Installation and Software

Installation is straightforward. Find a free USB port and plug it in. We used Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit and the OS recognized the mouse without issue. The mouse also operated fine, with the DPI switcher functioning properly and the LED showing us what the setting was.

We went ahead and downloaded the software and ran it through its paces.

The first page allows you to adjust the button assignment and whether you are left or right handed. You can create different profiles depending on the types of games you play.

The software is intuitive, in that as you navigate to customize each button, the graphical mouse changes as well for guidance.

You can make further sensitivity adjustments as well as check the USB report rate.

Final Words

At the risk of repeating myself from earlier reviews, I will go ahead and do so. Is it important to have a "gaming mouse" for playing video games? From a personal standpoint, the answer is a yes for me. While I understood the reasoning for gaming mice, I never really thought much about it as I never really considered myself a serious gamer. That changed the last 18 months as I have been pretty much a regular Call of Duty 4 gamer, and as of late, I took competition a little more seriously. What this essentially means is that any sort of edge I could find, I would at least give it a try. From PC upgrades to a change in Internet provider, the last issues I seemed to have were my input devices. As I had been using the Microsoft Wireless Desktop 7000 for a while, one issue I have always had was the freezing (where my wireless connection would drop) on occasion. Once I moved to corded gaming mice, this problem was obviously gone (I also replaced my keyboard with a corded one).

Now, as switching mice is never an easy transition, initially, my kill and death ratio was horrible, but again as with previous mice, as I got used to the Behemoth, my ratio improved back to the point of my old input device setup. I will admit the weight adjustments are going to be key here. I had been used to light mice before, so initially the Behemoth was quite heavy for me. I needed to remove a couple weights to find my comfort zone. As I am more of a run and gun player, I play at 2400 DPI. I can't comment if 800 DPI is better on this mouse compared to others as I am such a poor sniper to begin with, I could not gauge it.

As with any sort of specialized input device, does a user really need a gaming mouse? Really, only you the reader can decide that, but the does have an edge in several areas when compared to other gaming mice. From a feature standpoint, the Behemoth is quite feature rich. All the buttons are customizable, and they can be saved under different profiles thanks to its onboard memory. There are 4 different DPI settings available and adjustable upon demand. The mouse is comfortable to use provided you are right handed and has a good feel to it. At roughly $25 online, the price is certainly very attractive when compared to other gaming mice which tend to be much more expensive. The is clearly worth a look if you are in the market for another weapon to use against your online nemesis.