Razer's new Viper V4 Pro could be as big of a deal for competitive gamers as the Logitech Superstrike, even without those haptic clicks

Razer’s new Viper V4 Pro could be as big of a deal for competitive gamers as the Logitech Superstrike, even without those haptic clicks | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Gaming Mice Is the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike good enough for the pros? 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We’ve had Logitech throw out a world’s first in the form of the G Pro X2 Superstrike with its haptic-inductive analogue clicks, and now we’re getting a new Razer Viper: the V4 Pro.The previous Razer Viper V3 Pro is the go-to mouse for a bunch of esports pros—it’s used more than any other mouse, in fact—because it has a simple shape, is light, and has a fantastic sensor. We’ve yet to see how the Superstrike will change that picture over the long-term, but I reckon the Viper V4 Pro could stand just as much of a chance of pipping the V3 Pro as the Logi mouse.That’s because the V4 Pro looks to push the boat compared to the V3 Pro significantly in pretty much every way. And while it lacks the Superstrike’s haptic-inductive clicks, let’s not forget that shape is king and other things matter, too. I’m not sure how the pieces will fall and what people will end up preferring for a competitive advantage, but if the Viper V4 Pro delivers, it won’t be a foregone conclusion for the Superstrike.Article continues below You may like Is the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike good enough for the pros? Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike review Logitech G’s chief engineer says there’s ‘no doubt’ the cutting-edge tech behind the Superstrike could be used in cheaper mice Compared to the V3 Pro, the V4 Pro is lighter and has a better sensor, much more battery life, an optical scroll wheel, and the DeathAdder V4 Pro’s great optical switches and spherical wireless puck. It even has a new kind of technology that Razer is calling FrameSync, which is “just-in-time scanning and reporting.” It’s like VRR but for polling: it makes the mouse report to the PC in sync with when the PC polls it, just as VRR has a monitor match a GPU’s frame rate.That FrameSync tech might end up working really well, but I’ve never struggled with standard polling at 1 kHz o