INTRODUCTION

   The gaming peripherals market (at least the PC one) may be overflowing with a huge number of devices ranging from keyboards, mice and mats and up to headsets, chairs and controllers but for the largest part the ones really worth owning bear the names of the well-known, established and respected manufacturers. This of course is not always the case but the sheer number of new and "average" companies making their debut on a daily basis doesn't help things. Luckily between old gaming peripheral manufacturers and very new ones there are also some manufacturers from others parts of the industry who expand their product lines to also include gaming peripherals and although that's not always a recipe for success still the ones that have done so have released decent products. Recently one of the largest and most popular memory module manufacturers in the world, G.SKILL also decided to expand their product line to include gaming peripherals and today we're taking a look at their RIPJAWS MX780 Laser Gaming Mouse.

   Established in 1989 by PC hardware enthusiasts, G.SKILL specializes in high performance memory, SSD products and gaming peripherals, designed for PC gamers and enthusiasts around the world. Combining technical innovation and rock solid quality through our in-house testing lab and talented R&D team, G.SKILL continues to create record-breaking memory for each generation of hardware and hold the no. 1 brand title in overclocking memory.

   Unlike some manufacturers who decide to rush their expansion into other areas of the market G.SKILL is taking things slowly (as they should) so for now they have just released the MX780 RIPJAWS Laser Gaming Mouse and the KM780 (RGB/MX) RIPJAWS Mechanical Gaming Keyboards. The MX780 RIPJAWS Gaming Mouse uses the Avago ADNS-9800 laser sensor (no stranger to us since we've seen it with many other mice in the past) that features a resolution of 8200DPI with framerate of 12000fps, 150IPS tracking speed and up to 30G's acceleration. G.SKILL has also used Omron micro-switches for the buttons (probably just the primary ones) that can achieve a very high lifecycle of up to 20 million clicks. The MX780 is also equipped with a total of 8 programmable buttons, 4-zone RGB illumination system, removable side grips (ambidextrous design), adjustable weight system (two 4.5g weights), 512kb onboard memory used to store all 5 profiles and a height-adjustable system which can be used to "calibrate" the rear of the mouse to your hand.