Glorious Gaming - GMMK PRO 75%

Right now I have a Glorious GMMK Pro w/ pre-lubed panda switches, and it's been my setup for a little over 2 years now. I like the feel of them, but I want something a little quieter and maybe a little lighter/lower activation force. I'm a newbie when it comes to switches, mods, and really anything keyboards. Price isn't much of a factor, I would rather have nice switches that last me a long time. I have been recommended banana milks & akko v3 lavender. Does anybody have opinions on these? Would you recommend something else? Would it be beneficial to mod my keyboard?

I am fairly new to customizing mechanical keyboards. I bought the GMMK pro when it was on sale for $100, but I am finding the layout a bit cramped. My previous mechanical keyboards, all stock, had a bit more spacing between the keys/switches. Are there any 75% hot swappable keyboards that offer a bit more room/spacing between the keys compared to the standard 75% layout most keyboards use? I already have switches and caps ordered so a base keyboard/kit would be fine as well. I'd probably replace whatever comes with it anyways.

I used a GMMK Pro for a while, and eventually got tired of it. Bought a Gravastar Mercury K1 Pro Special Edition and absolutely love it. I swapped out the linear switches that came in it for Zealios V2's, but honestly, the stock switches sounded incredible. Might try lubing the Zealios switches at some point.

There are far better alternatives than Glorious. This is coming from someone who's first build was a GMMK Pro, the first version of this keyboard. I had to purchase a seperate flex kit from them and finish it off with new stabs in order to make it sound and feel relatively decent. Despite buying the board AFTER the overlubing issues were fixed, I still got one with insanely sticky stabs. I just replaced them with durock V3 stabs but I had to file down the polycarbonate plate to get them to fit. The overall build was over 300 dollars, including the price of the top frame, flex kit, new stabs, and new switches and caps. Compare this to a several other keyboards I bought for way less and sounded and felt much better out the gate. I have a GK Gamakay SN75, Akko 5075B, and Batknight BK75, and all of them sound and felt better for the price they were at. And the best part is they came complete at less than 100-110 usd. The gmmk barebones I bought was 134 usd and didn't have switches or caps. Don't buy from these gaming companies unless value for money is truly just not a concern.

There are far better alternatives than Glorious. This is coming from someone who's first build was a GMMK Pro, the first version of this keyboard. I had to purchase a seperate flex kit from them and finish it off with new stabs in order to make it sound and feel relatively decent. Despite buying the board AFTER the overlubing issues were fixed, I still got one with insanely sticky stabs. I just replaced them with durock V3 stabs but I had to file down the polycarbonate plate to get them to fit. The overall build was over 300 dollars, including the price of the top frame, flex kit, new stabs, and new switches and caps. Compare this to a several other keyboards I bought for way less and sounded and felt much better out the gate. I have a GK Gamakay SN75, Akko 5075B, and Batknight BK75, and all of them sound and felt better for the price they were at. And the best part is they came complete at less than 100-110 usd. The gmmk barebones I bought was 134 usd and didn't have switches or caps. Don't buy from these gaming companies unless value for money is truly just not a concern.

Oh my god the double pressing keys is a problem with the gmmk pro and not my switches?? It’s been driving me crazy holy shit

Depends on what games you plan to play for, for the mouse at least. Either a g502 or if you want to play fps I’d recommend the gpro superlight. For the keyboard you can have some fun as performance is about the same across the board, personally I’d get the gmmk pro 75% just for ease and you can experiment with different switches and keycaps.

A gasket mount board with 0 flex is not normal. The main issue I have with the GMMK Pro is that it's a gasket mount board, but with 0 flex. Everything us so tight with the included foam, that you need to remove it to get any flex. But removing it means the board sounds really pingy. They even released a V2 bottom "flex kit", to be able to achieve the desired results. They are marketing as an upgrade, while it should be a fix. $80 on an already overpriced board, is quite the gut punch.

I fell for it with the first iteration of the GMMK PRO, ditched it and never looked back. Now run a Wooting 80HE

Their only good keyboard was the GMMK Pro, all other new versions suck.

No, the GMMK Pro was launched in 2020.  

Recently bought a Womier SK 75 TMR and it is fantastic. I’ve had various expensive Logitech keyboards, a Glorious GMMK Pro, then a Keychron K2 HE before getting the Womier and it’s been the first one that hasn’t gotten me wondering what my next keyboard will be.

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 had an old membrane Logitech and got a K70 as my first mechanical. I wasn’t happy with the MX browns and the lack of an edge boarder. I returned it for a Glorious barebones and Akko linear switches. I’m very happy with the hardware but the glorious software is basically unusable.

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.

I keep having keyboard disconnect issues. This has happened across two boards now, gmk pro and now my Bridge75. I'll be playing games and suddenly lose all keyboard response, esc key flashes for a few seconds and then the keyboard reconnects. Always wired never wireless. Originally thought it was just the gmk pro, tried different USB ports, cables, still kept happening. Thought a new board would solve the issue. Not yet.

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%.

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.

I use a GMMK also and I love it. Why do you want to switch?

You can get one from a 3rd part, like gmmk, which have some nice palm rests. Currently using their wooden one.