Glorious Gaming - GMMK 3 PRO HE Prebuilt Wireless Keyboard

So I thought I would give my full thoughts and experiences after a day with this keeb. For reference I have only been in the hobby for a few months. While I have used mechanical keyboards for a while they were the likes of Das Keyboard and other non custom boards. My current board stable: * Q1 Max and Q0 Max with Baby Kangaroo * Q1 HE with Gateron Nebula switches. \*Daily driver\* * 2x Nuphy Air V2. One with Cowberry and one with Moss. * Womier SK65 that I got on a flash sale for my server rack but I don't count it. * I had a second Q1 Max with Holy Pandas that I just sold * GMMK Pro and Inland MK Pro and a Corsair K65 Plus that I ended up not keeping So while my experience is limited I have played with a few boards in the short time I have been in the hobby. Most of the boards have some level of customization, mainly tape and Force break mods. **My use case:** I am a gamer and am also in front of my computer for work a large part of the day. My keyboard is connected through a KVM to my Macbook Pro and my Custom Built Gaming system. This is one of the reasons the previous GMMK pro wasn't great for me. The Mac/PC switch is game changing for people like me. All 12 of us. LOL So that brings us to where we are now! So lets get too it! **Build quality:** Good. Very good! It feels better than the original GMMK Pro and more on par with other full aluminum boards. It has less ping than the old one, Much closer to the Q1 series although slightly higher pitched. I am not a fan of how the base flairs out slightly. It is subtle but it is there. I am also counting style under here. And the board looks good. Mine is silver with the white keys. I hate silver. I don't hate this. I am either going to order a white top case or have mine cerakoted white if I keep it. **Keycaps:** Ok I probably have more problems finding keycaps that I like than any other single components. Proper to them here. These keycaps are really good quality with great shine through while not allowing any light to leak through the white keycaps themselves. Do you know how hard that is to find?! I like them enough I ordered the back shine through ones so I can panda up the board. What can I say, I like the back and white mixed key look. Otherwise the big thing I noticed is the media keys in MacOS mode. The legends don't follow the standard apple layout but the the inputs do. It is a bit confusing if you look. But I go by muscle memory for this so it isn't the end of the world. Just something that seems a bit overlooked. Props to them for including MacOS modifier keys. I prefer then for my daily usage. **The layout:** They ALMOST had it. But then decided a bit of form was preferable over function. While there is no "standard" on 75% boards, most use a very similar setup. An overall normal main layout 2u Shift key, and 1u Alt/Fn/control on the right side of the keyboard. Then you have the F keys with a delete key to the right of them and 3 or 4 1u keys for page up/down/end/home underneath the knob. Glorious decided to be different even when different doesn't mean better. To the right of the space bar is a 1.5u Alt and Fn key. Where the delete key was you now have a completely useless LED and badge. And the delete key is relocated to the right of the backspace key. This row of keys has also been jammed up against the rest of the keys instead of having the slight separation most boards do. We expect this on compact boards but not \*full sized\* 75% boards. Ironically if they did away with that flared base and went to strait sides while keeping the same footprint they would have regained the space to do a more normal layout. But as it stands the right side feels very claustrophobic. **Switches:** Mine is the generic pre-built version with the unlubed Fox HE switches. They are not as nice as the Gateron Nebula double rail switches in my Q1HE. They just feel like slightly better generic reds and have a very scratchy feel to them. I will probably try lubing them to see if that helps but they are more likely getting replaced. There are also no light diffusers leaving them very weak at that point when trying to remove them. These are the equivalent of generic cheap cherry red knockoff that you get in a budget board or on amazon in a pack of 105 for $20. There are a couple important notes in this section though! First off removing these from the stock alumi9num plate is pure hell. I damaged multiple switches trying to get them out. I am going I think the only way to safely do it is to completely disassemble the board and carefully remove each switch from the plate. More importantly though Glorious had these switches designed for them. So we have all wondered what the compatibility would be. These share polarity with the Gateron Double rail magnetic switches used in Keychron boards. I have successfully swapped and tested switches between the two. All features on both boards work perfectly including rapid trigger, adjusting actuation point, etc. In the long run I will probably order a set of switches from Keychron to put in here if I use it long term. **Typing feel:** The meat and potatoes where it all matters! And it is ok at best. For some mind boggling reason the stock configuration also includes the stiff gaskets and an aluminum plate. Honestly it is kind of like typing on a concrete block. I ordered some replacement flex Gaskets and a PE plate and we will see if that helps. But there is no excuse for shipping a premium stock board like this. And the stabilizers.... Yikes. I don't know who thought these were ok but I have seen better on a sub $100 board I am pretty sure that neither the switches or the stabs were ever even in the same room with lube. **Sound:** For many of us this is just as important as typing feel. I know for me it is right up there. And again it is meh to ok. The sound is very flat. And I think this has a lot to do with the same issues that cause the feel issues. Aluminum plate and firm gaskets along with unlubed switches and stabilizers just leaves it lacking. **Customization:** Lets be real here. It is a standard custom keyboard. You can do anything and everything you want to it. I do want to give props to Glorious for having so many options available at launch instead of some nebulous coming soon thing. I know they are touting this as the most customizable board ever in marketing. But other than some additional options on case color and the badge, it really isn't any different than Keychron, Wooting, or a number of other companies. Yeah you can get some cool keycap sets strait from the factory but Custom keycap sets and even custom keycaps are so easy to come by you will trip over them. Amazoin, Drop, even Etsy has so many options that you can spend hours just picking out different ones you want to buy over time. And you can spend as little as 20 bucks for an acceptable quality set. You can select north or south facing LEDs for the backlighting! This is great. Unless you want the HE board with south facing LEDs. It isn't an option. This is another one of those what the heck were they thinking moments. There is no excuse to not have this option. I get that a lot of non enthusiast don't understand why this is important. But trust me it is fairly common circumstances where the problem pops up. Now we have the one thing that this board really does do that I haven't seen. If you buy the HE version you can use both HE and mechanical switches. This is a VERY nice feature for anyone who likes to tinker. This brings us to the software customization. Well it exists I guess. That is about the best I can say. While Core 2.1 isn't iCue levels of bad, it isn't great either. I appreciate they came out with the MacOS version as well. But it is counterintuitive to use at times constantly logs me out and won't save settings properly. One thing I do like is per key LED lighting, this is something I really wish VIA offered since I like to set up zones such as WASD or have certain keys lit differently for easy visibility at night when gaming. **Value and final thoughts:** The elephant in the room that we all know about. There is nothing that this board offers that justifies the cost. Its closest contemporary is the Q1 HE I have setting next to it. While the GMMK 3 Pro HE has some features that are really nice like per key lighting adjustment there is nothing here that is revolutionary or ground breaking with the one exception being the ability to user mechanical or HE switches IF you get the HE version. This is a $200-$225 keeb plain and simple and only if they fix some of the issues. While the base is indeed premium a lot of the "custom" decisions made are not. * Unlubed cheap feeling switches without light diffusers and unlubed stabilizers that impact the PCB leave it feeling clacking and scratchy. * Aluminum plate and extra firm gaskets give a very harsh typing feel and contribute to the above sound. * North facing only LEDs on the HE version means that you will run into interference issues with some switch and keycap combinations. If you want the board I your best bet is to buy the Barebones (wired or wireless) version. Order yourself a set of Gateron Nebula switches and the keycaps of your choice. This will put you right around 250 bucks and is a much better value prospect. https://preview.redd.it/yib1asavjgod1.jpg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=719fd599999c644d69e2a06158eba18f53a5f080

I ended up re-lubing the stabs and they are much better now. So that will help with the space bar. I also replaced the stock aluminum plate with a PC plate and the switches with gateron Nebula. It’s now my daily driver and I love it. Still not worth retail but a great board. Mine is the HE so no pins to bend with the switches I am using. But I did notice the slots for the pins when using mechanical switches do look tight so I cools see that being an issue. This is very much a luxury board and not for anyone looking for bang for the buck. Those people need to consider Keychron or similar. The GMMK pro is flashier and you pay for that.

I only briefly owned an OG GMMK Pro. I replaced it with a Keychron Q1 Max after a week or two. Switches aside the GMMK 3 Pro is a much better board if for no other reason than it takes into account many of the lessons all custom keyboard companies have learned over the past couple of years. Modability is much better as is the feel of the board itself. I have been daily driving mine since the day I got it with the only change being the switches. I am still flipping back and forth between the Gateron Nebula Switches and the Glorious Panda HEs. Both feel and sound really good so I just just can't decide, but other than that the board is stock. Honestly if we put aside the broken software and the high price it is really a great board and a big improvement over the OG Pro.

I will second that taking switches out is a tremendous pain...also.. The switches like to go in wrong if you aren't careful and it's super easy to bend the pins on the switches...I bent 10 pins on 10 different switches before I became super frustrated and careful. The spacebar felt mushy and it's rebound was slow and it felt TERRIBLE. It appears to have corrected after a couple hours of use...but it has me concerned enough I may return the board.

My pre-built Pro 3 HE (from Best Buy) does have lubed Fox switches. You can see the Lube in them and also on the stabilizers. It feels pretty good but not amazing. I agree with the new layout not being as good as the first-generation Pro. Cosmetically it's a bit nicer but not night and day. With the bad battery life of this keyboard, I won't be using the wireless feature, only USB for me. 8k polling is nice and you can set the input latency to 0ms, 2ms, 8ms, & 16ms. Coming from the first gen GMMK Pro I don't feel like the improvements justify the cost. I would say maybe if you don't have a custom keyboard already at this caliber. The pre-build prices are a little absurd, please build one directly with Glorious and you can make the keyboard you want for about the same price. Best deal is to buy barebone and build it up yourself. I have 60 days to return to BB and I'm 50/50 on the idea... I still really like my original GMMK Pro and paying about $400 for this makes me start to cringe when I do side-by-side comparisons.

Lets clearify Something, you are not an normal average hobbyist. I have an gmmk 3 he 75% and it feels amazing .. i really dont know what you mean by typing feel is okay, it Feels way better than my old mechanical boards Like a skiller skg3, Corsair k70 or a ducky one 2 Mini. I dont think any of these hall effect Keyboards are worth the price except ones for 100$ which are already pretty good. Im a casual gamer on pro level and play about 3 hours a day, and i find it completely disjointed and crazy what you guys are feeling on a keyboard.

Here mine. I love it so much! https://preview.redd.it/wk44fvkr1p4e1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a125488aa97273382026e394c8a0abcff12625b GMMK Pro Glorious Panda Switches

I think you can't go wrong with Keychron. At the moment, I have the Q1 Pro and the K8 Pro. I also have a NovelKeys NK65, GMMK Pro and a Corsair K70 MK2 (my Frankenstein keyboard). Out of all of them, I like the Q1 best (has Gateron Oil King switches). If you want to mod your Q6 Max in the future, the Oil Kings are the best switch I have tried so far. But the downside is, that you won't see your RGB lighting anymore. I really want to give the Q6 max a try because I kind of need that Numbpad. But I think I will bring my K70 to its final form before buying a new one.

Ayy, fellow GMMK Pro user!

I have a keychron keyboard, I don’t like it. My daily driver is gmmk pro with Akko black lubed switches and Akko PBT key cap set and Akko magnetic keyboard 75%.

Gmmk pro get some undeserved hate, compared to keychron when they are similar. The gmmk con is a fake gasket mount and the keychron is case pinging, but very similar in my view. Not to talk about that razer and logitech keebs seesh!

Gmmk pro get some undeserved hate, compared to keychron when they are similar. The gmmk con is a fake gasket mount and the keychron is case pinging, but very similar in my view. Not to talk about that razer and logitech keebs seesh!

I’m a little late to the party, but reading your post took me back to my own keyboard journey over the past few years. I started with a SteelSeries, then transitioned to a GMMK PRO, moved on to a Varmilo Minilo Pro 98% with Prestige Silent Switches, and now I’m using an Evoworks Evo80 with Oat & Poly. The Varmilo is fantastic—super comfortable and exceptionally quiet, which is great when you need something discreet. But the Evo80 just feels incredible in every way. It has a noticeably more premium build and a superior overall typing experience. If I had to choose, I’d definitely go with the Evo80.

got the GMMK3 100%. I do like how I don't have the 108, but an actual 104 key layout, with the rotary knob at the end! The weirdest thing to me is the Numpad "0" stab location, as the PCB allows all the other stabilizer location for a "screw in" type stabilizer and EXCEPT the Numpad 0 location. For some reason, it's plate mount only??? Weird... But I would love someone to make an IXPE sheet for this board, and it'll be awesome!

I replaced my Logitech g510 with a glorious gmmk3 3 and I really like it alot.

The k70 uses lubricated mx cherry red or so and you just had to look at the switch to make it trigger.  Maybe I like the fox red because they feel like a combination of mechanical and membrane, but the biggest reason I choose the board was because it was on a great sale and wanted hot swap. Really like the board

I like my glorious gmmk 3.  It does have a numpad, but will still be smaller than your keyboard. I had a Logitech g510 with macros on left and big numpad on the right, and this keyboard feels small even with the numpad.

ok help me !!!!!!! i just got my gmmk 3 HE....ok. i set the rapid trigger etc but the switched on time i see turn it off but the HE doesnt work via the strafing games. is there a setting im not seeing or ? it works out the box or require tinkering? other wise ... I FKN LOVE this keyboard man LEMME TELL YOU !!!

EDIT: actuation is at 0.1mm for all across and 8000hz polling with 0ms response. feels fast and snappy? OR am i just missing something ? lol ty in advance.