If you’re shopping on a tight budget, consider picking up a HyperX Pulsefire Core. It’s comfortable to wear on either hand and comes in a standard design that features two side buttons on the left. It’s designed to be used with any grip style and by people of varying hand sizes, with the exception of those whose palms extend beyond the front of the mouse when using a palm grip and those whose fingers are too short to reach the scroll wheel when using a fingertip grip.
In terms of performance, it boasts a moderately large CPI range and a short lift-off distance, but its click latency is relatively high compared to other gaming mice. Neither the cord nor the mouse feet are very high quality, and neither the main software nor the companion software is compatible with mac OS.
[content-egg-block template=offers_logo hide=price]Specifications
- Length: 11.8cm | 4.65 inches
- Grip Width: 5.76cm | 2.27 inches
- Height: 4cm | 1.57 inches
- Button Height: 1.9cm | 0.75 inches
- Weight: 94g (1.38:1)
- Buttons: 7
- Size: Medium
- Hump Width: 5.8cm | 2.28 inches
- Hump Position: Back
- Sensor: 3327
- Cable: Medium Braid
- Shape: Symmetrical
- Latency: 10ms
- Polling Rate: 1000Hz
- Side Buttons: Left
Where to get HyperX Pulsefire Core gaming mouse?
If you’ve seen a gaming mouse before, you’ll recognise the HyperX Pulsefire Core’s ergonomic design and RGB logo. The chassis comes in either black or pink, but both colours make it look more sophisticated than a standard computer mouse.
There are a lot of buttons on this mouse, and they’re all conveniently placed. There are two thumb buttons and a DPI slider in addition to the standard left and right buttons. All of them have a satisfyingly weighty and clicky feel, and they faithfully execute the commands you set up in the HyperX nGenuity software.
Perhaps my biggest complaint about the Pulsefire Core is this one drawback. The thumb grip on the left side of the mouse is comfortable, but the smooth surface on the right is awkward to use.
The two outermost fingers, the ring and pinky, have nowhere to rest since it curls inward instead of outward to meet them. This is a constant annoyance that prevents the mouse from being as pleasant to use as it could be.
The primary clicks are great, but I think HyperX put more effort into making the side buttons feel great. They’re so good that the G403’s side buttons have some competition. After trying a whole lot of mice, I can say the G403 is the top spot holder in terms of how amazing the side buttons can be on a mouse in respects to feel, shape, placement, etc. and the Core’s side buttons don’t back down one bit and instead shouts “COME AT ME PUSSY”. This mouse is fantastic for M4/M5 users that play video games frequently. 10/10.