Corsair Strafe RGB, Scimitar RGB, and Void - PAX Prime 2015
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2016-05-06
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Our coverage of PAX Prime 2015 is powered by HyperX. Check out their Cloud
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2 headset down in the description below. Also, thank you to ASUS and Corsair. To
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start the ball rolling, we've got the Strafe RGB. This is very similar to the
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actual original Strafe. If you want to see my video on that, click the card up
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here. But what's changed is, well, it's RGB. The back plate is no longer red
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because it wouldn't really work with RGB anymore. Now it's white and actually
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reflects more colors better, which is pretty cool. They've also gotten more
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brightness and vibrancy out of those LEDs. But what's really cool about this
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keyboard isn't actually necessarily those kind of things. It's a new switch
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that they're releasing with the keyboard called the MX Silent. The MX Silent is
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an exclusive Corsair switch from Cherry, which is, I think, exclusive to them for
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a while, maybe not forever. The idea of the Silent is that it's based off of a
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Red, but it has a reduced travel time. So instead of a 4 mm travel distance, it
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now has a 3.7 m millimem travel distance, but with the actuation point
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in the same spot, which is 2 mm. So basically, you actuate at the same time,
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but you bottom out a little bit faster. So it should in theoretically be a
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faster experience. A lot of people say reds are for gaming, so maybe silence or
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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
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one of these on Twitter. Next up, we have the Scimitar RGB mouse. This is a
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16.8 million color RGB mouse, similar to the keyboard we just checked out. And
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just like the keyboard, you can configure all of the colors to match
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your other peripherals through the Q software. The sensor in this thing is a
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3988, which has 12,000 DPI. And that's
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actually based off the same sensor that was in the Saber RGB, if you guys are
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familiar with that mouse. It has 12 macro buttons on the side, which is
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cool. And these macro buttons are Panasonic mechanical switches, which is
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actually also pretty badass. But a constant problem that people have with
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these MMO styled mouse or some people use these for MOBAs as well is that it
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might be in the wrong position. So Corsair solved that problem or address
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that problem by making it so you can move this bank of keys up or back for a
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total travel distance of 8 mm by using a hex screw that's on the bottom of the
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mouse. It also has a DPI indicator hidden just in front of that movable
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bank of macro keys. And the general construction of the mouse is actually
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very similar to other models of Corsair mice. So if you're already a fan of the
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form factor, it's not going to be that different for you, which is probably a
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good thing. Next up is the Void series of headsets. These have some pretty cool
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new tech on it. So each one of the mics in this series has what's called infomic
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on the end of it. The front LED will basically tell you whether or not your mic is muted, which could be helpful
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depending on what activities you do at your computer throughout the day. And
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then the light on the back, there's not the back, just a little bit further back
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from the other one will tell you some other stuff like what EQ setting you're using, if your battery is running out,
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or if you're running Dolby or not, and it can change color and do some other
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stuff depending on that. There's also a Q control dial which can change things
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like it's a multi-function dial, so you can press it in to change your EQ. You
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can press and hold for Dolby toggle, so you can turn Dolby on or off, or you can
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move it up or down to change your volume. And you can also do that
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rapidly. If you hold it up, it will jump up to the top, or if you hold it down,
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it'll jump down to the bottom for a quick mute. There's actually three different models within the Void lineup.
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So, starting at the top, we've got wireless at $150. That one has a 40ft
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range of 2.4 GHz signal, which is pretty intense, and 16 hours of battery life,
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which is also a lot for a headset. Good to see. Jumping down from that, we have
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the USB one, which is about $100. That one's very similar to the wireless one,
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just not wireless. And then we have the stereo one. That's just a 3.5 mm jack,
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costs 80 bucks, and actually has multiplatform support, so you can plug
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this into your phone, into your console, I guess, and into your PC. Thanks to
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HyperX for sending us to Pax Prime 2015 this year. You can check out their
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YouTube channel up in the cards area up here. You should be sure to subscribe.
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They have some really cool gaming content. Also, thank you to ASUS and
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Corsair for sending us here as well. If you want to see the products announced
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here at PAX Prime from all of these companies, check out that link in the
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video description down below.