Testseek.com have collected 91 expert reviews of the Kingston HyperX Pulsefire Surge and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Kingston HyperX Pulsefire Surge.
June 2018
(84%)
91 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(93%)
281 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Top-of-the-line sensor
Main switches rated for 50 million clicks
Excellent build quality
Safe
Widely usable shape
Great-looking RGB lighting with a lot of customization options
32 zones of RGB lighting
High DPI range
Tactile scroll wheel
Ambidextrous design
Adjustable CPI in increments of 50
Feels very well-built
Very low lift-off distance
Gorgeous lighting
Great performance
Comfortable feel
Looks Great
360-degree RGB LED Light Ring
HyperX NGenuity Software
Comfortable
Affordable
The editors didn't like
Side buttons are heavy and mushy and have a lot of travel
CPI button is hard to actuate
Very few sensor settings available
Extremely heavyweight software
High price compared to the competition
Software wouldn't launch on some test systems
Lefties won't be able to use side shortcut buttons easily
32 zones of RGB lighting, High DPI range, Tactile scroll wheel, Ambidextrous design
Software wouldn't launch on some test systems, Lefties won't be able to use side shortcut buttons easily
The HyperX Pulsefire Surge is an adequate ambidextrous gaming mouse whose snazzy, encircling RGB lighting sets it apart, but its software needs some fixes...
So many gaming mice that I see focus on some kind of gimmick. Epicgear's Morpha X had interchangeable switches and sensors. The Roccat Kone Aimo had "AI-powered" RGB LED lighting. The Pulsefire Surge has none of that, and I think it's a better mouse for...
Gorgeous lighting, Great performance, Comfortable feel
Buggy software
In my observations, HyperX is usually at its best when it streamlines gaming peripherals and knocks a few (dozen) bucks off the price in the process. The Pulsefire Surge demonstrates that the company is just as capable of producing full-featured accessori...
This mouse is a great investment for newer gamers or those who just want to add a bit of colour to their lives.The HyperX NGenuity software is easy to use and you most probably will get distracted making various profiles.It is a cheaper alternative to wha...
All in all, we find the HyperX Pulsefire Surge to be a gigantic step up from its predecessor, the Pulsefire FPS. You get a longer lifespan of the main switches, the design is more elegant, there are RGB lights all around it, we feel the secondary switches...
HyperX NGenuity desktop software is dated, The braided cable isn't as flexible as others, Quite plain without the lights switched on,
If great value for money is what you're after, the HyperX Pulsefire Surge is a high-performing gaming mouse with impressive customisable illumination. The 50M Omron switches are clicky and tactile while the sensor gives you accurate tracking. What more co...
It's not often that a mid-range mouse comes along that checks all of the right boxes, but the HyperX Pulsefire Surge RGB absolutely does. Sure, it lacks some of the extra features that some more expensive mice boast – but everything it does, it does right...
