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I love corsair's mice that have a huge amount of buttons on them, very useful for war thunder. I actually remove the DPI/Profile functions and assign them to keys I can't practically reach during actual gameplay so i have more functions right at my fingertips
Just ordered this mainly because my M1 button broke on my G502. It works but only clicking, not holding. For most games its fine but not for work. But about 3500h in War Thunder and think this will be great for that too. Same like you said i unbind those buttons. I also already use the g-button to use buttons 2x and still dont have enough. Rn only have radar, countermeasures and media controls (often have something playing that i want to turn off before a fight) I feel things like this are perfect for games like war thunder. During an FPS game you dont have much to bind and you need things to be instant to reach. War thunder its all a little slower, it doesnt always matter who is the fastest anyway. Also use some other software that it would be nice in. But ngl G Hub is kinda limited imo. For the time it was quite good but this corsair interface is a lot better. (Since you cant save profiles practically either i just never made app specific ones. You can do it but its a bit complicated and a hassle. Just make a file export or something?)
More tactile (stable) and higher (or larger) scroll wheel + some minor side button adjustments, and this would quite literally easily be the #1 MMO mouse for me. It's already among the lightest MMO mice, so a couple grams here and there won't hurt even with the gesture function. Corsair is onto something very special here, just needs to refine it further. Raw performance and looks -wise this mouse is a top dog.
I actually just bought this mouse I think it's probably the lightest mouse I've got. The M65 and the scimitar are a little heavier. You could easily use the darkstar for FPS games though as it does feel pretty light in the hand. If you're the type that needs to zoom around the desk and flick it around 😂
What have you thought of it? My poor Rival 500 is dying and I'm trying to find something similar, since its design works really well with my nerve damage limitations. But the price makes wince!
Exactly!!! I moved to a wireless mouse because my Rival 500 was dying, and after I barely managed to buy a replacement due to it being older and they wanted to phase it out (I think they brought it back temporarily at one point). I got the Spatha X, but it's heavy, and the buttons are all clustered together and lifting it is a serious pain, and the shape is terrible. I'll miss the wireless charging but half the time I forget to dock it anyways, so I think I'm gonna try this one. Already have a corsair keyboard so I've already got iCue. I was also missing the mouse wheel tilts, but the gestures sounds pretty neat too.
I've thought the same thing, my rival 500 has been my holy grail not just for gaming but editing as well. Seeing producers look at anything more than 6 buttons (m1-5 and DPI/Profile) as daring is legitimately sad. If anyone is looking or an MMO/MOBA mouse for hotkeys in productivity, I'd say the MX Master 3 is good. Simply cause all five buttons besides left and right click can be assigned gesture functions, totalling 25 hotkeys per profile
@@heinyboi Rival 500 was legendary. I wish It still is purchasable. If you miss rival 500. Corsair darkstar best option for you. In addition tilt macros not best for gaming but good for productivity.
Seems interesting, I don't care much for the RGB or the tilt functions , but I enjoy the thumb button placements, besides maybe that top bottom one, but it seems rather overpriced and too many functions, so I'd be interested in it when it goes on sale.
Corsair have removed the limited the polling rate to 1,000hz. They marketed this mouse with 2,000hz but removed it without a word and sneakily changed their advertisement material...
@@Philip5478 That's making excuses for them. They sold that as a premium feature, deceived their customers and then silently changed the specs without any acknowledgement or reimbursement to their customers. While it could be seen as a correction, they omit any mention of the polling rate now so it's still deceiving for those coming from reviews videos and articles. In fact, their current specs on their website state "Sub--1ms Slipstream wireless or bluetooth". Does "sub" refer to below 1ms (1000hz), suggesting it's faster than 1,000hz. It's still so deceiving.
for that price hopefully the build quality matches. I have always had issues with expensive razer and corsair products that for one feel cheaper than its price tag and secondly, end up have either minor annoying issues or more serious problems that ruin the quality and experience with the device or ruins the the use of the device all together. I also think the software these companies put out could be 10 times better for the amount of money these companies bring in.
Thanks for review definitely getting this mouse soon I’ve always enjoys a mouse with different buttons and the futures this this has are pretty cool wouldn’t have known if I never watched this video
Dark core rgb se is my favorite, esp with the pinky rest... 2nd version is noisy and worse button placement and loss of buttons near the thumb.. (non pro gen 1 isn't slipstream and has issues with Icue software haunting on startup) but my main point in this comment is I hate that there is not many options on mice with pinky rest add one or accessories.. original dark core was the best mouse though
Is the wire exclusively for charging or can the mouse be used as a wired mouse with the included cable? That is the one unknown detail that is preventing me from purchasing the mouse at this moment as I prefer wired.
How far forward are the thumb buttons on the Darkstar in comparison to other MMO mice? The Aerox 9 you need 5''' thumbs to reach 123. I really wish MMO mice would take a note from the old Naga Epic: swappable pinky grips. Every MMO mouse is nearly impossible to fingertip grip with how wide they are!
Hi, would you recommend this over the SteelSeries Aerox 9? This mouse's side buttons resembles the Asus ROG Spartha X's which is unfortunately far too heavy.
Hi, Prawn Does the DARKSTAR RGB have any rubber coating on it? I've had a lot of really bad experiences with rubber coating. These kind of keyboards and mice were great when they were brand new, but they became sticky after a few years, and I really don't like that kind of texture. Thank you.
Opened to watch this at my work desk and didn't realize my headphones had unpaired and promptly alienated all of my co workers. Mouse looks amazing. More mice should have metallics.
I have the Dark Core Pro SE which I have loved, now 2 years old the battery has less than desirable life span (even on power saving). I'm wondering on whether this mouse or the Logitech G502 X Plus would be a better upgrade
dont get a razer. I have that same mouse and got a basilisk v3 pro and the middle mouse doesn't work out of the box. shame because the ergonomics and lighting are incredible, but it just doesn't work like it's supposed to. thought I'd give razer the benefit of the doubt but their reputation is well deserved imo
The Scimitar is horrendous, I tried it and the main clicking buttons would BOTH get slightly stuck on each press. Never had such an issue with any mouse, certainly not out of the box. Razer Nagas are prone to breaking, but all of the ones I've used at least worked when I first bought them. And they are also far better designed and actually ergonomic. Scimitar is super uncomfortable.
it looks like cheap, yet overpriced plastic. And tilting the mouse? What a dumb feature, it's like they sprinkled some mouse on a gimmick which sounds bad even in theory
@@BrokoFankone every mouse is overpriced. It’s a piece of plastic and some wires and a circuit board. They make these at the factory for a few bucks and then sell them for $30-$200USD. But as a consumer we need to see how far we want to be screwed over and for what it’s worth.
@@duzty122 Yeah, but not every mouse *looks* overpriced. For example, Logitech have far better-looking models which don't look cheap. The scroll wheel on this mouse looks like a rubber tire from a toy car, literally. This side panel certainly doesn't scream quality to me either. The arrangement of the buttons looks horrible and inaccessible. So it looks both cheap and badly designed, which I would say fits perfectly with the Corsair brand.
@@BrokoFankonefanboi much? Corsair makes some amazing products, just look at their k70, k95, k100 and k100 air keyboards. (For the record i own a Logitech mx master 2s and a Logitech 502 hero both of which are superb mice and, in terms of keyboards, i have a Logitech g815 and a Corsair k70 mk2 and would love to get my hands on either a Logitech g915 or a Corsair k100 air in the near future)
Omg i think i finally found a replacement for my dying g700s. God, i wish i could just buy a brand new one and use it forever, but logitech has way too much of a hard on for their g502 for that to ever be an option again.
Hi, Maybe someone can help me :) I have a Darkstar mouse, and after using it for 3 days, randomly, the keyboard (Corsair K100) starts typing the number 1 rapidly. Unplugging the keyboard and plugging it back in doesn't resolve the issue. However, when I unplug the dongle of the mouse and plug it in again, Hi, Maybe someone can help me :) I have a Darkstar mouse, and after using it for 3 days, randomly, the Corsair K100 keyboard starts typing the number 1 rapidly. Unplugging the keyboard and plugging it back in doesn't resolve the issue. However, when I unplug the mouse dongle and plug it in again, the issue goes away. After a while, the problem returns, and I have to unplug the dongle again. After researching, it seems to be related to the side buttons of the mouse. How can I fix this issue? Or how i can disable side buttons
15:55 bro, I've watched the whole video waiting for the moment to see the sound made by the side "clicks"... and I see that you test all but the 6 side buttons... seriously?
Thanks for the feedback Sorry to let you down. I've done an asmr version with no talking where you'll hear the clicks more ruclips.net/video/wFdxfuMtRgY/видео.html
Nice option for Mice with them buttons but both it and the Razer mouse are completely overpriced IMO. This should be no more then 90-100 CAD...not 200. I cant see many people buying these at current pricing.
Hey there, I own this mouse! I play with both the “gyro” feature and the lighting disabled, at 2000hz, and get a good couple of days to a week of playtime, with about 6-8h of playtime a day on average. It’s about on-par with other mice in this class, think Basilisk Pro V3, Naga V2 Pro, at least with the gyro disabled. Imagine constantly polling for tilt constantly over 2000hz, on top of polling for every other normal thing a mouse does… yeah, you get where that 20h figure comes from. Completely acceptable for a very feature-packed mouse like this.
Been watching this old how to build a budget video over and over again for sum reason? All I kept hearing was don't forget to plug in the rear case fan and whoops forgot the fan lol
I hoped this would be the fabled Gimbal-Tilt FPS mouse.... I invented it when I was young... In my head and no one has yet made one and I cannot fathom why 🥲
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Love your video format, quiet, minimalist, to the point. Great channel
Thank you. Appreciate it
This would be an incredible productivity mouse if it had freespinning scroll wheel mode
I want it!! Gonna program ALT-F4 on all motion so it's ready to get me out of the game when I rage quit and toss it out the window.
Haha
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I was looking at setting up a lighting profile to link to a game. So the steam hint was perfectly timed
I love corsair's mice that have a huge amount of buttons on them, very useful for war thunder. I actually remove the DPI/Profile functions and assign them to keys I can't practically reach during actual gameplay so i have more functions right at my fingertips
Thinking about getting this mouse and trying that on Doom Eternal!
Just ordered this mainly because my M1 button broke on my G502. It works but only clicking, not holding. For most games its fine but not for work.
But about 3500h in War Thunder and think this will be great for that too. Same like you said i unbind those buttons. I also already use the g-button to use buttons 2x and still dont have enough. Rn only have radar, countermeasures and media controls (often have something playing that i want to turn off before a fight)
I feel things like this are perfect for games like war thunder. During an FPS game you dont have much to bind and you need things to be instant to reach. War thunder its all a little slower, it doesnt always matter who is the fastest anyway.
Also use some other software that it would be nice in. But ngl G Hub is kinda limited imo. For the time it was quite good but this corsair interface is a lot better. (Since you cant save profiles practically either i just never made app specific ones. You can do it but its a bit complicated and a hassle. Just make a file export or something?)
More tactile (stable) and higher (or larger) scroll wheel + some minor side button adjustments, and this would quite literally easily be the #1 MMO mouse for me. It's already among the lightest MMO mice, so a couple grams here and there won't hurt even with the gesture function. Corsair is onto something very special here, just needs to refine it further.
Raw performance and looks -wise this mouse is a top dog.
I actually just bought this mouse I think it's probably the lightest mouse I've got. The M65 and the scimitar are a little heavier. You could easily use the darkstar for FPS games though as it does feel pretty light in the hand. If you're the type that needs to zoom around the desk and flick it around 😂
It feels pretty light if you're used to very heavy mice, but most dedicated fps mice are 40-60 grams.
Just ordered this mouse. The design is somewhat similar to the Rival 500 which is one of my favorite gaming mice.
What have you thought of it? My poor Rival 500 is dying and I'm trying to find something similar, since its design works really well with my nerve damage limitations. But the price makes wince!
Exactly!!! I moved to a wireless mouse because my Rival 500 was dying, and after I barely managed to buy a replacement due to it being older and they wanted to phase it out (I think they brought it back temporarily at one point). I got the Spatha X, but it's heavy, and the buttons are all clustered together and lifting it is a serious pain, and the shape is terrible. I'll miss the wireless charging but half the time I forget to dock it anyways, so I think I'm gonna try this one. Already have a corsair keyboard so I've already got iCue. I was also missing the mouse wheel tilts, but the gestures sounds pretty neat too.
I've thought the same thing, my rival 500 has been my holy grail not just for gaming but editing as well. Seeing producers look at anything more than 6 buttons (m1-5 and DPI/Profile) as daring is legitimately sad.
If anyone is looking or an MMO/MOBA mouse for hotkeys in productivity, I'd say the MX Master 3 is good. Simply cause all five buttons besides left and right click can be assigned gesture functions, totalling 25 hotkeys per profile
@@heinyboi Rival 500 was legendary. I wish It still is purchasable. If you miss rival 500. Corsair darkstar best option for you. In addition tilt macros not best for gaming but good for productivity.
Seems interesting, I don't care much for the RGB or the tilt functions , but I enjoy the thumb button placements, besides maybe that top bottom one, but it seems rather overpriced and too many functions, so I'd be interested in it when it goes on sale.
Corsair have removed the limited the polling rate to 1,000hz. They marketed this mouse with 2,000hz but removed it without a word and sneakily changed their advertisement material...
They corrected it because it was never truly 2000hz, and they were called out over it.
@@Philip5478 That's making excuses for them. They sold that as a premium feature, deceived their customers and then silently changed the specs without any acknowledgement or reimbursement to their customers. While it could be seen as a correction, they omit any mention of the polling rate now so it's still deceiving for those coming from reviews videos and articles. In fact, their current specs on their website state "Sub--1ms Slipstream wireless or bluetooth". Does "sub" refer to below 1ms (1000hz), suggesting it's faster than 1,000hz. It's still so deceiving.
for that price hopefully the build quality matches. I have always had issues with expensive razer and corsair products that for one feel cheaper than its price tag and secondly, end up have either minor annoying issues or more serious problems that ruin the quality and experience with the device or ruins the the use of the device all together. I also think the software these companies put out could be 10 times better for the amount of money these companies bring in.
I respect the attempt to recreate the Corsair logo with the pixels 🤣
Thanks for review definitely getting this mouse soon I’ve always enjoys a mouse with different buttons and the futures this this has are pretty cool wouldn’t have known if I never watched this video
Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy it.
Looks to be my rival 500 replacement
I wonder how setting tilt to control leaning in Battlebit would feel
Dark core rgb se is my favorite, esp with the pinky rest... 2nd version is noisy and worse button placement and loss of buttons near the thumb.. (non pro gen 1 isn't slipstream and has issues with Icue software haunting on startup) but my main point in this comment is I hate that there is not many options on mice with pinky rest add one or accessories.. original dark core was the best mouse though
Is the wire exclusively for charging or can the mouse be used as a wired mouse with the included cable? That is the one unknown detail that is preventing me from purchasing the mouse at this moment as I prefer wired.
He did say that you could use it wired
How far forward are the thumb buttons on the Darkstar in comparison to other MMO mice? The Aerox 9 you need 5''' thumbs to reach 123. I really wish MMO mice would take a note from the old Naga Epic: swappable pinky grips. Every MMO mouse is nearly impossible to fingertip grip with how wide they are!
IKR thats what drew me to the corsair. To think that the pinky/ring grip was once optional is interesting to me.
Hi, would you recommend this over the SteelSeries Aerox 9? This mouse's side buttons resembles the Asus ROG Spartha X's which is unfortunately far too heavy.
Hi, Prawn
Does the DARKSTAR RGB have any rubber coating on it?
I've had a lot of really bad experiences with rubber coating.
These kind of keyboards and mice were great when they were brand new, but they became sticky after a few years, and I really don't like that kind of texture.
Thank you.
I hear the birds better in the background than the mouse clicking.
Thank you for your feedback
Opened to watch this at my work desk and didn't realize my headphones had unpaired and promptly alienated all of my co workers.
Mouse looks amazing. More mice should have metallics.
Look on the bright side... it was only prawn
I have the Dark Core Pro SE which I have loved, now 2 years old the battery has less than desirable life span (even on power saving). I'm wondering on whether this mouse or the Logitech G502 X Plus would be a better upgrade
dont get a razer. I have that same mouse and got a basilisk v3 pro and the middle mouse doesn't work out of the box. shame because the ergonomics and lighting are incredible, but it just doesn't work like it's supposed to. thought I'd give razer the benefit of the doubt but their reputation is well deserved imo
@@berengerchristy6256 maybe just your copy, mine is fine after almost year of use😎
Still like the scimitar for mmo's other than the normal mb4 and mb5 buttons not being them. So I sadly use my razer Naga pro for wow
The Scimitar is horrendous, I tried it and the main clicking buttons would BOTH get slightly stuck on each press. Never had such an issue with any mouse, certainly not out of the box. Razer Nagas are prone to breaking, but all of the ones I've used at least worked when I first bought them. And they are also far better designed and actually ergonomic. Scimitar is super uncomfortable.
Great video What keyboard are you using
Think it's this one ruclips.net/video/qVkD3aMxVgQ/видео.html
I love it! It looks like a quality mouse. The gesture is a crazy and functional feature that I probably will never use.
it looks like cheap, yet overpriced plastic. And tilting the mouse? What a dumb feature, it's like they sprinkled some mouse on a gimmick which sounds bad even in theory
@@BrokoFankone every mouse is overpriced. It’s a piece of plastic and some wires and a circuit board. They make these at the factory for a few bucks and then sell them for $30-$200USD. But as a consumer we need to see how far we want to be screwed over and for what it’s worth.
@@duzty122 Yeah, but not every mouse *looks* overpriced. For example, Logitech have far better-looking models which don't look cheap. The scroll wheel on this mouse looks like a rubber tire from a toy car, literally. This side panel certainly doesn't scream quality to me either. The arrangement of the buttons looks horrible and inaccessible. So it looks both cheap and badly designed, which I would say fits perfectly with the Corsair brand.
@@BrokoFankonefanboi much? Corsair makes some amazing products, just look at their k70, k95, k100 and k100 air keyboards.
(For the record i own a Logitech mx master 2s and a Logitech 502 hero both of which are superb mice and, in terms of keyboards, i have a Logitech g815 and a Corsair k70 mk2 and would love to get my hands on either a Logitech g915 or a Corsair k100 air in the near future)
Omg i think i finally found a replacement for my dying g700s. God, i wish i could just buy a brand new one and use it forever, but logitech has way too much of a hard on for their g502 for that to ever be an option again.
Should show mouse's weight in the beginning of the video
Interesting
Hi,
Maybe someone can help me :) I have a Darkstar mouse, and after using it for 3 days, randomly, the keyboard (Corsair K100) starts typing the number 1 rapidly. Unplugging the keyboard and plugging it back in doesn't resolve the issue. However, when I unplug the dongle of the mouse and plug it in again, Hi,
Maybe someone can help me :) I have a Darkstar mouse, and after using it for 3 days, randomly, the Corsair K100 keyboard starts typing the number 1 rapidly. Unplugging the keyboard and plugging it back in doesn't resolve the issue. However, when I unplug the mouse dongle and plug it in again, the issue goes away. After a while, the problem returns, and I have to unplug the dongle again. After researching, it seems to be related to the side buttons of the mouse. How can I fix this issue? Or how i can disable side buttons
15:55 bro, I've watched the whole video waiting for the moment to see the sound made by the side "clicks"... and I see that you test all but the 6 side buttons... seriously?
Thanks for the feedback
Sorry to let you down. I've done an asmr version with no talking where you'll hear the clicks more ruclips.net/video/wFdxfuMtRgY/видео.html
@@TheProvokedPrawn thanks!
Ya a thumb and pinky rest would make this the best
It seems like a freat replacment for my old g604
Nice option for Mice with them buttons but both it and the Razer mouse are completely overpriced IMO. This should be no more then 90-100 CAD...not 200. I cant see many people buying these at current pricing.
no idea why it's under mmo, there are not enough buttons... the new scimitar wireless does have enough
6 on the side (one doubling as shift), 2 DPI buttons, 3 wheel functions and 4 tilt gestures. 15+ programmable actions. Not enough my arse.
Does it have connectivity issues like all other Corsair mice?
I use Corsair mice and I don’t experience any lag 🤨
@@clanka5509 Corsair Dark Core Wireless has a crap ton of connectivity problems. Mine did and about half the reviews do too
That Spider Man game looks awful... but your video was GREAT. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed enough to sub!
i want this mouse.. it just so fang expensive
This would be an absolute beat of a mouse if it wasnt for that 20hr battery. That is a killer.
Yea because u really play 24 hrs.....a day...
The 2.4 ghz is 65 hrs
BT is 80 hrs
Switch off the lighting.
Hey there, I own this mouse! I play with both the “gyro” feature and the lighting disabled, at 2000hz, and get a good couple of days to a week of playtime, with about 6-8h of playtime a day on average. It’s about on-par with other mice in this class, think Basilisk Pro V3, Naga V2 Pro, at least with the gyro disabled. Imagine constantly polling for tilt constantly over 2000hz, on top of polling for every other normal thing a mouse does… yeah, you get where that 20h figure comes from. Completely acceptable for a very feature-packed mouse like this.
Is the brutton a running joke now? 🤔
The outro is always the same until I have time to change it 😂
Feels like the credits of a marvel movie. Bloopers are always funny
@@meatykeyboard8399 dunno how you've not seen it before 🤣🤣🦐
Been watching this old how to build a budget video over and over again for sum reason? All I kept hearing was don't forget to plug in the rear case fan and whoops forgot the fan lol
wonder if u can bind emotes on it on GTA V FIVE M LOL
Ill stick with my scimitar
Why no sound button test? :[
It looks cheap they should make a premium version of it
dont buy this if u play shooter u will regret
looks like one of those cheap gaming mouses
I hoped this would be the fabled Gimbal-Tilt FPS mouse.... I invented it when I was young... In my head and no one has yet made one and I cannot fathom why 🥲
You can't make a light weight fps mouse with this ammount buttons