Reviewed. Benchmarked.
Built for the Climb.
We put the Logitech G Pro X 2 Superstrike through 312 ranked matches of CS2 and 188 of Valorant on a ±0.3ms-controlled test bench — the 8 kHz wireless polls 0.1% lows better than every wired mouse we have on file. Today's lead review is the one every CS2 AWPer is going to forward to their team.
// LIVE FROM THE TEST BENCH · PULLED 09:14 PT
- 38GPUs in the matrix
- 1,247mice tested since 2014
- 18,000hin-game logged in 2024
- ±0.3mscapture-side variance
- 312KFPS Briefing subscribers
- 10yrspublishing, est. 2014
Latest Reviews
Published in the last 7 days — every peripheral and panel pushed through CS2, Valorant and Apex on our 4090 / 7950X3D bench.
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Zowie EC2-CW Wireless — the palm-grip AWPer's reference, retested
We re-ran the wireless latency suite on a firmware that finally shipped 4000 Hz polling without packet loss. Click latency lands 0.6 ms ahead of the G Pro X 2 in our rig.
0.1% LOW 281 fps · CS2 Dust2 Check Price$149 -
Wooting 80HE — the analog switch keyboard that finally feels like cheating
Rapid Trigger tuning down to 0.1 mm. Our tester put 600 ranked Apex games on it before writing a single note — verdict is in.
ACTUATION 0.1 – 3.6 mm Check Price$199 -
Sennheiser HD 560S II — the $200 smoke-detector that breaks our ranking
Imaging on Mirage smokes is the cleanest we have measured on any open-back under $300. We mapped 14 footstep cues blind; 13 confirmed.
DRIVER 38 Ω · 110 dB Check Price$199 -
ASUS ROG PG27AQDM — the 240 Hz OLED we actually use on the bench now
0.03 ms pixel response, 1300-nit HDR, and the motion clarity we measure on the CSGO-FFE test beats every 360 Hz IPS panel we have on file.
RESPONSE 0.03 ms GtG Check Price$899
// FLAGSHIP BUILD · UPDATED 12 NOV 2025
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// THIS WEEK, BY READ TIME
What competitive players are reading this week
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Best mouse for Valorant in 2025 — 14 wireless models, ranked by 1% lows
The endgame pick is the $149 Zowie EC2-CW for palm grips and the $179 Pulsar X2H for claw. We logged 2,400 rounds of ranked to verify.
14 MICE TESTED · 6 hr READ Shop the winner$149 -
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CS2 1% lows on RTX 4070 — every resolution, every map, one matrix
At 1080p Medium you hold 287 fps 1% lows on Dust2. At 1440p it drops to 211. The full per-map matrix is downloadable as CSV.
12 MAPS · CSV EXPORT Open the matrixfree -
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360 Hz vs 240 Hz for CS2 — is the jump worth $400 in 2025?
We put 18 ranked AWPers on both panels. Median K/D moved from 1.18 to 1.24 — measurable, but you need the analog keyboard to feel it.
18 PLAYERS · A/B TEST See the datafree
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