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this video is brought to you by NCI XCOM great technology selection and service recently we took a look at G skills new gaming keyboard the km 780 RGB link to that video will be down below if you want to check it out but to complete the peripheral side G skill has also announced a new Gaming Mouse the Ripjaws MX 780 RGB it's approaching the market with a unique modular design gaming grade laser sensor RGB lighting and some extra features all of this will set you back about $80 which I think fits appropriately within the price range for gaming mouse but the real question is can G skill compared with the offerings from corsair logitech my onyx Razer and so on well that's what we're going to find out starting with the bill the aluminum frame structure feels robust and solid although the bottom brushed aluminum surface is prone to scratches the soft touch rubber surface at the top is an excellent choice G scale and you know how much I'll appreciate the quality of this material it's comfortable and adds that extra grip just like my AVR 7000 and I love it design wise there is some resemblance to the colgar 700m but there are a few unique features that g scale has implemented on the LX 780 to be specific the two side grips are magnetically attached to the main frame which can be interchanged for either an ambidextrous grip or if your left or right-handed the side grips can be adjusted accordingly which is nice also note that the magnetic force is very strong for the side grips so you'll have to pull pretty hard to detach them it's a nice system as you won't have to worry about it coming off as you gain over time the mouse weighs 111 grams and G skill has included an additional pair of 4.5 gram weights that can be installed to the main frame behind the side grips on both sides which is an excellent feature some people still prefer really heavy mice and adding extra weights as a nice touch you can also adjust the height of the palm rest with the provided allen key my preferred spot was somewhere around the middle which economically was comfortable for my palm there are eight programmable buttons on the MX 780 and all of them feature amnon switches the primary left and right click buttons have excellent tactile feedback and require minimal pressure to press this would be a great option if you are an FPS shooter and throughout my testing shots we're spot-on and the response time was pretty fast the scroll wheel was a pleasure to use with best-in-class scroll steps although it does require some pressure to press the DPI shift button right behind the scroll wheel follows the exact same feel as the rest nothing to complain about and you can set up five levels of dpi through the driver software the two forward and backward buttons on both sides of the mouse are easy to reach and when clicking the buttons they continue to travel after the click is registered I personally like this feature as it allows activation of these buttons without affecting cursor navigation key skills mx7 ad houses and a boggle gaming grade laser sensor that's capable of a 2 8200 dpi my preferred setting was somewhere between 1200 to 1600 dpi which i think is a sweet spot for gaming and as I mentioned earlier the combination of excellent amnon switches and outstanding argonauts along with a really good sensor equates to a much better gaming experience the sensor tracks well on both dark and white surfaces but not on glass let's talk lighting there are four lighting zones which includes the subtle lighting inside the scroll wheel the lighting on the sides the top lighting and the logo on the palm rest I have to admit it looks amazing during night times all of these can be configured to your preference within the driver software and speaking of the driver software you're greeted with a physical layout of the mouse but you know how g.skill advertises that the MX 780 has eight programmable buttons well if you take a close look on the right side of the window there are two more buttons so to speak which seems a little misleading I'm sure no one assigns the scroll wheel step has a left or right click so g.skill fix this with an update the other buttons can be assigned with certain functions by just clicking on them switching over to the Settings tab you can adjust a polling weight set the number of dpi stages and assign each stage with your preferred dpi value the double clicking speed window pointer speed mouse wheel scroll speed and the liftoff range can be adjust and customized well moving on to the lighting tab there are three main options background lighting is where you assign each zone to your preference when you click on each zone the lighting turns off but if you want to change the color of a specific zone you have to turn the lining zone off select your preferred color and then turn the zone back on honestly I wasn't pleased with this process moving on to the effect lighting the scroll wheel the two side lights and the logo can only be set to breeding while the center lighting strip can be adjusted to either a color cycling effect or breeding just like my km 780 keyboard that I reviewed recently I had to create a preset for these effects lighting sync with system basically allows the mouse lights to turn off when the system is off and to complete this you'll have to save the settings to the device memory I'm hoping that g.skill comes up with an update as soon as possible for both the km 780 and the MX 780 I have to admit I'm not happy with gee skills drivers software but on a positive note g.skill has completed the gaming peripheral set with the MX 780 RGB gaming mouse the build quality was excellent in changeable side grips is a very convenient feature customizable wait options is a bonus at this price point and the buttons have excellent tactile feedback and the Avago laser sensor provides accurate tracking and the lighting system on the mouse is a pleasure to look at the only gripe I have is the driver software I'm sure g.skill can fix this with an update and that would sum up a well-rounded gaming mouse well that concludes our review of the g.skill ripjaws MX 780 RGB Gaming Mouse what are your thoughts off this product let us know in the comments down below as always don't forget to subscribe for more similar content and we'll see you in the next one oh yeah I'm Eber by the way