CONCLUSION

   When Patriot released the Viper V760 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard roughly 2 years ago we really didn’t know what to expect. Corsair had too entered the gaming peripherals market quite successfully as did GSkill and even Kingston but we also have numerous “bad” examples so that doesn’t mean anyone can do it. To our surprise Patriot did and so the Viper V760 was one of the best keyboards to reach our labs at the time not only because it had very good build quality but also because of its RGB illumination, general features and quite tempting price tag (always compared to similar models). Thanks to an array of extra features including dedicated macro and multimedia keys, RGB illumination even for the magnetic palm rest, side RGB strips, improved/expanded lighting controls, USB and 3.5mm Audio passthrough ports and the use of Kailh Red mechanical keys (more gamer “oriented”) the new Viper V770 is without doubt a worthy replacement to the award winning V760. My two “issues” with the V760 were the lack of dedicated keys and the short 1.5 meter braided cable and as you all know by now both have been resolved in the V770.

   Patriot did a very good job with the pricing of the Viper V760 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard and we’re glad to see that they did so as well with the V770 (at least in the US) since you can currently find it for just USD119.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 142Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk). Long story short the Viper V770 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard may not be the best one of its class currently but it does combine a large number of features with very good build quality and all that without asking for much in return which is why it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Very Good Build Quality
- Kailh Red Mechanical Switches (60 Million Actuations)
- Full RGB Key Illumination (10 Effects)
- 5 Available Profiles
- RGB illuminated Magnetic Palm Rest
- Braided Cable With Gold Plated USB & 3.5mm Plugs
- USB & 3.5mm Passthrough Ports
- Side RGB LED Strips
- Up To 540 Macro Keys (108 Per Profile)
- Current Price (USA)

CONS

- Current Availability