HyperX’s Pulsefire Surge RGB Gaming Mouse Brings Both Bling And Performance

I took a look at HyperX’s $50 Pulsefire FPS gaming mouse last summer, and ultimately walked away very satisfied, and in fact, I still use the mouse on the active testbench. It’s simple, but isn’t boring. It doesn’t have software, so it works just as you’d expect when you move it from machine to machine. As much as I dig the rodent, though, it’d be understandable if some folks wanted a bit more from their peripherals.

The Pulsefire FPS was designed not to be the highest-performing mouse out there, but to deliver a wallop of performance and features that fit very nicely into such an affordable price-point. The Pulsefire Surge looks very similar to the FPS, and at first, I thought they were the same, minus the RGB. There’s actually a handful of differences that are not immediately noticeable, though.

First off, the new mouse has a better sensor, the Pixart PMW3389. That helps deliver 16,000 DPI (from 3,200), so finding the perfect speed for your high resolution gaming will be no problem. Even the switches under the clickers have been upgraded; they’re still Omron, but have been boosted from 20 to 50 million clicks. The acceleration has also gained, from 20g to 50g (meaning it can track easier at higher speeds). Bonus: it can also store three profiles, whereas the original couldn’t. It’s not incredibly notable, but it’s worth mentioning that the Surge weighs 10g more than the FPS, but at 130g, it’s hardly heavy.

When not winning you trophies, the Pulsefire Surge can smile for the camera

Whereas the Pulsefire FPS had no software solution, Pulsefire Surge uses the HyperX NGenuity suite to customize RGB and configure macros or button bindings. This solution can also be used for some other HyperX peripherals, and as time passes, I’d expect more and more HyperX releases to tie in with it.

The HyperX Pulsefire Surge is available right now for $70, which makes it $20 more expensive than the Pulsefire FPS. Unless you want a deliberately simple mouse, the extra $20 for the Surge looks to be well worth it – it’s higher performing, has RGB, and can save profiles. It also has the approval of attractive lady steamers, so it feels like there’s just nothing missing.