After opening the box my first impression is that this mouse has a high quality feel. It has a nice heft to it even without adding any of the additional weights. I've been using a Razer Naga for a little over a year and to date have been pretty happy with it. In theory, I thought that the 12 buttons on the side were a great idea and allow amazing customizability. But, in reality I had a difficult time using them. I always seemed to lose track of which button was which. I do find the Razer more comfortable, but the razer isn't ambidextrous. The Razer's switches have a lighter feel to them which isn't good or bad. But I prefer the heavier feel of the EVGA's switches. The first this I noticed after plugging the Torq in was that it worked right away. No need to dig out my cheap $4.99 Microcenter special to download software or driver's. I love this! I did have some problems with the EVGA software. It wanted to upgrade the firmware, but it didn't see the mouse. And when this happened the mouse stopped working. Which meant, I had to dig out the $4.99 Microcenter special. I tried reloading and repairing the software with no luck. The only way I was able to correct the problem was to uninstall the EVGA software and start over. I was one of the lucky winners of a Torq but I had already pre-ordered a carbon version. Big fan of carbon fiber so I never cancelled my order. I had this software problem with both mice. When I plugged the carbon mouse in, it worked but when I tried to update the firmware it said that no mouse was installed. Moving on...
 
I had already watched the videos from Hardware Canucks & and I highly recommend this to anyone. Especially the video on removing the cover to install additional weights. I was able to make this mouse very comfortable after raising the top to near the highest setting. And I find that it glides nicely around my mouse pad. Even with the higher weight than the Naga it feels like it has less resistance. Most likely due to the EVGA's larger PTFE pads. (the NAGA has 5 much smaller pads vs the EVGA's large 2) Using this mouse seems very natural. the button layout is nice and again I'm a big fan of the heavier feel to the switches. This mouse has onboard memory and profiles can be stored within, without the need to always go to the software. Which brings me to another EVGA strong point over the Naga. I like to have the least amount of programs running in the back ground as possible. The Naga's side buttons will not operate unless the Razer software is running. Which means that if you don't have the program start with windows, & you forget to open it before going into a game they are disabled. 
 
I'm still evaluating the EVGA mouse, I've only spent about 3 hours with it. But I'm fairly confident that I will not be plugging my Razer Naga back in. I have a 13 year old son who was very excited when I pre-ordered the carbon version. (this was before I learned that I had won the regular Torq) Because he really likes the Razer Naga and wanted it for himself. After using the EVGA Torq, he has decided that he wants my spare EVGA Torq.
 
This is only my initial thoughts, I've only spent a limited amount of time with the EVGA Torq. So I plan on updating this review after living with it for awhile. 
 
 

I had the Razer Abyss and frankly I'm not going back.  While this mouse is smaller than I'd like (big hands and all that) it feels good.  The glide on a 8 buck mouse pad is great with little friction with the middle set of weights.  The Abyss was a bit light and while I got use to the left/right mouse clicks it never really felt solid... like I had feedback.
 
With the Torg I feel really good about the feedback.  I know it's going to be a solid mouse when I can play Batman - Arkham Origins and do much better than I did with the Abyss because of the solid feel and feedback I get from the mouse.
 
I'm liking it.
 
I'd mention the way it feels in my hand but this IS a family forum.
 

Quick tip... I just went to make some changes to the configuration of the mouse button layout. When I tried to open the "Unleash software" I got the message that I mentioned in my first post. The "plug in a mouse" message. After trying to simply unplug and plugging the mouse back in didn't work, I was able to run the program as administrator without any problems. I'm willing to bet my old Razer naga that EVGA will fix this in an upcoming update, but till then maybe this tip will make it easier for some of you.