Razer Viper 8KHz promises eight times faster polling rate
JC Torres - Jan 29, 2021, 12:46am CST
There has been a lot of focus on fast rates in the tech industry of late, from the usual clock speeds of CPUs and GPUs to a seeming obsession over screen refresh rates. In contrast, Razer says that gaming mice makers are still stuck at improving accuracy and responsiveness, particularly with DPI numbers. That isn’t the only important figure, though, the gaming company says, and it is trying to prove its point with the new Razer Viper 8KHz with HyperPolling technology.
In addition to mouse sensitivity measure in dots per inch or DPI, there is also such a thing as polling rate or how many times a device, such as a mouse, reports its data to the computer’s OS. Even for gaming mice, the standard has been 1000 Hz (1KHz) or polling 1,000 times per second. Razer’s new HyperPolling, however, multiplies that by eight.
The Viper 8KHz is proclaimed as the fastest gaming mouse in the world.
It s the first to have a true 8,000Hz polling rate which sends 8x more data per second compared to other leading gaming mice, reducing input delay.
The Viper 8KHz is available from January 28 for $80.
The original Razer Viper was astonishing, so much so that it s been our best gaming mouse for competitive players ever since it launched. Razer doesn t stand still, though, and following from the wireless version comes the first update to the original model. The Razer Viper 8KHz is official and it s the fastest gaming mouse in the world.
Razer’s new Viper 8K promises the fastest performance of any gaming mouse Jan 28, 2021, 11:00am EST
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Razer’s Viper 8K is a refresh of the 2019 true ambidextrous Viper. For the most part, it’s identical and is now available at the same $79 asking price, but it has some key upgrades for competitive gamers who are hoping that tech might help them get the edge over their opponents.
First off, Razer now includes the Focus Plus 20,000DPI sensor used in many of its other 2020 mice, along with the latest generation of optical switches that have a more tactile click feel, according to the company (although it didn’t stand out as noticeable to me when I tested the mouse). The biggest news is that, according to Razer, the newly revised Viper can achieve the fastest polling rate of any mouse currently available: up to 8,000Hz far higher than t
Getting a competitive edge in gaming is important for gamers as they search for the latest improvements in technology. Razer is raising the tech bar with its latest gaming mouse. The company is touting it as the fastest gaming mouse in the world, although recognizable in design. The Razer Viper 8K will offer a true 8000Hz polling rate and will be the first gaming mouse in the eSports world to do this. The industry standard for mice is only 1000Hz in comparison.
With the Razer Viper 8K Gaming Mouse, the higher the refresh rate of your monitor, the more performance you will see. Little consideration has been provided to the frequency with which a click and positional data are transmitted to a computer. Higher polling rates can eliminate micro-stutters as it can match the fast refresh rates of new monitors on the market. The Viper 8K is, at least, 8x faster as it also uses a high-speed USB microcontroller to surpass the standard 1000Hz rate. The result is that the delay between the lat
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