Glorious PC Gaming Race GMMK 2 Full-Size ANSI US White Mechanical Keyboard with Fox Switches Keyboard for Modding Enthusiasts. 18 Presets RGB Lighting, Full NKRO and Anti-Ghosting

Product Information

Naturally, the GMMK 2 Pre-Built Keyboard comes with pre-installed keycaps and switches. Thanks to the included keycap and switch puller, you are free to swap, change, and customise these too. The hot-swapping technology is still there. We've converted this review to Test Bench 1.3, which overhauls how key input is evaluated. We've added new tests for Single Key Latency, Multi Key Latency, Data Transmission, and Chord Split. We've also introduced a new Raw Performance usage and adjusted how the Gaming and Office usage scores are calculated. You can see the full changelog here.

The stabilizers on the GMMK 2 also come pre-lubed and these also feel very decent. I can’t detect any noticeable or annoying rattle, and even though some of the stabilized keys can feel a tiny bit mushy I can’t say that I was ever annoyed by any of this. The stabilizers are plate-mounted, but the GMMK 2 also supports screw-in stabilizers should you want to use those with this board. Glorious is one such company that has tried to raise the standards in a bunch of markets (their GMMK Promade some serious waves in the keyboard community, and the Model O was one of the first commonly available ultralight mice) and today we’re taking a look at the newest iteration of their first gaming keyboard. The first thing I noticed about the new GMMK line is the fact that they made some smart design choices, at least for me personally. It comes in two sizes, namely a 65% version and a full size (96%) version. That last one has the key clusters closer together and sacrifices some keys for the smaller form factor but it still has the numpad and functionality you’d expect from a full-sized board, which I like. I am not a fan of full-sized keyboards so I did most of my testing on the 65% board, though both keyboards are the same under the hood so what I say in this review regarding the performance, keycaps, and all of that goes for both versions. Let’s talk about the switches first. The GMMK 2 (the prebuilt version at least; you can also get a barebones version) features Glorious’ new Fox linear switches. Followers of the keyboard world will know that Glorious already have a linear switch in their arsenal in the form of the Lynx, but this is a new one. For now, these Fox switches are exclusive to the GMMK 2 though I of course don’t know what kind of plans Glorious has for the future.

Customize your own GMMK 2

We identified a testing issue with this keyboard wherein we didn't properly filter out the end point of our data set before calculating the averages to produce our Latency results. We've now recalculated the Single Key Latency and Multi-Key Latency scores with the endpoint properly filtered out, and both scores have lowered slightly. Type 'y' and press the right Enter / Ascend key.After a moment, the program will begin cloning the necessary files. This review goes over the Compact TKL version of the GMMK 2, which is a creative way of saying this is a 65% form factor keyboard. It has dedicated arrow keys and four other keys from the Ins-Pg Dn cluster, and does so by taking up some room to the right of the alphanumeric section. There are 67 keys on this US ANSI layout rather than the usual 68, and ISO versions will be available separately. The missing key is on the bottom row—instead of three 1u keys to the right of the space bar, we have two 1.25u keys, which results in a somewhat ungainly gap there I would have rather seen filled with a third key. I am sure a dedicated Menu key would have gone well with many. It's not a case of standard keycap sizing throughout either, with R.Shift still shorter than on most other 65% form factors.

Select the correct firmware file with a '.bin' extension. Its name will look like the command you entered in Step 14. Made from ABS plastic, the keycaps are doubleshot for enhanced durability. The legends are moulded into the keycap for a seamless finish and lettering that won’t rub away with extensive use. For these keys, the legends are clear to best allow the RGB lighting to shine through. Plus, on both the full-size and TKL models, there are front-facing legends printed onto certain keys to denote extra layers of functionality without cluttering the keycap. Juicy.

Now it's time to flash your new firmware file to your GMMK 2. We will highlight the main steps below, but you can refer to the Official QMK Documentation for more specific information regarding flashing here.