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According to our mouse expert

  • Thanks to the 9 extra buttons, you can have 9 extra actions and skills on hand.
  • This mouse has an adjustable DPI up to 18,000, so you can switch between speed and precision while gaming.
  • Thanks to the mechanical switches in the mouse buttons, you can know for sure the mouse registers every click in-game.
  • External software from SteelSeries is required to adjust the extra buttons and the lighting on the mouse.

Description

The Steelseries Rival 5 Gaming Mouse has the balance, sensor, and RGB lighting that you can expect on the desk of a serious gamer. With the fit of the Rival series, Steelseries trusts the mouse that many pro gamers have been using for years. With no less than 9 buttons, you have more than enough to set shortcuts. Or, use the mouse to click through your browser and and quickly go to the next or previous tab. Every click registers because the mouse has mechanical switches. This way, you're sure that your actions actually happen in-game. And via the software, you can set the lift-off distance and choose what colors the lighting of the mouse lights up in.

This is what you get

Key specs

Connection type

Wired

Mouse model

Standard

Left or right-handed

Right-handed

Dots per inch (DPI)

18000 dpi

Ergonomic design

Suitable for gaming

Bluetooth

Silent mouse

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Rating

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    7

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    5

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    2

  • 2 stars

    0

  • 1 star

    0

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Most helpful reviews

8,4/10 ()

Best precision, buttons, weight, software, full XXL palm gri

  • Combination of number of buttons, size and shape
  • palm grip
  • SteelSeries precision may be the best
  • Getting used to light clicking buttons, not really a -

Palm with preference for mouse completely under the hand is hard to find with large hands, especially with enough buttons. This one comes close to what is big enough for me in size mainly because of the shape; previous G604 is slightly bigger but worse in almost everything. Software was great with Rival500, now has a weird SteelSeries hub(GG) that you start up first, but the software itself is still perfect, does what it's supposed to do with no extra nonsense with minimal resource usage, the hub only costs an extra click in the end to the mouse settings. Also very reasonable prices from release on SteelSeries. For reference, "large" is relative and this is quite important in finding the right mouse, measured from top middle finger to top of wrist with open hand; in my case 21.5cm

  • Col

  • 27 May 2021

  • Automatic translation off Dutch

10/10 ()

fantastic

  • Nice in the hand
  • beautiful lighting
  • easy to connect

nice and good size

  • Henk de steen

  • 22 May 2021

  • Automatic translation off Dutch

8,8/10 ()

Ideal for multiple types of games

  • More buttons, useful for different games
  • Sensor is very accurate
  • If you have a smaller hand you will have more trouble reaching the button on your thumb

Having more buttons is useful if you play more games than just FPS.

  • Geoffrey Damhuis

  • 31 December 2021

  • Automatic translation off Dutch

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Specifications

Product

Product number

881925

Manufacturer code

62551

Brand

SteelSeries

Warranty

2 years

Processing of your defect

Via Coolblue

Mouse properties

Mouse model

Standard

Input

Optical

Number of buttons

9

Ergonomic design

Left or right-handed

Right-handed

Dots per inch (DPI)

18000 dpi

Adjustable DPI

Mouse controls

Buttons, Scroll wheel

Suitable for gaming

Recommended for game genre

Action, Adventure, First Person Shooter, Indie, Open World, RPG, Realtime Strategy, Simulation, Sports

Scroll fast

Rechargeable

Mouse grip technique

Claw, Fingertips, Palm

Mouse weights

Programmable buttons

Number of programmable buttons

9

Lighting peripherals

Number of colors lighting

16.8 million

Zone lighting

DPI button, Front, Logo, Scroll wheel, Side(s)

Zones separately lit

Silent mouse

Horizontal scrolling

Mouse surface

Any surface

Connectivity

Connection type

Wired

Type of USB port

Standard USB-A

Bluetooth

Braided cable

Cable length

2 m

Compatibility

Plug and Play

Compatible with operating system

ChromeOS, Windows, macOS

Power supply

Power supply type

USB port PC/laptop

Physical properties

Color

Black

Weight

85 g

Width

6,8 cm

Height

12,8 cm

Depth

4,2 cm

Material

Plastic

Finish

Matte