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IQUNIX EV63 HE review

IQUNIX's flagship magnetic EV63 HE is a high-end gamer keyboard full of aluminum and some forged carbon.

KBD.news
Published April 24, 2026

After the IQUNIX Magi65, I had the opportunity to test the brand's flagship HE model: the IQUNIX EV63. Here are my findings.

(The 5% KBDNEWS coupon code should automatically apply when you click the links in this article.)

TL;DR: The 60% IQUNIX EV63 HE is a fully built wired Hall-effect (magnetic) gamer keyboard coming in a nice and hefty CNC aluminum housing. Awesome design, premium material choice and finishing. Also highly customizable: hot-swappable HE switches with MX-compatible stem. Proprietary software full of features for gamers, but also mod-tap function for keymap wizards relying on layers.

Should I buy the IQUNIX EV63? – you may ask. Well, it always depends on your needs. In this review, I'll pack in as many facts as possible to help you answer that question for yourself. As you'll see, I've even eviscerated my EV63 down to its core. (You don't have to do this at home.)

That said, before placing an order, the most important thing is to know exactly what you want. Make sure you're aware of your preferences and the features you need, and check out the full review below, along with the Imgur photodump for all the details and photos.

Specs (and ToC)

• Contents: pre-built board, guide, cable, tool, dust cover
• Layout: 60% ANSI, 64 keys
• Keycaps: double-shot PBT (or frosted PC)
• Switches: Magnetic X Pro/Ultra HE switch (36gf starting weight)
• Case: CNC aluminum, forged carbon decoration
• Typing angle: fixed 6 degrees
• Mounting: Tray mounting
• Stabilizers: plate mount (screw-in support)
• Plate: aluminum (without flex cuts)
• PCB: south-facing per-key RGB, no flex cuts, inherently hot-swappable
• Sound dampening: 4 layers
• Lights: per-key RGB, 45 presets
• Connectivity: wired, USB-C
• Software: proprietary, web-based
• Dimensions: 301x126x19 mm (front height)
• Weight: 1,206 g
• Price: from $169 $161 (coupon: KBDNEWS)

Disclaimer

IQUNIX was kind enough to send me this review unit for free, which may introduce certain biases – both positive and negative, in my experience. Please take everything I write with a grain of salt.

Variants

The board is available in three color variants: Violet, Dark Knight, and Silver Knight.

• The Dark Knight is full black with frosted, translucent PC keycaps.
• The Silver Knight is full silver with frosted PC caps as well.
• The Violet is basically black with some violet accents, and it comes with double-shot PBT keycaps.

It's always hard to choose just one board when a brand approaches me and says I can pick anything. My rational inner self, frightened by fingerprints all over my keyboard after five seconds of use, told me I should go with the Silver Knight. However, I'm not into RGB lighting, so voted for the Violet eventually – the board you'll see in the photos below.

Unboxing & Contents

As always with IQUNIX, the experience begins with the packaging. Another refined box design – nice graphics, nice material, some shiny parts.

The contents:

• The EV63, pre-built with switches and keycaps mounted.
• quick-start guide
• braided USB cable
• fancy combined switch+keycap puller
• brush
• sticker
• dust cover

First impressions, design language

The violet EV63 is very distinctive, even though the 60% layout is fairly common. Somehow, all the little details make the board look exceptionally sophisticated.

There's minimal branding in the top right corner (more on the bottom), but otherwise the nice cuts and especially the sides with the exposed screws steal the show. The forged carbon part is eye-catching as well.

If you think it's hard to make an impact in a crowded market like the 60% segment, the EV63 proves you wrong with the unique structure and cuts, making this board instantly recognizable across the room at keyboard meetups.

Layout

The 60% layout is relatively standard and prevalent. There's no numpad or classic navigation cluster, and the function row is missing as well. However, you still have a full number row, and, at least here, dedicated arrow keys (snapped to the other keys).

Featuring 64 keys (ANSI US version only), the EV63 optimizes space in the first place. All the functionality of a 100% is there of course, you just have to resort to key combinations and extra layers.

The EV63 doesn't support stepped CapsLock or split spacebar.

The arrow cluster is not offset, and there's no gap left of the arrows either, unfortunately, which can bother some of you touch typers out there when changing between the home row and arrow cluster. I personally move the arrows (and numbers plus function keys) to the alphas via SpaceFN, so I'm not really affected by this potential issue. If you type the classic way, consider if you would get lost with this arrangement.

Keycaps

The keyboard, at least the Violet variant, comes with a nice Cherry-profile (sculpted, cylindrical) double-shot PBT keycap set.

That said, if you prefer translucent keycaps for RGB lights, the Dark Knight and Silver Knight variants come with frosted PC caps.

Legend consistency is nice. Relatively crisp legends. I like the alphas (not the classic Cherry font), but also the uppercase legends of the modifiers, put on top of the keycaps. The colorway perfectly matches the board, the violet/purple accents being almost identical in shade to the three-part side's colored middle element.

That said, the switches feature MX stems, so – also with regards to keycap compatibility – this layout should be widely supported if you opt for something different.

Switches

The Hall-effect switches offered by IQUNIX for the EV63 are called 'Magnetic X Pro' and 'Magnetic X Ultra'.

As of writing this, only the specs of the Pro can be found on the product page. If you wonder, the Ultra is pretty identical, but with higher flux values. Both come with a dust-proof stem, and have a milky white housing and removable light diffuser. The Pro's stems seem to match the Violet's accents, the Ultra features light blue stems.

Magnetic X Pro switch specs

• Type: linear Hall-effect
• Start force: 36gf
• Bottom-out: 48gf
• Mounting: PCB (2 plastic pins)
• Actuation travel: adjustable
• Total travel: 3.5 mm
• Initial magnetic flux: 130GS
• Bottom magnetic flux: 735GS
• Material: ?
• Factory lubing: ?

Fyi, the Ultras my board came with are branded "SAK". We are talking about nice light linear Hall-effect switches, with minimal wobble, however, there are definitely smoother models out there.

These switches feel decent, but Hall-effect keyboards are inherently hot-swappable, so you're not restricted to the factory setup. Check out the current best-selling magnetic switches, or feel free to use your personal favorites lying around.

Build quality, structure, case

Crafted from aluminum with CNC machining, the EV63 features anodized finish with a forged carbon vanity part on the front. The classic one-piece tray structure is spiced up with these cool multipart and multicolor layered side pieces.

If you're concerned about fingerprints, the silver version is the safer choice. Black anodized finishes are generally fingerprint magnets, attracting and highlighting smudges very easily. That said, unlike similar cases, this one stayed surprisingly clean by the end of testing – even when it wasn't perfectly spotless.

This board looks absolutely premium: superb build quality with excellent material choices and finishing. Relatively heavy (1.2kg), so it won't move during a frantic gaming session, not to mention less demanding office or home jobs use.

Typing angle: non-adjustable, fixed 6 degrees.

Disassembly

An accompanying leaflet warns you that disassembly may void your warranty. Well, I really wanted to look under the hood, so I eviscerated the EV63 anyway.

The multipart layered sides with the exposed screws? A call to action. (…) And a trap! :D You don't need to remove those at all.

Instead, start by removing the 10 keycaps depicted above to access the six screws fixing the PCB to the case poles.

While this is a pre-built model, not designed with frequent disassembly in mind, I'm glad the EV63 is pretty straightforward to disassemble.

Structure & Mounting

The EV65 features tray mounting, meaning the plate/foam/PCB sandwich is screwed to six poles of the bottom case. No gaskets. Some cutouts on the PCB, but I wouldn't say these add anything to flexibility.

This structure results in a direct typing experience, as expected from a precision tool for gamers.

Plate

The plate is a beautiful bead-blasted aluminum plate without any flex cuts. Very rigid for direct action – the scratches in the photo were made by yours truly. Maybe my otherwise favorite Kemove P10 switch pullers are not the best choice in this case.

Stabilizers

Plate-mount stabilizers by default, however, the PCB comes with holes for PCB-mount stabs.

PCB

The nice black PCB is part of the thick plate/foam/PCB sandwich, screwed together, and it features south-facing per-key LEDs. There are no flex cuts except some tiny parts around the screws, and there's no need for hotswap sockets either.

I'm not sure about these bombastic features, but here you go (quoted):

• M.A.T. 2.0 algorithm "adjusting performance in real time"
• Custom dual-circuit system for stable input without dropouts
• proprietary IQUINIX Gen-3 Hall sensor

Finally, the PCB, as already mentioned, features the necessary holes for screw-in stabs if you'd like to experiment with them.

Bottom weight & Feet

A very elaborate bottom design with layered dual-color metal parts, carvings, and cut-throughs. Anodized the same way as the case, featuring various geometric patterns.

No typing angle adjustment. Four small bumpons in the corners.

Sound dampening & Feel

PORON PCB foam, PET switch sheet, PORON bottom case foam, a thin PET bottom case pad, and a final narrower strip to fill out a recess in the case.

Given the tray mounting, non-flex-cut aluminum plate, non-flex-cut PCB, the EV63 provides a relatively loud sound along with a direct typing feel for precision, understandably.

The sound of the keys is relatively heterogeneous, depending on the distance from the nearest screw/pole. That said, it seemed mostly clacky to me first. However, after comparing various boards side by side, I'd say it's somewhere in the middle between thocky and clacky. There are some clackier and noisier (Dareu Cool68) and many more thocky (Evo75, Akko MOD 007 HE, KiiBOOM Phantom 81 Lite alternatives on my desk – not to mention the whole market.

I'd say that the out-of-the-box typing experience is about average. The design goal was the performance and HE features for gamers, the sound is less important here.

RGB lights

The board comes with per-key RGB (south-facing LEDs), no other ambient light.

If you're really into lighting effects, go with the translucent PC keycaps (Dark Knight and Silver Knight variants). The Violet's double-shot keycaps don't let much light through.

The switch housing is slightly translucent milky white, featuring light diffusers, so already good for lighting. If you prefer something fully transparent, there are many popular HE switches optimized for lighting.

By the way, the software has a staggering 45 presets in its lighting section. From subtle ambient glow to vibrant full-spectrum animations, you can fine-tune colors, brightness, and modes to match your mood and setup.

Connectivity

The EV63 is a wired keyboard, so no wireless Bluetooth or 2.4GHz connection options.

The USB-C socket is located on the left rear part of the case (when facing the board in a typing orientation).

The accompanying cable is decent, a braided black one that matches the case. However, the board looks so dope that I'd replace the cable with an even fancier one – a nice coil and a vanity connector.

Software

Hm. Hall-effect keyboards usually come with proprietary software, and the EV63 is no exception. To be clear: no QMK/VIA/Vial support.

IQUNIX created a web-based app called EV Software, focusing on gamer features, but I have to say I like this a lot as a non gamer keyboard enthusiast as well. (If the opening page complains about the too small screen, simply set the Chrome viewport to 90%.)

Such software has its merits and risks: it's easy to use and requires no installation, but once the website disappears, you're left with a keyboard that effectively becomes non-programmable.

That said, the software's interface is intuitive, swapping letters and symbols worked fine. You can easily recreate your custom keymap if you rock one.

And there's a mod-tap function that actually works! A rarity when it comes to custom software. Only one extra layer and no other layer functions, but at least you can set up SpaceFN. For those new to it: SpaceFN is an easy-to-access layer that's crucial for many users, letting you assign arrows, navigation keys, and numbers right under your fingertips – no need to move your hand to the arrow cluster, for example.

Gamers will probably discover all the specs and features aimed at gamers instead:

• RS, MT, TGL, SOCD, DKS
• Lots of presets (FPS Pro Presets)
• 0.01 mm rapid trigger
• 8K Hz sampling (1.25 ms latency), adjustable

And of course the lighting section – with 45 animations if I'm right.

Compatibility

I had no problem on Windows, but not sure about Mac compatibility. No mode switch or extra caps with Mac mod legends.

Portability

The EV63 is a great keyboard for stationary use, but if portability is your main concern, I would definitely choose something lighter.

Sure, with its relatively small 60% footprint, it will most likely fit in any backpack, but I wouldn't call a 1.2kg board ideal for travel.

Comparison

I've reviewed many magnetic gamer boards, but the 60% form factor is a bit rare in this category. So nothing what I'd consider a true competitor of the EV63.

If you need something magnetic for gaming, the Luminkey Magger 65 HE, the Dareu Cool68, MoeeTech's Glitter65 HE, the Syntech Chronos 68, or the entry-level Kemove TMKB T68-C have been covered. The Magger and Chronos are aluminum, but as you can see, most boards in the list are 65%.

If you insist on 60% models, I've recently reviewed the light and portable (plastic) Dareu COOL60 HE, but also the mechanical alu 60/65% Chosfox Fox65 with slider and split spacebar. Maybe the Elytra is worth checking out as well if you're open to split boards. Or the Lego KBDcraft Israfel if split ortho is an option.

That said, the EV63 clearly stands out with its build and features as one of the most remarkable models on the market.

Conclusion

The 60%-ish Hall-effect IQUNIX EV63 is a gorgeous aluminum keyboard with breathtaking design and a stylish forged carbon part. It's a wired gamer board with a plethora of features with competitive gaming in mind. Given the magnetic switches, the inherent hot-swappability, the MX-compatible stem for keycap compatibility, and all the little details, I can recommend this model for consideration if you're looking for something in this form factor. While the target audience is gamers, even less picky keymap wizards will appreciate it – the custom software features a single but very usable mod-tap function.

Pros

• gorgeous aluminum/carbon design
• highly customizable
• specs and features with serious gamers in mind
• custom but intuitive and feature-rich web-based software

Cons

• proprietary software has its general risks
• this fancy board deserves a similarly fancy cable

Price & Availability

The IQUNIX EV63 is available at iqunix.com, at the moment for $169 $161. Don't forget to use the KBDNEWS coupon code to claim your 5% discount.

• IQUNIX EV63 product page

Published on Fri 24th Apr 2026. Featured in KBD #210.

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