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We like to test peripherals in real world usage scenarios. With a gaming mouse, that means using it for just over a week as our main gaming partner, as well as for more general office tasks like web browsing and photo editing. Throughout that time we evaluate it on its gaming ability and comfort over long periods, as well as its ability to switch into other duties.
Considering it was built as a gaming mouse, it was good to note that the EVGA Torq X5 performs exceptionally well. It is light and accurate making it great for low sensitivity gamers who like to whip their arm across a giant pad in first person shooter games. The buttons have a light feel to them, which makes them easy to press at the right moment, but they are not so sensitive that you will find yourself accidentally pressing them when you don't want to.
The software is quite in-depth, offering detailed button remapping and a quick switch from right to left handed
For gamers who prefer more relaxed movements at higher sensitivities, this mouse has three steps for DPI settings. It goes all the way up to 6,400 DPI which will appeal to twitch gamers. That is too much for me – I found around 2,500 DPI to be the sweet spot for my particular gaming demands.
Whatever the genre or play style however, I felt comfortable using this mouse in every game I threw at it. On top of that, it works well with both a claw and finger grip. While it is possible to palm grip this one, it is not really designed for it and lacks that larger rear section for resting comfortably in your palm.
Advanced settings let you adjust DPI steps, angle snapping, acceleration, lighting options and more
It performed similarly well in non-gaming tasks, though during photo editing I did find myself wishing for a DPI-step-down button rather than a single one that cycles between sensitivities.
Comfort wise EVGA did an excellent job, as over many hours of heavy usage I ran into no issues in that respect. No rubbed skin, no excess perspiration and no sharp edges.
Due to the white colouring this mouse will show up sweat and grime very easily. Your experience may vary, as you may not perspire quite like I do, but it is worth noting that in a similar fashion to white clothes and white cars, white mice show up dirt and grime very easily.
Lighting wise this is not a mouse that is going to redefine the marketplace, but having a simple button to change between several different colours gives people some hard-options without the need to resort to the software. That is a major selling point of this mouse, is that it works brilliantly right out of the box. The software is useful and augments what it can already achieve – it is good from the get go.
Macros can be recorded, with intervals adjusted and they can be stored on the mouse or on a local drive
The software that EVGA offers with the Torq X5 is in-depth, giving options for button remapping, tweaks for lift-off, acceleration, double-click speed and there is even a surface calibration tool to let it figure things out for you automatically. Lighting options are a little on the light side, but the Torq X5 is not designed to target high cost competitor products.
I did really like that along with the button remap options, there was a quick switch selector for left and right-handed use. That shows real care for the subsection of left-handed gamers who do not get much of a look in with a lot of manufacturers.
