**Hardware Canucks Review: Corsair M 65 Pro**

As a long-time user and reviewer of gaming peripherals, I was excited to get my hands on the Corsair M 65 Pro, the latest iteration of their popular M 65 mouse. With its sleek design and feature-rich software, it's no wonder that this mouse has been generating a lot of buzz in the gaming community. But does it live up to the hype? In this review, we'll dive into all the details and find out.

One of the first things I noticed about the M 65 Pro was its accuracy. With the PMW 3336 sensor, this mouse is capable of tracking even the smallest movements with ease. I tested the mouse on a variety of surfaces, including my desk, floor, and even outdoors, and the results were consistently accurate. The sensor is also able to detect the slightest changes in movement, making it ideal for fast-paced games like FPS titles.

Another feature that sets the M 65 Pro apart from its predecessor is its DPI range. With a maximum of 12,000 DPI, this mouse offers a level of customization that's unmatched by many other gaming mice on the market. However, I have to question whether this level of DPI is really necessary for most users. I've found that 400-800 DPI is more than sufficient for most games and applications, and using such high DPI settings can be jarring to some players.

One area where I think the M 65 Pro truly shines is in its software. The Corsair iCUE software is one of the most feature-rich on the market, allowing users to customize every aspect of their mouse's behavior. From creating profiles to assigning macros and actions to buttons, this software gives users a level of control over their gaming experience that few other mice can match.

The lighting tab in the software is also impressive, with four pre-set profiles (rainbow, solid color, color shift, and color pulse) that can be easily accessed via a button on the mouse. The LED lights are also customizable, allowing users to choose from a range of colors and effects. My only complaint here is that I wish there was an option for rainbow breathing mode when using the DPI toggle.

In addition to the software, the M 65 Pro also features a number of other settings that can be accessed via the Corsair iCUE software. These include pointer speed and acceleration settings, as well as lift-off distance control, which allows users to customize the distance required for the mouse to start tracking movement again. While I would have liked more granularity in these settings (e.g., allowing users to set a specific lift-off distance for each profile), it's nice to see that Corsair has included so many features to cater to different types of players.

The final tab in the software is the Device tab, where users can configure polling rates up to 1000 Hz and implement firmware updates. This is also where surface calibration is housed, which allows users to calibrate the sensor for their mouse surface to get the best performance from the M 65 Pro. I was impressed by how seamless this process was, as it allowed me to fine-tune my gaming experience without any issues.

**Is the Corsair M 65 Pro Worth the Upgrade?**

For those upgrading from the original M 65 or M 65 RGB, the answer is probably not. While the M 65 Pro does offer some improvements over its predecessor, including a new sensor and slightly better build quality, it's hard to see the point of upgrading unless you really need that extra DPI and improved sensor.

However, for those looking to buy a new mouse, I would say that the M 65 Pro is definitely worth considering. With its feature-rich software and high-quality construction, this mouse offers an unbeatable gaming experience. And at a price point that's slightly higher than the original M 65 RGB but lower than some of the other high-end gaming mice on the market, it's an excellent value.

In conclusion, the Corsair M 65 Pro is an excellent gaming mouse that offers a level of customization and performance that few other mice can match. While it may not bring any completely new features to the table, its improvements over the original M 65 are welcome and make it an ideal choice for serious gamers.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: encourses vengeance m65 RGB mouse has been more received since its release in September 2014 since it sports a solid sensor distinctive design and extensive software customization however it seems course I felt the need to refresh this mouse with the Corsair m65 pro so what is Corsair change to give this mouse the pro insignia and is it enough to justify an upgrade available for $59.99 the m65 pro keeps a similar price point to its predecessor the original m65 RGB while still targeting the high-end mouse market the mouse is specifically targeted at FPS gamers boasting excellent precision and features the geared towards fast-paced first-person shooters let's examine the body design of the mouse the m65 pro has a very distinctive design with angular cutouts at the back and the curved side grooves to support your thumb and pinky the design is almost identical to its predecessor with identical button layout and overall design but there are a few subtle changes that's not a bad thing the m60 5s design was already well liked and it continues to be great here during my experience using the mouse I found it to be very comfortable I did find the back edges to be a little too angular but I got used to them pretty quickly the build quality is top-notch too with Corsair toting an aircraft grade aluminium unibody design which is honestly rock-solid the m65 RGB already had an aluminium unibody design but it seems that Corsair feels that the build is even tougher here as that's one of the selling points of the m65 pro if you flip the mouse over to the bottom you'll see the aluminium construction continues and incorporates three distinctive weights the stock weight for the mouse is 115 grams which might be a little on the heavy side for some people although it's understandable considering the aluminium build for those who find it too light however you have 36.8 5 gram weights for a total of twenty point five grams of weight adjustability which is really nice you can also adjust the balance of the mouse by offsetting weight on one side but even more customization also on the bottom of five PTFE feet which glide pretty smoothly although I did find that one was scraping a little bit on the mouse mat at first but that went away with time now let's switch it back to the top and do a button check the primary left and right buttons use Omron switches which I have great tactile feedback and here's what they sound like I found these to be some of the most enjoyable primary clicks I've used they're very controlled and have a distinct and satisfying actuation around the DPI toggles also have a very distinct actuation as does the scroll wheel this wheel is one of my favorites since it has very satisfying scroll steps with heaps of control so you won't accidentally over or under scroll in-game the only downside is that it takes a little bit too much force to engage the middle click but otherwise I have no complaints here moving on to the side buttons and the first thing you'll notice is that they're very thin and quite small which can make them a little hard to press but like the top ones they also have great responsiveness and tend to be placed well for any number of hand sizes there's also a sniper button which sits on the right thumb and it requires enough force to actuate that it won't be pressed accidentally once again it feels almost perfect now so far the build quality seems pretty top notch it's comfortable and the buttons are close to perfect which is shaping the m65 pro to be a very compelling Mouse however the m65 RGB also had all of these elements so whereas the m65 pro changed the sensor is where the upgrade has come in the previous m65 used an 8200 dpi vulgare a dns a 9800 laser sensor and while it was a very good unit and had pretty positive reception caalso is up the game introducing a 12,000 dpi optical sensor the picsArt pmw 33 6 x this is a variation of the exceedingly popular picks up pmw 33 66 which has been known as one of the best sensors on the market the difference between the 33 66 and the 33 6x appears to be mainly in feature set with a 33 6 X having a higher 12000 dpi and features like surface calibration something which we'll look at in the software later this Center largely speaks for itself and really doesn't need much testing but for the sake of thoroughness we'll go through the tests the first thing to check is prediction line skipping and any other issues as expected to 33 6 X has no issues here and performed well acceleration and the acceleration is extremely difficult to test accurately by hand but I found no issues as expected testing flicks in csgo and there's no issues present it handles these quick motions precisely and accurately and doesn't lose tracking at any point in game I found the accuracy is top-notch with the M 65 for being enjoyable to use with the sensor highlighting how accurate it really is I do have to question if the outer dpi up to 12,000 is really needed though in game I use 400 dpi and even on my desktop with dual 1440p displays I can easily get away with 1600 to 3200 dpi and I can't really see anyone needing that ridiculously high of a dpi for the few people who use that sensitivity this Mouse might be appealing but I can't say that the DPI race makes any sense to me except for marketing the last thing to look at is the Corsair queue software this is the software Corsair uses for all their RGB peripherals and it's probably one of the most feature-rich on the market right now the first tab has your profiles where you can configure all the settings and create profiles to store everything as well as options to assign them to games there's also button assignments where all the buttons can be rebound or have macros and actions assigned to them which is great for customization you can either create your own actions or import them and in the actions tab there's a full list of every available action which can be sorted by name or type moving on to the lighting tab and you have two zones to customize the main course our logo and under glow as well as a scroll wheel light there's a quartet of profiles rainbow solid color color shift and color pulse you can also import profiles view all your settings in the lighting tab and if compatible Corsair peripherals are detected sync up colors with them as well the lighting looks great and the RGB functionality will be nice to have for some users the next tab is performance and dpi where the DPI profiles can be set you can also assign colors for each profile which will show on the DPI toggle so you can get an idea of what setting you're on something which is really useful meanwhile if you set it to black the LED will turn off completely these profiles will also be stored in the mouse's memory so if you don't have the software on whatever computer you can still use your free customized profiles I do wish you could choose to have the DPI toggle go on rainbow breathing mode but it's not a big complaint courser also includes pointer speed and ankle snapping settings as well as lift off distance control I would have liked to see more detail than just low medium and I so that those who lift their mouse a lock would have full control but at least it has something the last area is the device tab where we can choose to disable the lighting configure the polling rate up to a thousand Hertz and implement a firmware update this is also where surface calibration is housed the surface calibration is something which is quite interesting you can use it to calibrate the sensor for your mouse surface in order to get the best performance from the m65 Pro and that's a really cool feature to include so with all the nitty-gritty details done and dusted it's time to sum things up as I alluded to in the start there are two types of people wanting to buy this mouse those who are upgrading from an M 65 or M 65 RGB and those who are looking to buy a new Mouse is it worth the upgrade from the M 65 RGB probably not unless you really need that improved sensor and extra dpi you're not going to be getting much out of the upgrade if you're coming from the original M 65 and really want that RGB lighting improved sensor and slight redesigns it might be worth it but many people they'll be more than happy with the original M 65 and if you're looking for a new Mouse if you want to save some cash and can give up the RGB lighting then the original M 65 is a steal considering it keeps most of what's loved about this mouse with a much lower price however it's probably worth the extra five dollars or so to go from the M 65 RGB to the pro and get that improved sensor and slightly better build the M 65 Pro really doesn't bring that much new to the table but you can't really blame it course I knew they didn't need to completely overhaul something that was already so good the M 65 RGB was already a great Mouse and the pro makes it even better bringing that picks up pmw 33 6 X sensor and improved build quality for those who like the design of the M 65 / it's one of the best FPS mice on the market and it's well deserving of the hardware canucks damn good award so thank you for watching everyone if you enjoyed this video make sure to leave a like and comment if you have any questions or feedback I'm Aiden with Hardware Canucks make sure to subscribe for more similar content and we'll see you in the next one youcourses vengeance m65 RGB mouse has been more received since its release in September 2014 since it sports a solid sensor distinctive design and extensive software customization however it seems course I felt the need to refresh this mouse with the Corsair m65 pro so what is Corsair change to give this mouse the pro insignia and is it enough to justify an upgrade available for $59.99 the m65 pro keeps a similar price point to its predecessor the original m65 RGB while still targeting the high-end mouse market the mouse is specifically targeted at FPS gamers boasting excellent precision and features the geared towards fast-paced first-person shooters let's examine the body design of the mouse the m65 pro has a very distinctive design with angular cutouts at the back and the curved side grooves to support your thumb and pinky the design is almost identical to its predecessor with identical button layout and overall design but there are a few subtle changes that's not a bad thing the m60 5s design was already well liked and it continues to be great here during my experience using the mouse I found it to be very comfortable I did find the back edges to be a little too angular but I got used to them pretty quickly the build quality is top-notch too with Corsair toting an aircraft grade aluminium unibody design which is honestly rock-solid the m65 RGB already had an aluminium unibody design but it seems that Corsair feels that the build is even tougher here as that's one of the selling points of the m65 pro if you flip the mouse over to the bottom you'll see the aluminium construction continues and incorporates three distinctive weights the stock weight for the mouse is 115 grams which might be a little on the heavy side for some people although it's understandable considering the aluminium build for those who find it too light however you have 36.8 5 gram weights for a total of twenty point five grams of weight adjustability which is really nice you can also adjust the balance of the mouse by offsetting weight on one side but even more customization also on the bottom of five PTFE feet which glide pretty smoothly although I did find that one was scraping a little bit on the mouse mat at first but that went away with time now let's switch it back to the top and do a button check the primary left and right buttons use Omron switches which I have great tactile feedback and here's what they sound like I found these to be some of the most enjoyable primary clicks I've used they're very controlled and have a distinct and satisfying actuation around the DPI toggles also have a very distinct actuation as does the scroll wheel this wheel is one of my favorites since it has very satisfying scroll steps with heaps of control so you won't accidentally over or under scroll in-game the only downside is that it takes a little bit too much force to engage the middle click but otherwise I have no complaints here moving on to the side buttons and the first thing you'll notice is that they're very thin and quite small which can make them a little hard to press but like the top ones they also have great responsiveness and tend to be placed well for any number of hand sizes there's also a sniper button which sits on the right thumb and it requires enough force to actuate that it won't be pressed accidentally once again it feels almost perfect now so far the build quality seems pretty top notch it's comfortable and the buttons are close to perfect which is shaping the m65 pro to be a very compelling Mouse however the m65 RGB also had all of these elements so whereas the m65 pro changed the sensor is where the upgrade has come in the previous m65 used an 8200 dpi vulgare a dns a 9800 laser sensor and while it was a very good unit and had pretty positive reception caalso is up the game introducing a 12,000 dpi optical sensor the picsArt pmw 33 6 x this is a variation of the exceedingly popular picks up pmw 33 66 which has been known as one of the best sensors on the market the difference between the 33 66 and the 33 6x appears to be mainly in feature set with a 33 6 X having a higher 12000 dpi and features like surface calibration something which we'll look at in the software later this Center largely speaks for itself and really doesn't need much testing but for the sake of thoroughness we'll go through the tests the first thing to check is prediction line skipping and any other issues as expected to 33 6 X has no issues here and performed well acceleration and the acceleration is extremely difficult to test accurately by hand but I found no issues as expected testing flicks in csgo and there's no issues present it handles these quick motions precisely and accurately and doesn't lose tracking at any point in game I found the accuracy is top-notch with the M 65 for being enjoyable to use with the sensor highlighting how accurate it really is I do have to question if the outer dpi up to 12,000 is really needed though in game I use 400 dpi and even on my desktop with dual 1440p displays I can easily get away with 1600 to 3200 dpi and I can't really see anyone needing that ridiculously high of a dpi for the few people who use that sensitivity this Mouse might be appealing but I can't say that the DPI race makes any sense to me except for marketing the last thing to look at is the Corsair queue software this is the software Corsair uses for all their RGB peripherals and it's probably one of the most feature-rich on the market right now the first tab has your profiles where you can configure all the settings and create profiles to store everything as well as options to assign them to games there's also button assignments where all the buttons can be rebound or have macros and actions assigned to them which is great for customization you can either create your own actions or import them and in the actions tab there's a full list of every available action which can be sorted by name or type moving on to the lighting tab and you have two zones to customize the main course our logo and under glow as well as a scroll wheel light there's a quartet of profiles rainbow solid color color shift and color pulse you can also import profiles view all your settings in the lighting tab and if compatible Corsair peripherals are detected sync up colors with them as well the lighting looks great and the RGB functionality will be nice to have for some users the next tab is performance and dpi where the DPI profiles can be set you can also assign colors for each profile which will show on the DPI toggle so you can get an idea of what setting you're on something which is really useful meanwhile if you set it to black the LED will turn off completely these profiles will also be stored in the mouse's memory so if you don't have the software on whatever computer you can still use your free customized profiles I do wish you could choose to have the DPI toggle go on rainbow breathing mode but it's not a big complaint courser also includes pointer speed and ankle snapping settings as well as lift off distance control I would have liked to see more detail than just low medium and I so that those who lift their mouse a lock would have full control but at least it has something the last area is the device tab where we can choose to disable the lighting configure the polling rate up to a thousand Hertz and implement a firmware update this is also where surface calibration is housed the surface calibration is something which is quite interesting you can use it to calibrate the sensor for your mouse surface in order to get the best performance from the m65 Pro and that's a really cool feature to include so with all the nitty-gritty details done and dusted it's time to sum things up as I alluded to in the start there are two types of people wanting to buy this mouse those who are upgrading from an M 65 or M 65 RGB and those who are looking to buy a new Mouse is it worth the upgrade from the M 65 RGB probably not unless you really need that improved sensor and extra dpi you're not going to be getting much out of the upgrade if you're coming from the original M 65 and really want that RGB lighting improved sensor and slight redesigns it might be worth it but many people they'll be more than happy with the original M 65 and if you're looking for a new Mouse if you want to save some cash and can give up the RGB lighting then the original M 65 is a steal considering it keeps most of what's loved about this mouse with a much lower price however it's probably worth the extra five dollars or so to go from the M 65 RGB to the pro and get that improved sensor and slightly better build the M 65 Pro really doesn't bring that much new to the table but you can't really blame it course I knew they didn't need to completely overhaul something that was already so good the M 65 RGB was already a great Mouse and the pro makes it even better bringing that picks up pmw 33 6 X sensor and improved build quality for those who like the design of the M 65 / it's one of the best FPS mice on the market and it's well deserving of the hardware canucks damn good award so thank you for watching everyone if you enjoyed this video make sure to leave a like and comment if you have any questions or feedback I'm Aiden with Hardware Canucks make sure to subscribe for more similar content and we'll see you in the next one you\n"