STACK #245 March 2025

GAMING FEATURE

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If you’re serious about your gaming then you need a serious mouse, and the Razer Viper has a reputation for delivering.The V3 Pro is now with us, and it improves upon its already winning formula. A GAMING MOUSE WITH BITE!

even better grip, while the two side buttons have been updated for improved accessibility. Improvements have even been made underneath, including larger mouse feet for easier gliding, which means extra accuracy. The Viper V3 Pro also auto calibrates across different surfaces, so you’re always in control. On the inside, get best in class precision with Razer’s Focus Pro 30K optical sensor, which allows granular adjustments to DPI and more to suit anybody’s play style, while Gen-3 optical switches promise a 90 million click life cycle, with 0.2ms actuation and no debounce delay – which prevents those

W orshipped by pro esports gamers, this latest evolution maintains the legendary ultra-lightweight Viper design – now just 55 grams - while still managing to deliver an impressive set of top of-the-line features. The shape has been refined thanks to player feedback, still perfectly suited for both claw and fingertip grip styles – plus, it has a super-comfortable smooth-touch finish. Finger grooves on the buttons provide

and an included HyperPolling dongle that further boosts responsiveness, when you grab hold of the Razer Viper V3 Pro you really do have a competitive edge. Amy Flower

annoying accidental double clicks. With Razer Hyperspeed wireless

connectivity that offers up to 95 hours of battery life, eight programmable controls for simple commands or complicated macros,

• The Razer Viper V3 Pro is available now

Razer's high-performance, super-sturdy gaming keyboards just keep delivering the goods, and the BlackWidow V4 X is certainly no exception. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE BLACKWIDOW

What does this mean? One example is near instantaneous directional changes in-game. What a quick glance will also show is a column of six extra keys at the left of the keyboard. While your muscle memory may take a little time to adjust, those who are into macros will find them a joy for letting rip advanced commands and shortcuts at a mere single key press. Up top right, meanwhile, is a super-handy multifunction roller, which can control volume, or other functions – the handy Razer Synapse software is your gateway to tweaking this and numerous other settings. The icing on the cake is RGB lighting, with transparent plastic housings underneath keys to make for a brighter display. Also accessed via Synapse, there are 16.8 million colours at your disposal, with many games supporting dynamic lighting right from the get-go. Amy Flower

the switches are rated for up to 100 million keystrokes. The keycaps here are doubleshot ABS plastic, which means that they essentially consist of two layers, affording them much greater survival skills against even the heaviest-handed guerrilla gamer – or typist. Razer Snap Tap is a neat feature that prioritises the latest input between two

selected keys without having to release the previous one.

I t’s a wired number

– so you know you’re guaranteed a rock-solid

connection without concerns about battery life – with green switches for

that satisfying clicky tactility, or yellow if you prefer things a little less clacky. Either way,

• The Razer BlackWidow V4 X is available now

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