Customer Ratings & Reviews

Thoughtfully designed. Good value for the money. This is an office upgrade that you wk t regret.

Good mouse for mobile labtop, not too heavy or bulky and allows for easy use no matter the surface.

Excellent for kid thanks because is the exactly my kid love

Great mouse, very comfortable. I have yet to have any issues to far.

My wireless mouse was given me trouble so my husband told me about this one so i bought 2 i have one for back up since i work from home

Very colorful and responsive. Nice mouse dos what I need it to, it clicks

I'm mousing squeak squeak, I'm mousing squeak squeak

This mouse is easy to hook up & use. It is a good value.

Good low end mouse with plenty of features to adjust things to your preferences.

Solid starter mouse light, buttons are good glides ok

It is a standard mouse that Does a good job and is reliable

You get what you pay for. Being one of the entry-level design it’s very slippery. I would pay more to get a better mouse.

Easy to use. Bought 2-- one for me and one for grandson. He likes his as well.

Sure it’s good for the price but save $30 and buy a better product. Not a good mouse

The SteelSeries Rival 3 is a great, simple gaming mouse. It is a pretty basic gaming mouse, with a somewhat understated(for a gaming mouse) design. It features an 8500 DPI optical sensor, 6 programmable buttons, RGB lighting, quick 1.35ms response, lightweight design, and a braided cable. The design of the mouse is fairly symmetrical, so it can be used lefty if needed, although you will lose the use of two of the programmable buttons near the thumb. It is listed as "lightweight" at 77g, but I have felt lighter gaming mice. It's by no means heavy, and the feet are buttery smooth, so it still glides around effortlessly. The switches on the buttons are rated at 60 million clicks, so in theory they should last you quite a while. Performance of the mouse was nice and responsive. I tested with a number of games, and it performed well in all. Every input was registered accurately and there weren't any unwanted clicks or movements or anything. Overall it was very comfortable to use and performed great. You can customize the buttons and lighting in the app. It says there are 6 buttons total, but this includes the DPI button on the top. You can change it to something else if you want, but I just kinda don't even include this as a customizable button. That leaves the left/right buttons, center click wheel, and the two extra thumb buttons on the side. So overall not a ton of customization options, but just enough for most people. You can also customize the lights on the bottom of the mouse. Overall, the lights on the bottom are actually kind of understated for a gaming mouse. Personally this is just about as much RGB lighting as I like, not in your face or over the top, but just enough to add a little pop. In conclusion, this is a really great gaming mouse that performs really well and is very comfortable to use. It offers a little bit of customization, but not a ton. Easy recommendation if you are looking for a capable, but basic, gaming mouse.

Before buying this mouse from Best Buy, I checked around. This model had the functionality I needed and Best Buy offered a decent price. I’m happy with the purchase.

I used to enjoy a mouse that had a few extra buttons on it. But lately I noticed I do not really use all of those extra buttons. At first, I was skeptical to get a mouse with only 2 side buttons. But I have gotten used to using this mouse now. I have changed the DPI change button to be another button to use. I have never really changed my DPI other than I used to use a sniper button that when held, would go to that DPI and back when released. This mouse does not have that, and I did not see any settings that allowed that. But most games now allow you to customize your mouse sensitivity, which you can change for different sites, aiming down sites etc. A few reasons on why 4 stars from me. My first main gripe for me is that the DPI settings, you can only select in multiples for 100. I have always used 550. When I would type that in, it would default down to 500. Not that it's a huge deal for me. But just a little disappointing that I had to adjust to using 600 instead. Another thing was that it did not have a profile button and seems you can't select to make another button to do this either. This was one way I got around not using the DPI change button. I would just change to my desktop profile when I was not gaming to have a slightly faster DPI setting. Then to gaming profile when playing games. Those 2 things are the only things right now I can think of that I would like to have. As for wired. I use a mouse bungee and so wired vs wireless for me, I have preferred wired. I find them to be lighter and with the bungee I do not get drag lag from the wire. When I use a wireless mouse, I find myself keeping it plugged in all the time anyways. I have not run into any tracking issues with this mouse yet. I have a large fenatic speed mouse pad that I use and this mouse works great. I do wish they had a way to configure the mouse to your mouse pad. But it seems to work great for me, so I was not too worried about that. I have a lot of mice for my computer ranging from different brands. At this moment, I am using this mouse as my primary mouse. If you are looking for a great cheaper mouse and not needing a lot of extra buttons, then I recommend this mouse. I do also recommend looking at using a mouse bungee. I like to use those Velcro tie wraps, and use one on the mouse bungee to keep the cord from falling off.

The Rival 3 comes in wireless or wired and black or white. This review is for the wired mouse. The Rival 3 Gen 2 mouse comes with GG software allowing you to change and store up to 5 different settings. You can change the X axis independently of the Y axis. This also allows you to change the polling rate of the position and click rate to the system. You also can change the acceleration and deceleration to change how the mouse moves with bigger movements or small movements. Changing the custom lighting to your liking. The mouse has True 1-to-1 tracking with the TrueMove Core optical sensor (up to 8.5K DPI) there is a 3 zone RGB customizable lighting. The 6-foot paracord allows for easier cord placement and a tangle free mesh. The feet are 100 percent PTFE for easy gliding; these feet are also replaceable keeping you gliding quickly to the 60 millionth click the mouse is built to last for. Keeping you set in the gaming world there are 6 programable buttons. Rival 3 Gen 2 has a click latency of 1.35 milliseconds. That’s a near instant response. I recommend you give this mouse a try for your gaming needs.

Doing a review on a computer mouse is always difficult. There usually isn't much to say. The average couse buyer just wants buttons that click and a pointer that moves. Gaming mice are different. You need to start looking at scroll rate, accuracy and response time to those clicks. Nothing like missing the shot by microseconds! This SteelSeries - Rival 3 Gen 2 Wired Optical Gaming Mouse seems to check all of those boxes for the hardcore gamer while not sacrificing anything for the normal everyday tasks. Most importantly, the mouse fits comfortably in the hand. Both my right and left hands for you southpaws. The glide across the desk was seemless and worked perfectly on my dark desk surface. There are plenty of buttons to assign and click away, giving you that advantage in the Fortnite type games. Nothing worse than trying to recall which shortcut does what. All-in-all, you really can't go wrong with this mouse. It's a mouse but also fits well in the gaming niche from a company that has been doing this for a while.

While SteelSeries is not one of my 'go-to' choices for gaming tech, I decided to test out this Rival Gen 2 Wired Gaming Mouse and see if it would exceed my limited expectations. Notable features: This Rival gaming mouse is super lightweight and ultra responsive. It glides smoothly across your mouse pad or gaming mat, while still maintaining precise control. The mesh paracord cable is really flexible, and the scrolling wheel is nice and quiet. You will want to install the SteelSeries GG software on your computer to fully personalize your Rival 3. This gaming mouse is for right-handed people and has 6 programmable buttons, as well as, customizable 3-zone RGB lights on the underside of the mouse. Final Thoughts: Yes, this SteelSeries Rival 3 Gen 2 Wired Gaming Mouse exceeded my expectations. I was pleasantly surprised. It performs well, and fits in my hand comfortably. Inexpensive, yet by no means "cheap." In my opinion, it's a decent mouse for just about anyone, and is more 'entry level' compared to higher-end gaming mice.