a lot for a headset. Good to see. Jumping down from that, we have
the USB one, which is about $100. That one's very similar to the wireless one,
just not wireless. And then we have the stereo one. That's just a 3.5 mm jack,
costs 80 bucks, and actually has multiplatform support, so you can plug
this into your phone, into your console, I guess, and into your PC. Thanks to
HyperX for sending us to Pax Prime 2015 this year. You can check out their
YouTube channel up in the cards area up here. You should be sure to subscribe.
They have some really cool gaming content. Also, thank you to ASUS and
Corsair for sending us here as well. If you want to see the products announced
here at PAX Prime from all of these companies, check out that link in the
video description down below.