Durgod HK Venus RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard | 60% Layout | USB C Wired | Doubleshot PBT Keycaps | Cherry Profile | NKRO Rollover | Windows & Mac | Aluminium Chassis| Gateron Black, Black

The board is excellent, but I really want to highlight the software. Multiple profiles/layers can be configured and then flashed to the onboard memory so you dont need to always have third party software running, which is the most frustrating thing about many modern peripherals (looking at you Razer). The onboard memory is great for use with multiple PCs or at work. You can also assign individual RGB settings which helps if you are remapping a layer for macros and want to color code them.

Ive owned this board for around five months now. I love almost everything about it, but theres one issue that I cant seem to fix thats hampered my experience with it. Occasionally the board will completely freeze up. Most notably while Im gaming , itll freeze and be stuck on the W key. The only things that temporarily fixes it is unplugging it and plugging it back in, or switching profiles. A real shame, this would be five stars without this issue.

I think this is one of the best keyboards available right now in this form factor, you wont regret picking this up!

This keyboard is amazinggg. The stabilizers are outstanding and are lubedd. YES LUBED STABILIZERS IN A PRE BUILT KEYBOARD. The rgb is sooo bright. Dont worry u can lower down the brightness of it too. The only come is the software. Its very difficult to use for me but for other people, it might be easy. You dont necessarily need the software but its good to have it. Overall its amazing. Highly recommend.

I’m deleting my original review and updating it with 2 Stars, but more like 2.5 Stars after using this keyboard for 4 months. I want to first start off by saying HK Gaming in the Durgod Discord Server has been more than helpful but I believe that this keyboard has several issues that most people might not be aware of. The keyboard itself is beautiful. I purchased two of them, one white with Gateron Yellows and the other black with Kailh Box Reds. It has a nice aluminum finish, didn’t notice any imperfections in the paint as some reviewers have mentioned. The switches and stabs are lubed generously and it feels like a premium keyboard but falls short of it on everything else. I used both on Windows and Mac, although it’s not officially supported on macOS. I among several others was experiencing the “freezing” issue that infamously plagues this keyboard and makes it feel like maybe it wasn’t quite ready for production. I personally think it’s a mass production PCB issue but from what I’m told by HK Gaming is “the issue occurs under very specific environments” What that exactly means they won’t say. The issue also seems be to isolated to the USB C cable and if you’re experiencing the “freezing” issue you are to request an “upgraded cable” and will take 30 days for it to arrive. Fast forward 30 days later and I’m still experiencing the “freezing” issues even with the upgraded cable. I thought to myself “maybe it’s because I’m using this on a Mac and it’s not officially supported” so I try the upgraded cable on my other keyboard I use for gaming on my PC and the issue still occurs. I also by the way never received my upgraded cable for the black keyboard. It seems it was lost in transit and was sent another one which has yet to arrive. This to me is unacceptable for a $100+ keyboard. The build quality is top notch and feels premium but the main purpose of a keyboard is for it to just work and this this exactly what it falls short of. You could have the nicest looking, most premium feeling keyboard with lubed stabs and switches and custom keycaps but if it doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do then you have a nice display piece on your desk. This is my personal experience with two of these keyboards, Durgod Venus. I might just be considered lucky to have had these issues but when I look at all the people in the Durgod Server and so many people are requesting cables, this tells me there’s something beyond an “environmental” issue at hand and somewhere during the manufacturing process or the vendor used to supply the PCB is faulty to say the least. If you don’t believe me, join their Server and see for yourself how many people are requesting an “upgraded cable” For some, maybe a lot more than I know this “upgraded cable” is fixing their issues but you shouldn’t have a flaw in a product to only then have to request an “upgraded cable”, free or not. This keyboard has the potential to be such an amazing keyboard for its quality and value but it falls short of that because of a “faulty cable” and even then might not work. I did explore my next options and would need to ship the keyboard to China but I’m not doing that for two keyboards and be expected to pay for packaging. Add on Covid-19 and who knows when I’ll expect to receive a replacement when a cable sent one way takes 30 days to arrive, which again I’ll remind you I never received. I hope this helps anyone who is looking at an honest review of this product and knows what to expect should you end up going through the same things I did. Good luck on your purchase decision.

Edit: Keyboard sometimes isn’t recognized when booting up windows 10, this has happened about 3 times already within a week. Also read someone experienced this issue as well. First off this keyboard is made of an aluminum case which you will only find on more premium keyboards so the added weight gives it a more premium and durable build quality. The case will not bend at all. The keycaps are also double shot pbt, the texture looks rough but they are actually very smooth, which some may or may not like. I personally like it. This keyboard comes in a variety of switches which is awesome, I got the gateron browns($100)and they are my first brown switches, they feel smooth and crisp. There is also no metal resonance at all. The stabilizers on this keyboard are amazing, they are well lubed out the factory. I own a ducky one 2 mini and this keyboard far exceeds it in terms of build quality and stabilizers. The only downside to this keyboard is that there are no adjustable stands on the bottom of it, it’s only one non adjustable height but it works fine for me. Also the type c input on this keyboard may seem like a tight fit for custom cables but it fit my non stock type c cable very well, so you should be fine with custom cables fitting but can’t vouch for it since I only tried it with one cable. The software is initially confusing to use but after tinkering around with it, I figured it out and it’s relatively simple to use but could definitely be improved on. The rgb is also very vibrant and well diffused within the keyboard which looks great. Overall this keyboard is great for the price and if you’re thinking of getting it, you won’t be disappointed!

I love this keyboard. This is the best thing I have ever had the pleasure of typing on and gaming with. That being said. I started to notice that my board would freeze and no longer allow input or would freeze on a single keystroke and the problem could only be resolved by unplugging and replugging or switching to another profile. This board is roughly around the 110-130 depending on when you catch it or where. There should not be any bricking defects in a board that expensive. The profile switch would be a good fix to the problem if you just loaded the same profile but theres no tutorial or anything showing you how to create and save and load a new one. Not to mention that on the card the instructions direct you to download a software for it that is not even in existence anymore.Speaking on the official discord with what I assume to be a PR person I was told that the problem is indeed the board and that they have fixed it on the second round of shipments. However Amazon only has the first round now and they wont receive the new ones until later in the year due to the current COVID crisis. Luckily I can still return and buy a ducky.

I love the overall feel of the keys, the look, and the sound of this keyboard, however HK Gaming seems to have quality control issues with their boards and I would not recommend purchasing from them. My keyboard has started to fail after 2 months of use. The keyboard freezes and needs to be unplugged and plugged back in to get it to respond and it fails to register key presses. My s key and my o both fail to register on a regular basis. Ive reached out to HK Gaming twice and have not had any service responses. For a board that is less than a year old this is unacceptable. Im immensely disappointed.

I love everything about the keyboard, but Hera Compiler. I cannot get my profiles downloaded onto the keyboard. When I click download, and then download again on the popup box...nothing happens. Does anybody else have this issue?

Just the best quality of a stock board you can get. Ive had many different keyboards (ducky,razer,corsair,logitech).. and I like durgod better then all of them. I highly recommend this board.