Software
Software is optional as the Torq X10 can be used with the default right handed profile straight out of the box. However any customization requires it to be installed. The software is called “Unleash”, somewhat ironic for a wired mouse but there we go. It can be downloaded here.
The default page let’s you choose “leftie”/”rightie” as well as assigning various numbers to various buttons. You can apply the same number to different buttons if you want so that those buttons do the same thing. However if you want to change what the buttons actually do you need to to the next tab:
Here you can select a button number, and a profile, and then choose what that button does.
In the advanced settings we see the Torq X10 CPI settings. You can select up to five settings to turn on and you can set x/y sensitivity independently. Polling is also independent for each CPI setting although this seems unnecessary.
We then have the macro page:
Again these can be specified to individual profiles. I’m not a fan of macros and would rather compete old skool style, hence mine are blank.
Lastly you can store up to five profiles on the Torq X10, but you can store many more on your local drive.
It should be noted that the top display shows the current sensitivity in a format similar to EVGA’s GPU overclocking tools. That’s a nice touch, but it’s a bit strange that it has 10 sensitivity steps that are totally independent of your 5 CPI settings on the mouse. It’s also independent of the 1-11 sensitivity settings in windows that should be left at 6. It seems to do the same thing as CPI but possibly with software rather than firmware. We left it at 5 for testing. The RGB LED control is in the top right showing the 7 colors that you can choose from. There is a separate submenu that also duplicates this tucked away under advanced settings. Lastly the info buttons lets you check for updates to software and firmware.
The software GUI is functional and pretty but it is a bit clunky. Why are some settings in tabs and some not? What are these 10 sensitivity levels doing? It does at least feel lightweight.
Now let’s do some testing.
