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August 2016
(87%)
119 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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(86%)
113 Reviews
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The editors liked
Great optical sensor
High quality workmanship
Vibration impact
For example
Timer to cool down
The OLED display looks beautiful
Good customization options in the software
Dual Cable lengths included
Customizable hardware
Pixart 16
000 CPI sensor
Tactile feedback
3D printing support
Comfortable shape
Solid quality feel
Best software experience
Tons of customization
Excellent packaging for the mouse
Great Aesthetics
Vibrating feedback
OLED display
Steelseries promoted images for OLED
SteelSeries Engine
Swappable Laser
Swappable USB cord
Build Quality (Frame / Primary Buttons – 30 Million Clicks)
Design
Excellent Grip
Very Fast And Accurate (PMW3360 Optical Sensor - 16000DPI / 300IPS / 50G)
Primary Features (OLED Screen / Vibration Motor / Swappable Optical Sensor)
Secondary Fea
Solid ergonomic design
Angle-snapping support
Unlimited configurations per application
Swappable USB cords
Modular design
RGB lighting
OLED screen
And tactile alerts are novel approaches to gaming personalization
Adjustable sensitivity
Comfortable
Many customization options
Solid
Allaround offering with some gamechanging features
Modular sensors and components
Familiar shape that lends itself well to accuracy
Powerful
Easy to use software suite
Tactile alerts can now be custom programmed (as of SSE3.8.3)
High quality build
Comfortable ergonomics
Advanced optical sensor
Exceptional software support with the Steelseries Engine 3
Provides tactile feedback
Can be customized using the inbuilt SSE
Great build quality
Some interesting features like OLED display and tactile alert
Excellent tracking
Extremely customizable - it would suit most users
Very impressive sensor
Excellent switches
Not too soft
Not too hard
OLED screen works well and is bright
Software is extremely comprehensive
Allowing for a whole host of great features
Multiple cab
2 interchangeable cables
Set you are comfortable with
Optical sensor and support for 100 to 16000 DPI
Incorporated with SteelSeries Switches that support 30 Million Clicks
With its customization feature
You can personalize it to display gamer name
Y
Fantastic optical sensor
Strong ergonomics
Nifty customizable OLED display
Classy design
And strong software
The editors didn't like
Relatively heavy
The main soft button that is not customary for gamers in fps
Only for right-handers
Support GameSense is very limited
Proprietary cable and connectors
135g weight is not adjustable
RGB not easily visible in use
Limited game support for OLED and Tactile feedback
None for the mouse
Slightly high keyboard price and no wrist rest
Price (For Some)
Right Handed Only
OLED display is mostly a gimmick
"tactile alerts" work on only three games
Just two storable DPI settings
No separate X- and Y-axis adjustment
Just three buttons likely programmable
Additional modular components are expensive
For right-handed use only
Only three games with Gamesense support
OLED panel/Prism RGB only update in realtime with GameSense enabled titles
No options for configuring responsive events otherwise
Very limited number of GameSense titles (3)
Without GameSense integration
Additional features are of dubious value over
Expensive
GameSense only works with three games
Dota 2
CS
Go & Minecraft
Aesthetics and mouse grip preference might vary according to taste
Gimmicky features
Heavy due to so many features
Although some may like its weight
OLED screen more of a gimmick than a useful feature - it is fun to play with
Though
Not many games work with Gamesense
As such there is no problem with the mouse
However
In order to change cables
You have to be technical
– The software has so many options
Which you as a starter might not be able to comfortable with but for professional gamers
Published: 2016-10-04, Author: Jason , review by: techaeris.com
Comfortable, many customization options
Only three games with Gamesense support
If you play one of the three supported games, the SteelSeries Rival 700 will definitely add to your gaming experience. If you don't however, the Rival 700 is still a comfortable, excellent, and customizable gaming mouse — you'll just have to do without th...
High quality build, Comfortable ergonomics, Advanced optical sensor, Exceptional software support with the Steelseries Engine 3, Provides tactile feedback, Can be customized using the inbuilt SSE
Expensive, GameSense only works with three games: Dota 2, CS: Go & Minecraft, Aesthetics and mouse grip preference might vary according to taste
Abstract: Very few companies are as committed to Esports as SteelSeries. Their gaming peripherals have little competition, and the newly released Rival 700 gaming mouse serves as yet another example of how much effort SteelSeries' engineers put into each new produc...
Solid ergonomic design, Angle-snapping support, Unlimited configurations per application, Swappable USB cords
OLED display is mostly a gimmick, "tactile alerts" work on only three games, Just two storable DPI settings, No separate X- and Y-axis adjustment, Just three buttons likely programmable
The Rival 700, equipped with an OLED display on one edge, has a solid, attractive physical design. Our quibbles? Aging configuration software, and some key features that work in just a handful of games. Read More…...
Solid, allaround offering with some gamechanging features, Modular sensors and components, Comfortable, familiar shape that lends itself well to accuracy, Powerful, easy to use software suite, Tactile alerts can now be custom programmed (as of SSE3.8.3),
OLED panel/Prism RGB only update in realtime with GameSense enabled titles, no options for configuring responsive events otherwise, Very limited number of GameSense titles (3), Without GameSense integration, additional features are of dubious value over
Over the multiple weeks using the Rival 700 as my main device I didn't notice any issues with tracking or performance in any application. Mouse clicks remained solid and tactile; while I myself couldn't tell much of a difference in the new plastic used fo...
Proprietary cable and connectors, 135g weight is not adjustable, RGB not easily visible in use, Limited game support for OLED and Tactile feedback
I started my testing of the SteelSeries Rival 700 Elite with a lengthy Battlefield session lasting about 6 hours. The shape felt immediately familiar and even my defaults carried over from the game settings. The weight was pretty easy to get used to and p...
Published: 2016-08-01, Author: David , review by: legitreviews.com
We can't help, but feel the Rival 700 is a bold experiment from SteelSeries. We've never seen an integrated OLED screen, a tactile feedback motor, or a slotted tracking sensor on a computer mouse before and right now you are probably reacting to the same...
Solid quality feel, Best software experience, Tons of customization, Excellent packaging for the mouse, Great Aesthetics
None for the mouse, Slightly high keyboard price and no wrist rest
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Published: 2016-07-24, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
The Steelseries Rival 700 is a great mouse that's crippled by its software. The single biggest selling point for the mouse is the tactile feedback, and until they allow this feature to be used with a lot more games, it's one that most won't use. The OLED...
Published: 2016-07-21, Author: Victoria , review by: pcmag.com
Modular design, RGB lighting, OLED screen, and tactile alerts are novel approaches to gaming personalization, Adjustable sensitivity,
Additional modular components are expensive, For right-handed use only
With tactile alerts, a modular design, and an OLED screen, the SteelSeries Rival 700 gaming mouse is functional and fun, but adding modular components can get pricey...
