The sensor can keep up with a mix of constant track & twitch movements while I play, and it was really easy to adjust to the sensor. It can go up to 8.500 CPI but it’s the accuracy and consistency that amazed me from a A$69 gaming mouse. SteelSeries placed their TrueMove Core Sensor with true 1-to-1 tracking inside the Rival 3 gaming mouse and boy, this sensor rocks. So it’s lightweight and comfortable to use, but how good is the sensor? It is all that matters anyway when you game competitively online. While I’m used to having some rubber texture around the thumb area for a better grip like the Razer Basilisk Ultimate, CORSAIR NIGHTSWORD RGB, or the Logitech G502, I find that my hand never gets slipped during any intense battle in Overwatch or CS:GO. You can change the RGB lighting along with other tweaks through the SteelSeries Engine app:
I personally love the looks of the glow surrounding the bottom part of the mouse. While we don’t have one around the middle mouse button, the mouse actually has really good RGB lighting with 3 zones. Looking at the price, I was assuming we are not going to see much lighting. SteelSeries does mention that Rival 3 is a mouse for claw and fingertip grip gamers, so if you are a palm grip gamer, you may want to pass on this one. The mouse itself weights 77 grams without the cable. The mouse is totally easy to grip and glide with a claw grip and has an excellent weight balance overall. SteelSeries Rival 3 has a lightweight, ergonomic design for right-handed gamers with satisfying tactile feedback on the mouse buttons. And oh, forget about seeing an OLED/LED screen on the mouse too (if you fancy that). However, they are easily exchangeable should they wear out.
The cable is however, unbraided (i.e rubber cable) and the mouse feed are easily scratched, even on a cloth mouse pad.
Sure, if you compare that to the original Razer Mamba’s glorious packaging in 2010 with reinforced display glass, the difference is like night and day.īut why pay quadruple of the cost if you are just going to put the box on your shelf, or worst, you’ll throw away? By minimising packaging cost and focusing more on the mouse itself, SteelSeries manage to cut the cost down without compromising the mouse quality in terms of design and sensor performance! It’s just a cardboard with the mouse and the product information guide in it. Okay, so how do SteelSeries manage to sell this mouse for A$69 compared to Sensei Ten’s A$119 or Rival 310’s A$109? If you have a look at the packaging, well, there’s not much really inside.
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