GK61 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – 61 Keys Multi Color RGB Illuminated LED Backlit Wired Programmable for PC/Mac Gamer (Gateron Optical Red, Black)


GK61 is a standard-sized 60% keyboard featuring RGB backlighting, USB-C wired connection, and optical switches . The USB-C cable is detachable for convenience of portability.

Optical switches are much more durable than conventional mechanical keyboard switches and are rated for 100 million keystrokes.

They have a high actuation point of 1.5mm for fast response. Light Strike optical switches utilize a horizontal infrared beam which is transmitted across the width of the inner keyswitch.

The infrared beam is normally blocked from reaching a sensor across from it by the stem. Once a switch is pressed, the switch stem no longer blocks the infrared beam and the beam is detected by the sensor, which activates the switch.

Due to the optical mechanism, an optical switch has an extremely fast response time of 0.2ms, which means faster reactions in those times where timing is critical, such as when gaming.

Size

HK Gaming GK61 optical keyboard

FN Functions:

  • Fn+Back: Turn on/off light effect.
  • Fn+P/[{: Brightness down/up, 21 level adjustable.F
  • n+Q: Online model, you can choose to use many backlight and macros.F
  • n+W/E/R: Offline model.F
  • n+W: model 1, default function – normal keyboard.F
  • n+E: model 2, default function – F1, F2, F3…….F
  • n+R: model 3, default function – PS, SL, PB, Ins, HM, PU, Del, End, PD.

Ks-15 gateron optical switches black Ks-15 gateron optical switches blue Ks-15 gateron optical switches brown Ks-15 gateron optical switches red Ks-15 gateron optical switches yellow Ks-15 gateron optical switches silver
Gateron Optical Black Gateron Optical Blue Gateron Optical Brown Gateron Optical Red Gateron Optical Yellow Gateron Optical Silver
Switch Type Linear Clicky Tactile Linear Linear Linear
Total Travel 4.0 mm 4.0 mm 4.0 mm 4.0 mm 3.2 mm 3.2 mm
Pre Travel 2.0 mm (± 0.6 mm) 2.0 mm (± 0.6 mm) 2.0 mm (± 0.6 mm) 2.0 mm (± 0.6 mm) 1.0 mm (± 0.6 mm) 1.0 mm (± 0.6 mm)
Operating Force 60 cN (±15 cN) 55 cN (±15 cN) 55 cN (±15 cN) 45 cN (±15 cN) 35 cN (±15 cN) 45 cN (±15 cN)
Audible Click No No No No No
HK Gaming GK61 White optical gateron switches


Weight: 538 g
Dimensions: 29 x 10 x 3 cm; 538 Grams
Brand: HK Gaming
Model: GK-61
Colour: Black
Batteries Included: No
Manufacture: Hong Kong Keyboards
Colour: Black

234 Responses

  1. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    die tastatur ist echt super und hat ein gutes preis leistungs verhlniss

  2. Anonymous says:

     United States 🇺🇸

    This is my first keyboard to FULLY mod and I have to say.. I’m quite impressed with the switches but the stabs are atrocious… So I had to order some extra but that’s what I was going to do anyway … Over all solid 8 out of 10

  3. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    i use this keyboard for regular gaming – you can tell it feels like a budget board but for general gaming and not a high budget would deffinetly reccomend.

  4. Anonymous says:

     Canada 🇨🇦

    Really good quality keyboard. Only flaw is the power cord is made of cheap material so be careful when moving it or unplugging it.

  5. Anonymous says:

     Canada 🇨🇦

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersHonestly this is a very good keyboard, has great RGB (Lighting) and just feels good. There are only 2 THINGS I DISLIKE about this keyboard. It is very small in my opinion even though its normal for gaming keyboards to be small this one feels very small. What really bothers me is that it makes so much noise it depends on the switch you get but it was super loud. When my brother would use the keyboard in the morning he would wake me up to the sound of clickity-clackity. In other terms DON’T BUY IF YOU DONT LIKE LOUD KEYBAORDS! Other than that I really like the 18 or something RGB functions from right out the box.
    Thanks for reading

  6. Anonymous says:

     Canada

    Nous tions la recherche d’un clavier pour que mon garon puisse jouer en ligne. N’tant pas un joueur professionnel ou mettant plusieurs heures par jour, nous voulions un clavier ayant un rapport qualit-caractristiques/prix intressant.
    Mon garon adore le clavier, il apprcie le fait de pouvoir illuminer de faon indpendante les touches et il pourra remplacer le mcanisme des touches pour les adapter ses prfrences plus tard.

  7. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 4 From Our UsersFirst of all I had to return one lavender GK61 keyboard I got which was faulty due to the equals and plus /f12 (=+) key was triggering the whole top right set of keys ({[]}=+ and enter) so that’s mainly why I gave 4 stars, another thing is that the keyboard feels quite sensitive which can be a bad thing for gaming for example resting my finger on key caps sometimes select that key, this can be annoying when playing a game like Fortnite when your ready your finger on a building key and it accidentally triggers.

    Some good things on the GK61. Hot-swappable switches gives you a the chance to upgrade. the typing experience which is smooth and satisfying, the sound of the keys are a little clicky and thoccy ( Gateron mechanical yellows), the color of the keyboard is very accurate to the listing image’s and the rgb is very vibrant and has a lot of customizability with the app.

    Overall the GK61 is worth the 69.99 price tag due to the pleasing experience I’ve had so far with typing and performance in long gaming sessions.

  8. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 4 From Our UsersFirst of all I had to return one lavender GK61 keyboard I got which was faulty due to the equals and plus /f12 (=+) key was triggering the whole top right set of keys ({[]}=+ and enter) so that’s mainly why I gave 4 stars, another thing is that the keyboard feels quite sensitive which can be a bad thing for gaming for example resting my finger on key caps sometimes select that key, this can be annoying when playing a game like Fortnite when your ready your finger on a building key and it accidentally triggers.

    Some good things on the GK61. Hot-swappable switches gives you a the chance to upgrade. the typing experience which is smooth and satisfying, the sound of the keys are a little clicky and thoccy ( Gateron mechanical yellows), the color of the keyboard is very accurate to the listing image’s and the rgb is very vibrant and has a lot of customizability with the app.

    Overall the GK61 is worth the 69.99 price tag due to the pleasing experience I’ve had so far with typing and performance in long gaming sessions.

  9. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our Userswell nice looking keyboard compact and everything else but i can see to use the F1 to F12 keys and cant Ctrl+Alt + del also the software is bugged cant update firmware.

  10. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our Userswell nice looking keyboard compact and everything else but i can see to use the F1 to F12 keys and cant Ctrl+Alt + del also the software is bugged cant update firmware.

  11. Anonymous says:

     Canada 🇨🇦

    he keyboard is great for its budget, but there’s just tiny things about it that just make it pretty bad. This is a keyboard that you mod and don’t really use it stock, like the key caps are noticeably wobbly when you really focus on it and the rgb isn’t the brightest so overall i give this keyboard a 6.5/10

  12. Anonymous says:

     Canada 🇨🇦

    look at the function keys. theyre out of order. there not the best keycaps tbh

    look at the function keys. theyre out of order. there not the best keycaps tbh

  13. Anonymous says:

     United States 🇺🇸

    This is a great product but the led lights on the keyboard don’t work for me and I’m trying to reach out to the people of the keyboard if any body could help!

  14. Anonymous says:

     Mexico

    Se gana completamente el titulo de teclados calidad-precio, es el mejor teclado que eh probado.

  15. skypexj says:

     United States

    I bought this for my son and he uses it for gaming. He absolutely LOVES it! He loves the loud clicking sound of the keys. It’s something that I don’t understand but one thing for sure, he’s a happy kid. The keyboard is smaller than regular keyboards due to no number keypad. So for gaming, it’s perfect. Looks great too.

  16. SenaidaJ72 says:

     India

    Really great 60% keyboard for gaming. Im really harsh on this kb while gaming but it still works great. Been using for over a year&ahalf now. Really sensitive to press, optical yellows . Could be a downside for typing but you’ll get used to it after a while.
    Downsides-
    1) No toggling option for arrowkeys. Have to hold FN key to use arrowkeys. Would be great if there was an option to toggle on/off arrow keys.
    2) After more than a year and a half’s use it has gotten a bit louder and clunky. The space bar is way louder than before.

  17. RodrigoDEJV says:

     Mexico 🇲🇽

    El teclado muy bueno, teclas de calidad, swiches buenow, rgb muy potente, lo unico que le veo de “malo”, sera que el cavle es un poco rigido, pero tampoco afecta en nada su funcionamiento l, 10/10, muy recomendable

  18. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    I am really into gaming and this was an amazing add to my setup!!!! There is nothing to worry about this keyboard, anyone can use it.

  19. hong11290106 says:

     United States 🇺🇸

    This keyboard comes with all you need keyboard, cord, and keycap puller. I bought their keycaps going for the cotton candy feel. The keyboard compared to another brands like Matrix Keyboards to very similar. But great keyboard just make sure to have a good connection and don’t use scissors next to it be careful when cutting the cord it is not as durable as a racer huntsman cord is.

    This keyboard comes with all you need keyboard, cord, and keycap puller. I bought their keycaps going for the cotton candy feel. The keyboard compared to another brands like Matrix Keyboards to very similar. But great keyboard just make sure to have a good connection and don’t use scissors next to it be careful when cutting the cord it is not as durable as a racer huntsman cord is.

  20. Anonymous says:

     United States

    One thing I don’t like bout the keyboard is how some of the sounds echos through and you can hear some hard key presses which I do a lot but that’s just me being picky. The optical red switches are still very fast but I made a small buyers mistake and didn’t buy the yellow switches but I can add them later on. This is definitely a great budget option for when you don’t have a $100+ to spend on a Apex TKL or a Razer Huntsman Mini. I already see myself getting faster gameplay after only a month in.

  21. Anonymous says:

     Italy 🇮🇹

    ottima tastiera per giocare e per scrivere .
    unica pecca il layout uk

  22. Audrea62Wfi says:

     Spai

    El teclado es igual alq ue figura en la foto, lleg muy rpido. Volvera a comprarlo, sin duda.

  23. Anonymous says:

     Canada

    Lights up nice works great fantastic so happy with this

  24. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Great Keyboard, Sometimes Spacebar feels a little wobbly, RGB is bright and the app is easy to use. Overall great for the price!

  25. Michelle Andrews says:

     Germany

    Ich habe diese Tastatur seit Weihnachten und sie hat sich bisher gut gehalten und ist gut fr Games und Gaming.

    bisher gut gehalten und ist gut für Games und Gaming.

  26. Anonymous says:

     Australia

    I own 5 of these keyboards number 6 on the way now, and I have to say, this keyboard is an amazing budget friendly keyboard and great if you want to start out with keyboard modding, it’s hot swappable so no pesky soldering and its compact, what more could you want?

  27. Anonymous says:

     Canada

    Swapped this out for my Ducky one2 never touched my ducky since, shipped quicker than expected, the only flaw I see is the stabs are loose out of the box but there plate mounted and switches are hotswapable so bandaid mod was an easy fix can’t wait to lube the stabs and the op yellows

  28. HoustonUJLE says:

     Italy

    Ottimo prodotto quantit prezzo.. soprattutto compatta… Effetti luminosi veramente belli…

  29. Anonymous says:

     Mexico

    Me gust,, es cmodo y era lo que yo esperaba.

  30. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    Tastiera funzionale e ottima per il gaming. Figlio la utilizza molto ed pienamente soddisfatto.

  31. OuhoutiYjb says:

     Mexico

    Era lo que buscaba solo que es muy ruidoso al teclea

  32. PISFreeman says:

     United States

    The overall quality is very good, the key caps are solid and feel good, the RGB is amazing, and the overall shape of the keyboard is my favorite.

    But after pressing all the keys I found that the spacebar sounded very off (sound in video). The other keys were great but the spacebar sound hollow/airy. Not much I can do about that, it is the largest key on the keyboard so it’s understandable but I believe getting new keycaps will fix it so I am going to try that.

    Other than that it is a great, solid keyboard that I am definitely going to keep!

    Pretty good quality for the price. There is one flaw though

  33. Anonymous says:

     Mexico

    El teclado es muy cmodo, chiquito y funciona muy bien,lo recomiendo.

  34. Anonymous says:

     Canada

    Super clavier! Petit rapide et efficace! Je le recommande! Joueur de league of legends!