

The mouse sports omron switches rated for 50m clicks, with buttons that are completely separated from each other.

Measuring in at 2m, it should suit most gaming setups and will not get in the way of your aim. The cord on the Rival 310 is great, it’s made of a flexible rubber and it’s thin enough to fit all mouse bungees. Though it is the opinion of this humble reviewer that a lighter mouse will help your performance and accuracy if you get used to it. With a weight of 88g the Rival 310 is a light mouse that will move with you easily, unfortunately the 310 doesn’t have a weight system, so gamers that prefer a heavier mouse should look elsewhere. So you high-sens fiends should take a look at this mouse for your 360 no scopes if that’s your thing, for most people the TrueMove 3 won’t make any appreciable difference in performance. I can’t really tell what the difference is between a standard 3360 sensor and the ‘TrueMove 3’ while playing, Steelseries’ blog post says that the mouse has true 1-1 mapping at super high DPI/CPI. Smooth curves, any angles you might see is a result of my crappy mouse penmanship. The sensor is essentially perfect with responsive tracking that won’t spin out, free of jitter, acceleration and angle snapping, to top it off the lift off distance is low, it’s a top performing sensor. The Rival 310 sports a ‘TrueMove 3’, which is a Steelseries tuned variant of the excellent Pixart PMW3360. Overall the build quality on the Steelseries Rival 310 is high, there are no gripes coming from me as someone who prefers a medium sized mouse for gaming. The 3 feet setup on the bottom of the mouse glides easily on both my speed Glorious PC Gaming Race pad and my control Zowie G-SR. The top of the mouse has a textured matte plastic that’s pleasing to the touch and avoids grease stains in my playtesting I haven’t seen any issues with coating or the plastic getting slick. The sides of the Steelseries Rival 310 are made of a silicon material that has a comfortable grippy texture allowing for easy pick up. From left to right: Logitech G403, G502, Razer DeathAdder & Steelseries Rival 310, compare the button heights. The shape is longer than most mice, coming in at 12.6 cm, the height and width at the butt of the mouse is fairly standard, similar to what you would see with the Logitech G703 or Razer DeathAdder, but the height and width at the front of the mouse shrinks and slopes down making the mouse feel significantly smaller than the G703 or DeathAdder.
