Glorious PC Gaming Race Gmmk TKL - Barebone, ANSI-LAYOU

EDIT: Amazon delivered the replacement and its as expected. This thing is in terrible shape. Cap and switch pullers absent from box. Beat up metal, scratched and scuffed plastic, old oil on faceplate. Obviously used cable and the cable tie was full of hair (disgusting). Amazon after 1 hour and 5 calls has decided to issue a replacement. Il make an addendum to this review after I receive it.

My first diy keyboard and this was so much fun. easy to use and sounds great.

My keyboard came warped. It doesnt sit flat across all four corners so theres a wobble when pressure is applied to the bottom right side. The problem is easily fixed by either putting a little pack of glasses wipes under that foot or adding a few layers of tape to the foot to make it a bit taller... but at this price point, its a pretty unfortunate problem. I didnt bother sending it back. For me, the fix is a minor annoyance, but it makes me wonder about their newer keyboard which is in pre-order. I already put money down for that thing before I received this and now my confidence in the company to deliver a good product has been diminished. Ill be asked later to pay the remainder of the balance on the preorder for their new keyboard and Im debating if I should just have them refund the cash Ive already put in. Other than the defect, the board is fairly nice. As my first and only modular keyboard, I have nothing to compare it to in that respect. The software for the keyboard could use a serious overhaul. Not even a patch. They should just hire some different people to build software from scratch. The macro options are lacking. The LED effects are decent, but I really expect some more functional software at this price point.

When using this board with a regular A to C cable (like the one included) it works fine. But when using a C to C cable, the keyboard does absolutely nothing. Different cables make no difference. Otherwise great keyboard.

I am writing this review on October 13, 2022. The MCU installed on my board is the VS11K28A, which is not compatible with QMK. This appears to be a 4th revision of the GMMK TKL; revisions 2 and 3 are compatible with QMK. The keyboard itself is quite nice for only 50 or so dollars. The riser feet do almost nothing, and it feels a bit low coming from a keyboard with more pronounced riser feet. There is little to no room in the case for any foam/polyfill, but mine did come with a small sheet of foam preinstalled in the case. The proprietary software you need to control RGB/macros is windows only, and is pretty lackluster. I could not find anything on a 3rd party software compatible with this keyboard. If this is something that matters to you, I would look elsewhere. I wish I knew this before I bought it, but for the price you cant get much better. I would not hold out for any official software updates; the GMMK 2 and Pro use a different software and I believe theyve given up on supporting the GMMK 1.

usb-c, hotswap, formfactor that supports many keycap combos. check, check check,. plus its good quality for what you get. greater starter board if you like to hotswap a lot.

This board has to be the best that I own to date. After throwing in some Milky Yellow switches, this keyboard sounds just like a dream! The LEDs are quite bright as well. Being as sturdy as it is, it produces a very satisfying thocc with every keystroke. Could not recommend this more!

We got this in February last year, and in a couple months the keyboard died to static electricity. We got it again thinking we just got a faulty board, but now its died again in the same way.

Fantastic, good-looking, well built keyboard. But, while I would love to keep it, I unfortunately bought it by mistake. Even though it was clearly marked as bare bones. I was locking for a complete keyboard. I should have known the price was too good. In another life maybe.

They feel really nice for the value, it’s extremely clean. Of right now I have box jade switches and I’ve ordered some MTE key caps. But of rn I am using hyper x pudding caps which are nice but I prefer classic looking keyboards. But the switches on these are so crisp I love them. Easy to use plug in and play.