Testseek.com have collected 119 expert reviews of the SteelSeries Rival 700 and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for SteelSeries Rival 700.
August 2016
(87%)
119 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(86%)
113 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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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: 2017-09-04, Author: Tomas , review by: uk.hardware.info
In this test of 37 models there are only a few mice that left us with the thought 'you definitely do not want to purchase that one'. There are a lot of similarities, but there are also some models that stand out or simply perform slightly better than the...
Very comfortable, Easy to grip, PMW 3360 sensor is class-leading, Good RGB lighting, Tactile alerts are very handy
OLED display is a gimmick, On the heavy side for a gaming mouse, GameSense only supports 3 games
The Rival 700 is the flagship mouse in SteelSeries‘ line-up, and overall is it a good product.For one, it is well-designed and it is very comfortable to use over extended periods, while it is also very easy to grip and hold-on to.That said, I do think a m...
Abstract: Whether you're blowing chunks out of opponents or demolishing those TPS reports, it's essential that you have the right mouse under your hand. Gaming mice in particular have a seemingly endless variety of options to choose between, all offering different...
Published: 2017-05-01, Author: Ben , review by: enostech.com
For the performance part of this review, all our testing was done on the standard Pixart 3360 Optical sensor. As some of you will know, I am primarily an FPS gamer and being a big Quake fan, I made use of a couple of Quake Champions Beta weekends during m...
Tactile feedback in your palm, Modular design, Deep customization capabilities, Built-in OLED screen
No left-handed model
Absolutely. You can't go wrong here. The Rival 700 has programmable tactile feedback, RGB illumination, an equally distributed weight system, a modular design, and so on. There's even a built-in OLED panel for displaying your custom logo or animations. Th...
Published: 2017-04-12, Author: Andrew , review by: techteamgb.co.uk
Abstract: Just how many new features can a gaming mouse have? At least 3, apparently! With its “tactile click”, its OLED screen and its replacable PixArt PMW3360 sensor (for the PixArt 9300 Lazer sensor), the SteelSeries Rival 700 is one hell of a mouse!Want one? A...
RRP is expensive, but can be bought for much less, Limited support for GameSense
There is no doubting that the SteelSeries Rival 700 is a premium product. The materials used are top notch, the features it packs all work perfectly and the performance right up there too. Some of the aforementioned features are more useful than others, b...
Published: 2017-03-02, Author: Steven , review by: gamegrin.com
For me, the tactile alerts and silky smooth laser are what make this mouse stand out from the crowd, if SteelSeries can get more games into GameSense - enlarging it from the default three (CS:GO, DOTA2 and Minecraft) then they could be onto a winner with...
Abstract: Whether you're blowing chunks out of opponents or demolishing those TPS reports, it's essential that you have the right mouse under your hand. Gaming mice in particular have a seemingly endless variety of options to choose between, all offering different...
