CORSAIR

DARK CORE RGB PRO Wireless Gaming Mouse

CORSAIR DARK CORE RGB PRO Wireless Gaming Mouse

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Sentiment score70% positive
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Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Reddit IconKronosGreek
10 months ago

I have the Corsair dark core RGB pro wireless. It's still a bit small in my hand, it's just that if I have to curl my fingers a bit more to palm the mouse comfortably, especially when playing fps games. I just wish they made larger mice too

Reddit IconAtrixFizieo
4 months ago

I've owned the two versions of this mouse, and loved both. The first one did only make it about 5 years before the battery stopped keeping a charge tho.

Reddit Iconbiffbofd04
10 months ago

Just got rid of that piece of shit for a corsair Dark Core Pro. Best decision I’ve made

Reddit IconBlackout-67
3 months ago

So I've had a Logitech G502 Hero for about 5 years now and I've always hated. I know that mouse is like the Holy Grail of mice and anytime there is someone asking which mouse to get, its always at the top of the discussion but I just straight up hated it. Backstory: As a kid growing up, I always used the same mouse. It was this old corded one with a PS2 connector. It was big and bulky and I loved it. When I was 17 I built my first build with my own money. I went with the Corsair Dark Core. I hated it right away. It was way too light and would get dragged around by the weight of the cord easily. The main buttons were way too sensitive. Just with my fingers resting on it, it would randomly click especially when I would go to flick my aim and my grip would naturally tighten on the mouse. I used it for about a year and I couldnt take it anymore and saw that most pro gamers and gamers in general use the G502 so I got one and retired the Corsair to my work office PC where the issue isnt as noticeable. The weights that came with it made it an immediate improvement over the Corsair model. I use all of them and I enjoy it. Most people dont care for heavy mice so I guess Im weird and it doesnt hinder my flick shots contrary to what others report. Overall it also doesnt feel very sturdy. The old mouse was wide and long and the plastic on the buttons was thick and felt weighty clicking them. This issue also spreads to the DPI buttons right next LMB on top of the mouse. They are so sensitive that I am constantly brushing them with my fore finger an changing DPI mid fight, The issue is that the buttons are still way too sensitive. Its annoying playing Battlefield and your character stops sprinting to ADS every couple seconds or youre playing a game with team damage and you accidentally shoot someone and they try to vote kick. TLDR: Looking for a cheap ($50-60ish) mouse that has decent weight, preferably with removeable weights, that doesnt have sensitive buttons made of thin plastic. Thanks!

3 months ago

Im not a fan of the shape on it no. Its a bit too thin and not big enough. My hand drapes all the way over it with more hand to spare.  What i do like is the weight but that is the only thing that I enjoy about it really.  Im not sure about the tremors. My finders are pretty stable when I hold them even and I don't really shake. The issue comes from the way my hand rests. Cause I have large hands a lot of weight gets put on the buttons. I have to alter my grip to hover my fingers over the mouse buttons. Last night I folded a small piece of paper and wedged it under the buttons and it helped and didnt have the issue but I'd have to push harder on the buttons and they felt weird. So maybe its the spring mechanism that supports the weight of the buttons and finger? Im not too tech savvy on how mice so im not sure if there is an actual separate component thag makes the mice buttons rebound, or if its just the plastic itself bending and rebounding to reset  My girlfriend has a red dragon mouse that is wide ao its comfortable for me to grip but I still have the same issue with the mouse buttons

3 months ago

I like the weight of the G502. The main issue is the sensitive buttons that feel like they have no weight to them. I appreciate the suggestions! I will have to looks into those.

Reddit IconChris73684
3 months ago

Funny enough, I have a gaming mouse but think it's terrible. I bought a wireless Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro gaming mouse a while ago, and I'm not impressed. The battery only lasts 6 hours or so, the buttons that change the sensitivity are easy to accidentally click which is annoying, and frankly it doesn't seem any different than any other mouse I've had before. By contrast, when I was working away I bought a cheap Amazon Basics wireless mouse just to use with my laptop, and it was actually really good. Battery lasts weeks, there's no annoying (and easy to accidentally click) sensitivity buttons, and it otherwise does exactly the same job. Going forward I think I'll look for this middle-ground, something reasonably good quality but nothing too fancy. Also avoid RGB if your after a wireless mouse! I don't even like RGB stuff, it was just the seemingly best they had when I bought my last desktop so I went with it and regret it. The only thing that I do like is extra buttons on the side of a gaming mouse, which can be really useful in some games (the Amazon Basics mouse also had these buttons lol).

Reddit Iconchrisp_ape
10 months ago

Have you tried Corsair-dark core it helped me

Reddit Iconcjc080911
4 months ago

Have this one as well. Actually bought a new one recently because the scroll wheel button started acting up after 5 years

Reddit Icondabois1207
7 months ago

I went from the MX 3 to the Corsair dark core and it has been much more comfortable. I don’t game at all

7 months ago

I went from the MX 3 to the Corsair dark core and it has been much more comfortable. I don’t game at all. The Logitech killed my wrist even though it should have helped.  I’d still consider other mouses but so far it’s been comfortable enough although not perfect 

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