Gigabyte Ghost GM-M8000 Gaming Mouse Review

Up Close and Personal

The Ghost is not technically a true ambidextrous mouse and while most right handed people will find it a very comfortable fit, the same may not be for all lefties. However with that being said, it is fairly close to an ambidextrous design and many left handers will not find fault with the fit.

Regardless of which hand you use, and for all you palm grippers out there, the graceful arch on the top will fit your palm like a second glove. Even if you have a large hand like I do you will still find it an extremely comfortable grip. Also on the positive side, if you do use a palm grip hold, the long rubber inserts on both sides of the mouse for both thumb and little finger combined with that nice graceful arch should allow for minimal hand fatigue over extended gaming sessions.

Interestingly enough, if you prefer a more finger or claw grip you too will find the Ghost quite ergonomic in its structure and feel. This mouse really is designed from the ground up for long term gaming comfort and it shows.


As with darn near any mouse out there, the M8000 has the ubiquitous wheel (with horizontal and vertical scrolling) as well as two buttons on the left side which are positioned for easy thumb access. These are features we all have come to expect from any mouse; however, this mouse is designed and marketed as a gaming mouse (technically a "professional" gaming mouse) and as such has many interesting tweaks usually only found on more expensive products.

The biggest of these features is on the fly DPI changing via a perfectly placed center button. This button is located far enough back from the wheel that you will not accidentally hit it, yet is far enough forward that your palm or base of a finger won't accidentally knock it either. This is actually a dual-use button since pushing it forward will increase the DPI and moving it to the back will decrease the DPI setting. This is a simple, easy implementation and even in the heat of an RPG battle you will not be confused and increase the DPI when you wanted to decrease it (and vice versa).

Even if the software is not installed there are 4 preset levels of precision allowing for out of the box customizability. This is nice, as we hate losing a bunch of key features just because we have taken it to a new system and haven’t had time to install some piece of bloatware.


While on the fly DPI changing is great, as are the 4 DPI presets, the inclusion of a clear status indicator takes it from a nice feature to one sweet setup. The front left edge of the M8000 has four orange LEDs that light up to show which preset is engaged. If you are at the lowest setting only 1 LED will light up and if you are at the max 4000DPI ALL will be glowing. Elegantly simple, simply elegant.


On the front right hand side is another lone button. This button will allow you to instantly change from profile to profile. In all you can have three separate and distinct profiles, allowing any of the buttons to act completely differently (or even run a custom macro) with just a click of this button.


Just by looking at the top of the M8000 you can tell which of the 3 profiles you are in, as the Gigabyte logo will glow BLUE, RED or GREEN.