World's Fastest Gaming Mouse - Razer 8000Hz

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[humpfzzz]

The only mouse reviewer who can actually aim

[Fanaticalight]

I had a Razer Viper 8 KHz at launch, and a lot of game engines didn't support the mouse whatsoever. Sometimes you're forced to play at 2000 HZ because there is noticeable stuttering or will feel like it's capped at a max speed no matter how fast you flick/turn your mouse. Of course, that improved in time. Though, games based on Valve engine can't really handle more than 2000 HZ well, which is why APEX seems to suffer even to this day.

I feel like what could've been included in the video is the DPI tests that were conducted a couple weeks back and see the difference. I doubt it'll make any earth-shattering difference but it might be interesting to see the results. Otherwise, the mouse has been pretty good in my experience.

[jokur]

From PC benchmarks to competitive peripherals...this channel is doing it great. Thank you for these kinds of high quality videos, really appreciate all of the effort in making them.

[blitzkki]

Can you try making a video on the difference in input lag between custom keyboards and gaming keyboards?
I love the content keep it up

[pumpedupforu]

This is one of the new channels that I am super excited to be watching. Really clean aesthetics, and really nice information provided. I hope to see you grow, and be able to do a lot more cool testing*

[truehiddenb]

This might just be me but I feel like the quality and conciseness of his videos have gotten better since like 7 months or so ago, that's awesome.

[justnvmnoname]

When I had the mouse, having discord open would cause stutters in apex like you've showed in your footage. Closing discord literally made 8k work fine in apex even with fast flicks, which is really weird because 8k with discord open would be fine in other games. HW acceleration and overlay are off so I'm not really sure why discord makes 8k stutter, but yep, it did for me. Would be interested to see if anyone else can try closing discord and see if that'll fix the stuttering issue in apex and/or other games.

[Chovyy-f]

I love the effort into fully explaining the world of computer mice, respec+

[Abonnen]

I main the Viper 8K but mostly because I like the clicks a lot. I have it set to 4000 Hz as I noticed my CPU usage going up a lot when using 8000 Hz and I didnt want that.

[CryptanalystDigitalSolutions]

2 years ago I bought a Razer 8k because of this video. 2 years later, its still my favorite mouse to date.

[NathanMian]

Dude you are killing it lately... Amazing stuff!

[Nekudon]

just received mine today, it's amazing so far! The 8khz isn't really the big reason why i bought it, just needed a new mouse cause i had the lancehead for 5 years now. Out of the box the clicks are crisp af and i quite like the shape of it, although just a bit a flat. The cable is also pretty nice, it's light and can barely feel it when im dragging around the mouse. A huge difference from the stiff cable of the lancehead.

[theguycanfly]

I know this is an older video so I don't know if you'll see this but I'd love an updated video with the DaV3 8k, Haste 2 8k, etc, the wireless 4k stuff and do all the comparisons to see whats improved and whats still lackluster since we do have new shapes and sensors.

[PhyNxFyre]

Bruh this is a gaming highlights channel disguised as a tech review channel, gonna need an EpiPen after seeing those nutty plays

[TheProductCritiques]

[07:45] Thanks for the detailed review! It's interesting to see how the 8, 000Hz polling rate and optical switches impact the gaming experience. I appreciate the slow-motion footage to demonstrate cursor consistency; that's something I hadn't considered before.

[04:29] It's a bit puzzling that the polling rate for the switches is locked, and there's no discernible difference in click to display latency. I wonder why that is.

[03:31] The optical switches do seem to offer a noticeable advantage in click latency, even though the polling rate doesn't affect them as expected.

[00:41] The concept of 8, 000Hz polling rate providing a more accurate and responsive mouse input is intriguing, especially when you break it down to samples per frame on a high-refresh-rate monitor. It's definitely a unique selling point.

[05:52] I agree that while these technical improvements are impressive, the most critical factor in choosing a gaming mouse is still its shape and how comfortable it feels during extended gaming sessions.

[07:16] Razer's dedication to pushing the envelope in gaming mouse technology is commendable, even if not every gamer may benefit from it. I'm curious to see where they take this tech in the future.

Overall, your review provides valuable insights into the Razer Viper 8K. Thanks for sharing your experiences!

[bobrobrules]

You should do a mouse latency test with the different USB versions to see if they actually make a difference.

[Luminov-shtp]

Its actually really good fpr games that req precise timings such as GD and OSU

[Chovyy-f]

imagine using 8000hz for Tetris, that would amazing

[Sparksman]

I really like the Viper 8k so much so I was mad I had to get my 1st viper 8K rma after 4 months of ownership. While I was waiting on the replacement mouse I had to fall back to my logitech g403 and I could feel the difference right away. Thankfully only took Razer 8 days to send a replacement.

I think its a great mouse to own and isn't too expensive but you have to take these things into consideration before you pull the trigger on getting this mouse.
1. Is it the right shape for your hand?
2. High refresh rate monitor- 240Hz minimum to even begin to tell/feel a difference with the 8000Hz polling rate
3. 8000Hz increases cpu usage. I have a Ryzen 9 3900X(12 core cpu) and while mouse is at 8000Hz polling rate cpu usage goes to 18%.

The recommended hardware from Razer is Intel i5 8600K/AMD R5 3600 and Nvidia GTX 1080/AMD RX 5700

4. Have the mouse plugged in all by itself on a separate usb controller from the rest of your usb device(not plugged in right beside each other). Having other things plug in on the same usb controller while mouse is at 8000Hz causes issues.

So for example I only have 3 usb devices connected to my pc. Viper 8K, Corsair K100(also at 8000Hz polling), Tascam Model 12. K100 and Viper 8k are connected to back of motherboard but both on different usb controllers while the Tascam Model 12 is plug into my 2080 Ti usb c port. Wish newer gpus still had usb c port on them.

Only way this mouse could be better is if there was a wireless viper 8k.

[jooorj_]

We're all gonna miss RocketJumpNinja, but I have a feeling that Optimum Tech is going to take the throne.