SteelSeries

Rival 3 Gaming Mouse

SteelSeries Rival 3 Gaming Mouse

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Sentiment score80% positive
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Last updated: Oct 15, 2026

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Reddit Icon_Phox
9 months ago

I use a steel series rival 3 wired, had it for 4 years no problem, nice and light. Had a Razer DeathAdder Chroma wired for 6 years before. My friend likes heavy mice for some reason. Don't think it really matters what you get. Getting a comfortable sensitivity is what matters.

Reddit IconAqueor
6 months ago

I am just using my steelseries rival 3 that I already had. The drivers are a bit jank on the mac. I could only change things after plugging the dongle. It works fine tho

6 months ago

Funnily, this mouse shows up the battery status in the widgets while my magic mouse 1 does not.

Reddit Iconbonbonvxx
6 months ago

Steel series rival 3 has worked well for me but I’m sure someone will have something better, the difference from a cheap mouse to an expensive one is truly noticeable though

Reddit IconEffrendi
7 months ago

SteelSeries Rival 3. Cheap, good quality, feels good in the hand. I'm not interested in all the buttons on the side.

Reddit IconHacon123
8 months ago

I had it until it broke, loved it but now i'm fine with my Steelseries Rival 3.

Reddit IconImagin-Asian
9 months ago

To be honest, it was the shape and the weight. Although I use the MAD R more, the Deathadder still gets used if I'm just chilling, playing a chill game like the Sims, or if I feel like using it instead. The first mouse I had was by PickTech or some other Amazon slop that was mostly just for schoolwork with my Chromebook. The second mouse I had was the Deathadder V2, which I got refurbished from Amazon for $22. At the time, I hadn't had much experience with how I liked to hold my mouse with a more gaming oriented mouse outside of using them at the store sometimes. I loved the mouse and have used it for a while with it still working to this day. It is, however, well-loved as it has some glossy spots and flat rubber where there used to be ridges from my grip rubbing against it. I then switched to the Deathadder V3 because I was having arm pain flicking around the V2's heavier weight on Fortnite due to all the building. I got the mouse for $35 at my Best Buy and loved everything about the V2 so I figured I'd capitalize on the deal. At some point, I had a Rapoo VT7, which was a Viper V3 Pro inspired shape, but didn't quite like it due to the left side where the all the side buttons curved inward too much for my thumb. I ended up returning it to Amazon because the mouse just couldn't get comfortable and came slightly worn for some reason. I then went back to Best Buy and tried a Logitech G Pro 2 Lightspeed for the GPX shape and found the mouse to be just a little too boring. It sounds crazy, but it just didn't feel like it was a good fit for my hand. I returned it within a couple days and tried some more shapes at the Best Buy. At the Best Buy, I tried the Steelseries mice in my hand and loved the Rival 3 shape. Something about it just felt right and I loved how the front tapered in slightly. Despite loving it, there was no 60g-or-less variant of it and I didn't want another mouse that was heavy. After some digging around the internet, I came across the ATK-VXE-VGN MAD R and compared the shape across Eloshapes and found it to be almost exactly what I wanted. When it arrived, it was exactly what I wanted and is currently my final mouse.

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