GIGABYTE M8000 Xtreme Gaming Mouse Review

Up Close and Personal

The all new and improved GM-M8000X has had its ergonomics tweaked slightly compared to the original M8000 “Ghost”. It still has the overall shape and fit which is good since we had no issues with the original iteration and while not truly ambidextrous, it is designed in such a way that many left-handed users will find it fairly comfortable. The biggest difference between the new Xtreme and the original mouse is the top arch has been slightly lowered to the point where the overall shape strongly and feel reminds of our Logitech MX518. This will allow for a secure grip no matter if you are a “palmer” or a “gripper” but for large-handed individuals the M8000 is still (in our opinion) more comfortable. All in all, it looks like a much more comfortable mouse for more people than the past version and this really is saying something as we consider the M8000 one of the most comfortable gaming mice we have used.

Like all good gaming mice (other than the single mouse sporting Razer’s patented hybrid system), Gigabyte’s M8000X is corded but that shouldn’t bother you as the cord itself is braided and more than long enough for literally every user out there.


As with the previous version, the M8000X sports the ubiquitous horizontal and vertical scroll wheel located in the forward center position. Slightly behind this is a forward / backward “slider” button which allows for on the fly DPI changing. With a simple forward or backwards flick of this button you can change from one of the 4 previously configured DPI settings. These four settings come with default levels but can easily be overridden via the software.

While there are still only four DPI settings available, we actually prefer this style of DPI changing to the more basic (yet more flexible) DPI up and DPI down buttons which simply increase or decrease the DPI in small increments. Basically, the four settings you chose do not rely on any software for the mouse to remember them since the M8000X has on-board memory, This means you can move this mouse from system to system and not worry about it reverting back to its “defaults”.


Luckily, Gigabyte has not only kept the four DPI preset limitations from the previous M8000 but has also carried over the LED status indicator lights on the forward left edge of the mouse. With a simple glance at the M8000 Xtreme you can instantly know which of the four presets the mouse is set to and can easily change it as needed (the default settings are basically 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% or 810DPI, 1620DPI, 3240DPI and 6030 DPI).


On the left side of the mouse is your typical two “thumb button” setup, which is fairly par for the course these days. They are large enough and positioned properly that you really won’t even think twice about them as you use this mouse.