Being a driverless offering from HyperX, there’s no messing about to begin with. You can enjoy the mouse straight away (After allowing Windows to install the generic drivers, of course.) This prevents any kind of customisation to the lighting or performance of the mouse.
Weighing in at 95g, the mouse is on the lighter end of the FPS gaming mouse scale; which along with the massive glides underneath the mouse, makes the Pulsefire extremely easy to move about; this does give the mouse a bit of a “hollow” feel. The shape is very comfortable for long stints of usage, fitting all sizes of hand.
The mouse 1 & 2 buttons are louder than most mice, and require a reasonable amount of force. However, the spring underneath does rebound extremely quickly, allowing that follow up “double tap” to feel even sweeter.
The rubber grips on the left and right of the mouse are extremely soft, offering excellent grip, even with the sweatiest of hands. The only downfall of such a soft rubber is the likelihood of it collecting dust and other nasties, which we found happened incredibly quickly.
Sensor performance is excellent, as has been seen from other mice using the PMW3310 sensor from Pixart, working on all surfaces and being incredibly responsive. HyperX provided us with a Fury S mousemat to aid testing, which looks fantastic alongside the Pulsefire. The sensor doesn’t use acceleration so accuracy is spot on. The lack of drivers and/or software hinder the performance of the sensor slightly, not allowing you to alter the DPI settings on the mouse; this must be done within the Windows mouse settings, or in game.
Lighting is basic, as far as today’s standards lie, with the logo and scroll wheel being reasonably dimly lit, however, credit where credit is due, the backlighting is crisp and clear. The colour will match any black and red theme perfectly, and for those that don’t like any kind of glare from their peripherals, this mouse will be ideal.
Weighing in at 95g, the mouse is on the lighter end of the FPS gaming mouse scale; which along with the massive glides underneath the mouse, makes the Pulsefire extremely easy to move about; this does give the mouse a bit of a “hollow” feel. The shape is very comfortable for long stints of usage, fitting all sizes of hand.
The mouse 1 & 2 buttons are louder than most mice, and require a reasonable amount of force. However, the spring underneath does rebound extremely quickly, allowing that follow up “double tap” to feel even sweeter.
The rubber grips on the left and right of the mouse are extremely soft, offering excellent grip, even with the sweatiest of hands. The only downfall of such a soft rubber is the likelihood of it collecting dust and other nasties, which we found happened incredibly quickly.
Sensor performance is excellent, as has been seen from other mice using the PMW3310 sensor from Pixart, working on all surfaces and being incredibly responsive. HyperX provided us with a Fury S mousemat to aid testing, which looks fantastic alongside the Pulsefire. The sensor doesn’t use acceleration so accuracy is spot on. The lack of drivers and/or software hinder the performance of the sensor slightly, not allowing you to alter the DPI settings on the mouse; this must be done within the Windows mouse settings, or in game.
Lighting is basic, as far as today’s standards lie, with the logo and scroll wheel being reasonably dimly lit, however, credit where credit is due, the backlighting is crisp and clear. The colour will match any black and red theme perfectly, and for those that don’t like any kind of glare from their peripherals, this mouse will be ideal.
