SteelSeries Rival 310 Ergonomic Gaming Mouse Review

Others/Mice & Keyboards by stefan @ 2017-10-07

Given the fact that we are dealing with the exact same sensor as on the Sensei 310, the Rival 310 delivers the same overall experience. Built in cooperation with PixArt, the optical TrueMove3 sensor allows CPI up to 12000 in increments of 100, an acceleration of 50G and polling rate of 1ms. We’ve also got zero hardware acceleration, a feature which recommends it for eSports, while the mouse is able to correct imprecise hand movement thanks to the advanced jitter reduction. Implicitly, the mouse does also perform great when doing productivity work or browsing multimedia content and is lighter even when compared to the Sensei 310 (88.3g vs 92.1g).

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A Closer Look Contd.

The nice LED-enabled SteelSeries logo can be spotted in the back area of the mouse shell:

 

 

 

On the left side of the mouse, we can spot two programmable buttons that have about the same size (on the Sensei they were pretty different) along with a thick pure silicone side grip with a nice pattern:

 

 

 

The right side does only come with another thick silicon layer:

 

 

 

In the front, we’ve got the two-usual left/right click buttons which do feature split-trigger switches (Omron, rated for 50 million clicks), meaning that they are separated from the rest of the back shell. This type of design is meant to provide an optimal experience during rapid clicks, button holds or burst firing. Also, we need to mention of the rubberized scroll wheel, which is silent when actuated and is also RGB-enabled:

 

 

 

On the bottom area of the mouse, we can see the PTFE feet in the corners, along with the central TrueMove3 optical sensor lens. The new sensor was built upon the base of the Pixart 3360 and now does feature 1:1 true tracking capabilities, very low latency, advanced jitter reduction but also a custom firmware for increasing the sensor accuracy timing. The sensor DPI can be adjusted from 100 to 12000, in 100 DPI increments:

 

 

 

Unlike many other high-end mice, SteelSeries saw fit not to include a braided cable:

 

 

 

The USB connector does feature a thin design and we can also spot a sticker attached to it that informs the user to download the dedicated software in order to be able to control all the Rival 310 features:

 

 

 

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