The Razer Basilisk V3 is the latest in the line of Razer Basilisk products. It’s a sleek, full-featured gaming mouse with a solid, matte plastic body, three side buttons on the left, and a shape for right-handed people with a thumb rest. It works for all types of grips and most sizes of hands, but small hands may not be able to comfortably reach the sniper button with a claw or fingertip grip.
Some older versions of the Basilisk have a scroll wheel with both tactile and free-scrolling modes. This version has a new software option that can automatically switch between the two modes based on how quickly you scroll. In terms of performance, it has a very low click-latency, a very short minimum lift-off distance, and the CPI can be changed in precise steps of 50 over a wide range.
[content-egg-block template=offers_logo hide=price]Razer didn’t try to reinvent the wheel with this mouse, but it did improve on an old design: it has two main buttons that are clearly split down the middle and a concave thumb grip. The grip on the left side of the Basilisk makes it much more comfortable to use than the ambidextrous Logitech G Pro.
The bad news is that Razer’s mouse can only be used by people with their right hands. The scroll wheel may not look like anything special at first glance, but it is controlled by a dial on the bottom of the mouse that lets you change how hard it is to move. Gamers who like the feel of a mechanical keyboard will like being able to adjust the amount of resistance. Those who use this mouse for school or work can turn down the level to get rid of the noise it makes when the resistance is higher.
The Razer Basilisk V3 is supported by the Razer Synapse app when it comes to software. When it comes to customization these days, the devil is in the details. Some apps go the extra mile, while others just touch the tip of the iceberg to deliver a personalized experience. Synapse, on the other hand, belongs to the first group.
It lets you play around with options like mouse sensitivity, polling rate, RGB lighting, and surface calibration in very small ways. The Basilisk V3 uses Razer’s newest infrared optical sensor, the Focus+. When used with the Razer Synapse software, this sensor can track up to 650 inches per second and has a DPI range of up to 26,000.
The Basilisk V3 has the same optical sensor as the Basilisk V2 and Razer’s best gaming mice: the Focus+. It has a maximum hardware sensitivity of 20,000 CPI or a maximum software sensitivity of 26,000 CPI. Its maximum speed is 650 IPS (inches per second), and it can handle a maximum speed of 50g. That’s the best you can get in terms of gaming specs, but most people won’t need a CPI that high.