At CES 2025, HP announced their latest pair of HyperX gaming mice in their gaming product showcase. The wired HyperX Pulsefire Saga and wireless Pulsefire Saga Pro Gaming Mice sport the HyperX 26K Sensor and HyperX Optical Switches. These are six-button mice supporting a resolution of up to 26,000 DPI at a speed of 650 IPS. Toss in LED RGB lighting and a HyperFlex 2 mouse cable, and this looks to be a very capable gaming mouse at face value. However, what makes these gaming mice unique are their highly interchangeable parts. HyperX even offers the 3D print file for free, allowing users to make their own components for these mice.
Here, we will focus on the HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro, the wireless variant of the two, to see what $119.99 gets you. Let’s dive right in.
HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro Specs
| Sensor | HyperX 26K Sensor |
| Left/ right buttons switches: | HyperX Optical Switches |
| Buttons | 6 |
| Resolution | Up to 26000 DPI |
| DPI presets | 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 DPI |
| Speed | 650 IPS |
| Acceleration | 50G |
| Connectivity | 2.4GHz Wireless / Bluetooth® 5.0 / Wired |
| Polling Rate | Up to 4000Hz (2.4G – Wireless) |
| Cable Type | Detachable |
| Cable length (metric): | 1.8 m |
| Battery Life | Up to 90 hours (1000Hz) |
| Mouse Shape | Modular, Asymmetrical |
| Cable type | Detachable HyperFlex 2 USB-C to USB-A Cable |
| Light effects | LED RGB lighting |
| Height (metric) | 39.8 mm |
| Width (metric) | 67.2 mm |
| Length (metric) | 119.7 mm |
| Weight | 72g |
| Skate material: | PTFE |
| Compatibility | PC, Xbox Series X|S, PS5. Software Compatibility: NGENUITY |
Specs taken from product page
A purchase of the HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro wireless gaming mouse comes with a USB 4K wireless dongle, an extension adapter, a detachable USB-C to USB-A HyperFlex 2 cable, and an assortment of replaceable parts. Those replaceable parts include grip tape, spare mouse skates, two button covers, two shells, and two side button pairs.
Build, Features, and Comfort
The HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro is a right-handed six-button gaming mouse. Offering three points of connectivity, it can connect to your gaming platform via 2.4GHz Wireless, Bluetooth, and wired via its detachable HyperFlex 2 cable. Its HyperX Optical Switches offer reduced input latency and eliminate the debounce that can occur with contact-focused sensors. Throw in the HyperX 26K Sensor, a 72g bodyweight, and a 4K wireless polling rate, and you have yourself a high-performance gaming mouse from right out of the box.
You have the standard assortment of buttons that you would expect from your standard right-handed gaming mouse. You have left and right clicks, a scroll wheel button, and two thumb side buttons on the left. On the bottom of the mouse, you have a DPI toggle button and a switch for toggling between the wireless connection options: 2.4Ghz and Bluetooth. By default, the DPI button toggles between four DPI sensitivity levels. These DPI levels, the mouse wheel’s LED and various other behaviors can be customized via the free HyperX NGENUITY software.
However, the headliner feature of the HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro is its customizability and modular nature. The left and right click covers, palm rest shells, and two side buttons can all be replaced without the use of tools. This is thanks to its magnetically mounted components. You can simply slide the palm rest back and pop off the left and right click covers without much effort. The palm rest also hides the compartment for storing the 2.4Ghz USB dongle when it is not in use.
The HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro comes with two sizes of palm rests, with one sitting slightly higher than the other. This allows the mouse to cater to both palm and claw grip styles with components that already exist in the box. The two left and right click cover pairs give you the choice between concave and convex surfaces for your index and middle finger. I personally liked the inclusion of spare mouse skates. This allows you to use the mouse freely on any surface without having to worry too much about wear and tear down the road.
Taking customization even further, HyperX even published their 3D profiles for this mouse for all to use at printables.com. If you have access to a standard 3D printer, you can download the 3D models for free and 3D print your own modular components for use on the Pulsefire Saga Pro. During our CES 2025 preview, we got a peak at how creative these designs can be.
Topping off the build is an exceptional 90-hour battery life when the Pulsefire Saga Pro’s polling is set at 1KHz. When the mouse’s polling rate is set to its maximum of 4KHz, that max battery life goes down to 30 hours. Nevertheless, 30 hours of wireless use on a 4KHz polling mouse is still impressive. After all, you can always control when to employ either polling rate thanks to profiles you can create in the NGENUITY app.
From out of the box, the HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro sports a lightweight and comfortable build with a nice variety of usage options. After trying out several combinations, I found myself settling with the taller palm rest, convex left and right click covers, and the optional grip tape attached.
The mouse’s light weight and grip tape made the Pulsefire Saga Pro effortless to handle and use. This setup worked nicely with my somewhat mixed claw and palm grip style. The left and right clicks felt satisfying to press, offering a nice tactile feel despite the switches using contactless actuation.
I even got the opportunity to try out the separately sold HyperX Glass Skates with the HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro. The out-of-the-box skates on the Pulsefire Saga Pro were easy to remove, making the replacement process simple. Once you remove the default skates, you can see the predetermined grooves for the glass skates. It is then as simple as wiping down those grooves with the included alcohol pads and inserting the four skates into place.
The HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro was already easy to handle by default. Now with the HyperX Glass Skates installed, friction and resistance between the mouse and my gaming surface felt lighter than ever before. It was simply an ultra-smooth gliding experience that I was not expecting, having never used a mouse with glass skates before. Needless to say, this optional $20 add-on was a welcome addition to this already highly customizable mouse.
In the end the HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro sports an effective, comfortable and tranquil build, from out of the box. However, it leaves the door open to a lot of creativity thanks to the freedom of design it offers via 3D printing. Having loved the level of customizability HyperX offered with the Alloy Rise 75% keyboard we reviewed, it was refreshing to see them extend a similar concept to their gaming mice line.
More Features and Performance
The customizability of the HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro extends into software as well. Through the free HyperX NGENUITY software, you can fully customize the behavior of the Pulsefire Saga Pro. You can configure LED lighting effects, customize button assignments, change polling rates and toggle the lift-off distance where your mouse stops tracking movement.
Here is also where you can customize, remove, or add the various DPI levels that you toggle between whenever you press the DPI button on the bottom of the mouse. When it comes to customizing button assignments, you can also use NGENUITY to create custom macros to assign to buttons. The macro creation feature uses the familiar process of recording your movements or keystrokes and then allowing you to double back to tweak the timings of the various inputs.
When it is all said and done, you can then save those customizations into profiles that you can trigger manually or automatically when specific games launch.
The HyperX NGENUITY software was pretty simple to use, as it is with most peripheral customization applications out today. The various screens and options were straightforward, making it easy to understand what was possible to do with the Pulsefire Saga Pro.
When it came to gaming performance, the mouse’s HyperX 26K Sensor and its easy-to-handle frame got the job done. Click actuation and movement tracking was excellent even at 2K polling, allowing for a gunplay experience that was as smooth as the mouse’s glass skates. Using the mouse only in 2.4Ghz wireless with a 2KHz polling rate, I was not disappointed at all in the latency department.
Whether I was doing 180 degree turns with dual Mozambiques or picking people off at a distance with a Sentinel, the HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro allowed for a very precise and satisfying Apex Legends gameplay experience.
Topping off its impressive performance was the Pulsefire Saga Pro’s battery life. I used the mouse for about a week and a half for both work and play before I realized that I have not plugged it in for some time. When I finally checked, it was still at a 13% charge. If you are looking into taking this mouse with you for a weekend of gaming, its battery life is ready for the long haul even at its higher polling rates.
Final Thoughts
Whether you are looking for a highly customizable mouse or simply a solid wireless gaming mouse, the HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro will give you a comfortable and high-performance gaming experience. When it comes to its build, the mouse’s various swappable components allow it to satisfy a variety of mouse grip and usage preferences. Creative gamers can then design their own shells and components, allowing them to truly personalize their purchase. Lastly, the mouse brings it all together with its impressive sensor, responsive optical switches, and a no-nonsense wireless battery life.
The HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro is agreat wireless gaming mouse that validates its $119.99 price point. If you a looking for a wireless gaming mouse that gets the job done while leaving the door open for creativity, do check out the HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro for yourself by clicking here.
If the HyperX Glass Skates caught your eye, and you happen to have a compatible HyperX gaming mouse, you can check out the HyperX Glass Skates for $19.99 by clicking here.
† We were provided with a HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro gaming mouse and HyperX Glass Skates for review purposes and were not compensated for this review.
