Viper 8KHz

if it has to be pure wired under $200, I’d look at Vaxee XE / NP-01S or Zowie EC2-C / S2-C, all super solid for CS. Great tracking, consistent feel, no gimmicks. If you want something lighter/faster, Razer Viper 8K is still a great wired pick. Shape matters most imo.

Started with Zebronics cheap ass mouse > Redgear A20 > Logitech G102 > Razer Viper Mini > Viper 8Khz > Viper V2 pro > Viper V3 Pro > Razer Cobra currently.

I've had good luck with my Viper 8k as well. But the rubber pads on the sides are starting to wear pretty badly for me. Not sure why they went with a soft/stickier rubber there.

Razer Viper 8Khz Ambidextrous. It's ok, had it a good number of years now

If you want something that is solid as a rock, inexpensive, and will last you for 3+ years, then I'd recommend the Razer Viper 8k. Incredible mouse. Plus, it doesn't seem like you mind using a wired mouse, which is great. I'd also highly recommend the Endgame Gear Op1 8k, but I can't promise that'll last 3+ years.

My copy hasn't had any scroll wheel issues at all. But I don't blame you for being worried because my Razer Cobra started to have scroll wheel issues literally the first year of owning it. But the Razer Viper 8k is a higher quality product than the Razer Cobra.

I used a Razer MMO mouse for about 15 years before it crapped out on me. About that time I stopped playing MMOs. Went with a Razer Viper 8k and I love it.

I kind of accidentally bought the Viper 8k and I love it.

Really loving my Razer Viper 8k

In my case, I went from the g502 -> Hero -> Viper8k -> Deathadder V3pro -> Viper V2 pro -> G502 x LS -> Basilisk v3 Pro -> G502 LS. Yes I know some of these are dumb swaps and overall a waste of money. These are across the span of 5 ish years? I swapped g502 because the sensor felt off from what I was used to, turns out that I was tweaking my windows and with most tweaks that come in packs they put reg files that do a bunch to your system and you might not know what they do, they just 'reduce latency' Win32 priority separation is one of them and it turns out that some values affect your mouse movement quite a bit.