A friend of mine built a GMMK Pro but after about 10 months of use, the RGB LEDs gave out. Since he still had it under warranty, he got it RMA'ed and is eligible to receive a brand new replacement kit.

But since he already modded his case, he is only interested in getting the new PCB from the replacement keyboard. So he is offering to sell me the old "broken" PCB with the brand new chassis, switches, caps, cables, the entire kit for about USD 80 (P4,000 PHP).

No RGB is no problem for me. I would gladly go through with his offer. This is a close friend that I trust, so it's not a trust issue at all. What's making me hesitate is the potential for other problems with the PCB that I don't know about that might surface in the future. I am not really familiar with the long-term durability of the GMMK Pro PCB or any of its common/known issues. I am also not familiar with many boards that I can get brand new that can compare to the GMMK Pro for roughly ~USD 80.

Also, this will, should I go through with this deal, be only be my first mechanical keyboard after about 2 years of window shopping and YouTube video-watching on this hobby. I think that's worth noting.

Any advice from long-term GMMK Pro owners, particularly those who have had their RGB LEDs give out, would be great.