If you ask a gamer what is the most important peripheral he/she could have, it would often time be a mouse. After all, even without a keyboard, there are still point-and-click games for you to enjoy. Without a mouse, Windows itself wouldn’t even be navigable, let alone playing a game.
So that's why gamers spend heavily on a good mouse, and if you consider yourself one, you should, too.
A comfortable and slick mouse could pull you through any dicey situation in competitive games like CS:GO, PUBG, or virtually any shooters out there. Choosing a good mouse can make the difference between winning and losing, therefore.
Here’s a (Pretty) comprehensive list of what we think are the best gaming mouses money could buy at the moment (2019).
SteelSeries Rival 600
Not only it is SteelSeries’ flagship mouse, it also boasts one of the most sophisticated technologies in the gaming mouse market. Featuring not one, but two sensors. The first is to detect the movement of the mouse, and the second, acting as a sort of proximity sensor, can detect when the mouse is lifted from the table. This can be hugely useful for eSport players, especially MOBA gamers like League of Legends since they are quite well known to wildly throw their mouses around to skid across the map. The second sensor prevents the mouse from reading any movements when it’s in the air, in as little as 0.5mm off the surface.
Another thing worth mentioning about this mouse is its custom weight system. Each side of the mouse can be adjusted with 4g of weight, allowing you to evenly distribute the weight for most comfortable movement. The centre of gravity, thus, can also be customised to fit your needs.
Of course, just like any other gaming gears, the mouse boasts RGB lighting, textured and comfortable grip, and an adjustable DPI setting.
Logitech G203 Prodigy
This is an extremely affordable mouse for the quality and the brand. If you want a good mouse to battle, you wouldn’t be able to find a better mouse at this price range. And we do recommend that you don’t cut back the price further down than this. Granted that there are a lot of ‘gaming mouses’ with cheaper prices. However, do understand that most of them would disappoint you terribly with bad comfortability, weird button design, and even bad accuracy.
The G203 - aside from coming from a brand that is known for reliability like Logitech - is worth every cents with an extremely sensitive optical sensor. The DPI can be adjusted to as high as 8,000. There are also six programmable buttons on the mouse for those who love MOBA or RPG games, as well as RGB lighting.
Corsair Harpoon RGB Wireless
If you don’t want to have to deal with wirings, the Corsair Harpoon is probably your best bet. It can still be considered as ‘affordable’, being only some $20 more expensive than the G203 depends on where you buy it. But the Harpoon feels like it is worth the extra $20. With improved ergonomics in the design, and the rubber padding to the side of the mouse feels considerably more comfortable and responsive in the hand. Though the mouse is marketed to be ambidextrous, it would feel better in the hand of a traditional right-hand gamer than left-handers.
No matter if you’re using the mouse on its wireless mode or wired, it would feel buttery smooth regardless with the sensor capable of reading 10,000 DPI. The mouse comes with a 2.4GHz wireless dongle in the box, so not only you would have great performance and virtually non-existent latency while gaming. It can also act as a travel mouse since you can plug the dongle into virtually any devices.
SteelSeries Sensei 310
If you’re looking toward the wired solution for your point and click needs, looks no further than the Sensei 310. Arguably, it is one of the finest gaming mouses I have ever had the chance to touch. While the majority of other mouses are bare plastic, this mouse is covered with a layer of soft rubber. This is certainly an upgrade, as the hardness of bare plastic can be pretty tough on the fingers and the palm in long plays. To the two sides of the mouse are also broad silicon pads that both make for even better comfort, but make the mouse also grippier in the hand.
Though the sensor is capable of reading a staggering 12,000 DPI, adjusting it to roughly 3,500 DPI is enough to match your movement on a 1:1 basis.
If you’re left-handed, however, you should look into the Sensei 310’s cousin, the Rival 310. With a different symmetry, it would be considerably more substantial in the hand than the Sensei 310 - though marketed as ambidextrous, is still far more optimised for right-hand gamers.
Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Most would consider the $150 price tag of the Lightspeed heinously expensive for a gaming mouse, but if you have the money and the will, you wouldn’t be able to find a better wireless gaming mouse elsewhere. Aside from having every tricks with wireless technology that Logitech knows, including Lightspeed connectivity and Powerplay wireless charging, its design and ergonomics is amazing.
Rubber paddings are incorporated into every surfaces and sides that your hand could grip, and smooth plastic covered up the other parts. The design of the mouse is awesome, too, with angular, alien shape that is an awesome reminder of Sci-fi tech artefacts. Though far from what you imagine to be a very painful experience holding the mouse with such sharp edges, especially at the front. The sculpted sides of the mouse give a lovely, solid feel in the hand of the user.
Razer Basilisk
When it comes to gaming paraphernalia, most gamers - amateur and professionals - alike, could point to Razer as one of the best manufacturers. The Basilisk is a pretty good example as to why they got this reputation.
The most interesting thing about this mouse is the DPI toggle, or what people often calls ‘sniper button’. In short, this button can quickly adjust the mouse’s DPI to help with movement and reaction and can be super useful in taking a headshot. Most mouses, however, either don’t have this button, or place it at a place that’s really awkward for the user to reach. Requiring them to manually adjust their grip.
The Basilisk has a paddle as the toggle, and the designers are keen enough to place it right next to the side buttons. It is far easier to reach the toggle on the Basilisk, and the design of the toggle feels easier on the finger to operate and reset.
But if the standard Basilisk is too expensive for you, there’s a more affordable option with the Basilisk Essential. While the standard Basilisk is equipped with a 16,000 DPI sensor, the Essential version slowed it down to a 6,400 DPI max DPI. The design - especially the side grips - saw a little remaking. But at its core, the two mouses are similar to one another.
Swiftpoint Z Gaming Mouse
If you have the idea that mouses like the Razer Naga with a full numberpad to its side is the apex of a customisable mouse, then you haven’t seen the Swiftpoint Z. With this mouse, it is possible to customise how the mouse would recognise when and how the left and right clicks based on height and pressure. There is also an extra set of left and right mouse buttons that resemble triggers on a console’s controller.
The 2D tracking of the mouse’s optical sensor is only one thing, the Swiftpoint Z can also recognise the third dimension: Tilting or pivoting of the mouse can be customised and recognised as legitimate commands. The mouse can be tilted to lean in tactical shooters, and pivoting can be extremely handy in run and gun situations when you need to adjust your FOV quickly. So if you’re a hard fan of FPS, you would probably find this mouse as your one and only.
HyperX Pulsefire Surge RGB
Though I personally prefer performance over aesthetic, the HyperX Pulsefire Surge balances out both comfort, performance, and great look. With a 16,000 DPI optical sensor, the 32 zones of RGB lighting embedded throughout, the mouse is both eye-catching and a beast when it comes to high-calibre gaming. The HyperX logo at the base of the mouse is also customisable, and paddings as well as carefully moulded shape all contributes to a good device in the hand.
Corsair Gaming M65 Pro RGB
Now, before you should even think of this mouse, do check out two things about yourself first: You’re a right-handed gamer, and you love FPS. If all of the boxes checked out, then this is going to be the best performing and most comfortable moues you would have the chance to own. While most mouses have a plastic structure, the M65 Pro is crafted out of Aluminium so it would feel pretty substantial in the hand. The custom weight distribution system will also serve to adjust the feel of the mouse in your hand to your likings.
The DPI button is adjustable and located conveniently at the thumb of the user. Just like any other DPI toggle, it would lower the DPI of the cursor greatly to allow for more accurate shots, especially with a sniper rifle. The mouse is also equipped with RGB - true to its name.
Razer DeathAdder Elite
There are many ways you can hold a mouse. Most grip it by their fingertips, but some other prefers to lay the hand over the length of the mouse and let the meat of their palm holds the mouse’s body. If that’s your style, you would love the DeathAdder.
Unlike the majority of the mouses in this list, the DeathAdder is downright primitive in term of simplicity. There are the left and right mouse buttons, the side buttons for forward and backward, then, the mouse wheel with the middle mouse button.
In term of functions, while the DeathAdder really couldn’t compete with the calibre of the M65 Pro or Swiftpoint Z … the comfort is undeniable when you pick up the mouse.
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