Luke HendersonRazer, PC, hardwareComment

Meet the Viper a new standard in gaming mice

Luke HendersonRazer, PC, hardwareComment
Meet the Viper a new standard in gaming mice

Razer have announced that the Viper, their latest gaming mouse is out now and that it is also the first mouse to use their new optical switches, set to deliver response times that are up to three times faster than standard mice.

Traditional mechanical switches send electrical signals via metallic contact, creating a residual bouncing effect that can introduce multiple signals. To make sure only a single click is registered, a debounce delay is used – resulting in a slower response time.

With Razer’s Optical Switches, no physical contact is required to send a signal. By using an infrared light beam that passes through a shutter to fire an electrical signal to the computer, the switches respond instantaneously to every finger press, making sure every action is executed to the player’s intent.

“The Razer Viper has been designed ground up in collaboration with some of Team Razer’s best esports athletes”, says Alvin Cheung, Senior Vice President of Razer's peripherals business unit. “With Optical Mouse Switches and Razer’s market-leading 5G sensor in an ambidextrous, lightweight mouse, the Viper delivers the high-performance precision and control needed to succeed in any of today’s competitive games.”

If you want to pick one up, you can do so direct from Razer or in retail stores.

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As always, tech specs are important, so here are the ones for the Viper

  • Razer 5G Advanced Optical Sensor with true 16,000 DPI

  • Up to 450 inches per second (IPS) / 50 G acceleration

  • 1000 Hz Ultrapolling

  • Razer™ Optical Mouse Switches with 70 million clicks life cycle

  • Razer™ Speedflex cable

  • Gaming-grade tactile scroll wheel

  • 69g lightweight ambidextrous design

  • Razer Chroma™ lighting with 16.8 million customizable color options

  • Eight independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons

  • Onboard DPI Storage (Up to 5 DPI stages)

  • Razer Synapse 3 enabled

  • Approximate size: 126.73 mm / 4.99 in (Length) X 66.2 mm / 2.61 in (Width) X 37.81 mm / 1.49 in (Height)

  • Approximate weight (excluding cable): 69 g / 0.15 lbs

  • Cable length: 2.1 m / 6.89 ft