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Updated: October 2017
There are few relationships in the PC gaming world that are as important as the one between a gamer and his or her mouse. That's why it's so important to pick the absolute best gaming mouse. It's the most direct connection you have to whatever game you're playing (no offense to the keyboards reading this). On top of the amount of time spent holding it, the mouse also plays a huge role in games too, since a comfortable, accurate mouse will help you dominate while an unwieldy one will just lead to disaster. Not to overstate it, but from a gaming perspective choosing the right mouse is literally a matter of life or death.
We've sampled some of the finest gaming mice available, and would like to offer you our picks for what we think are the best mice for Mac and PC. Note there are several subcategories of mice - best mouse for MOBAs, wired and wireless mice options, and plenty more which we haven't covered yet, but we will in a future update. For now we're just looking at the best all-around mice for gaming, first person shooters, and daily drivers.
Corsair Gaming M65 Pro RGB
The Corsair M65 Pro RGB is a specialized weapon designed specifically for right-handed, claw-grip gamers who play first person shooters. Out of all the mice we tested recently it was the most accurate and the most comfortable, which is really all that matters. We dig its aluminum body, which gives it a distinctly rigid feeling in your hand, and it also includes a custom weight system as well so you can tailor its heft to your liking. What really puts the M65 Pro RGB over the top though isn't its RGB lighting, which we don't really care about, but rather its Sniper button located in the thumb area. When depressed it lowers the mouse's DPI for more accurate tracking, letting us fire off a precise headshot then go back to run-and-gun in games like Battlefield 1. It's even available in white.
Razer DeathAdder Chroma
Not everyone grips their mouse with their fingertips. Some people like to lay their palm over the length of the mouse and let their fingers dance upon the buttons. For these folks we think the Razer Deathadder Chroma is hands-down the best mouse because it's as comfortable as a velvet bathrobe and as accurate as a weather forecast in Siberia. Unlike a lot of high falutin mice with weights and customizable grips and more buttons than the Space Shuttle, the DeathAdder keeps it simple with just the basics; including buttons for left-and-right click, forward/back, and a mouse wheel. On paper, it doesn't sound like much really, but once we slid our palm over the contoured top and rested our fingers on its scooped buttons, we knew we had found the mouse of our dreams. Even better; the DeathAdder we reviewed was recently updated and is now called the DeathAdder Elite, adding DPI switching and a more precise sensor.
Logitech G903
Logitech's updated G903 mouse with Powerplay and Lightspeed is as good as it gets in the wireless mouse game, and it feels as solid and accurate as a wired mouse, if you can believe that. Logitech even has charts showing its wireless mice have less input latency than some of its competitors wired mice, and after testing the G903 we believe it. This mouse is not only comfortable and accurate, but modular so you can swap the side-buttons or remove them if you don't want to use them on either side. Though the wireless charging mat is $100 you might as well spring for it as when combined with the G903 you'll be in wireless gaming nirvana.
Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
Perhaps you're the type of right-handed gamer who wants total and complete control over every facet of your mouse's feeling and operation. If you fall into this camp the Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum (See it on Amazon) / (See it on Amazon UK) is right up your alley since it offers 11 programmable buttons, weights that let you fine-tune its handling, and the option for a clicky scroll wheel or one that spins smoothly. You can even calibrate its internal camera for your specific mousing surface, and it has RGB lighting to boot.
SteelSeries Rival/Sensei 310
The Steel Series Rival and Sensei 310 are the exact same mouse, just in right-handed or ambidextrous designs, and they're both pretty sweet. The mice feature the company's all-new TrueMove3 sensor, which the company claims is the first 1:1 tracking sensor, so no jitter, so swimming, no lag, and just spot-on accuracy at all times. Our testing confirms the locked-on feel of both mice, and they're also totally comfortable too. The textured sides make it easy to get a firm grip on it, and the textured mouse wheel is also pleasing to the fingertip.
HyperX Pulsefire FPS
The Pulsefire FPS is the first mouse from Kingston's HyperX gaming division, and it's a winner (See it on Amazon UK). Though it doesn't bring any new technology to the table, it was built with the best current technology, including Omrom switches and a Pixart sensor, making it a Frankenstein of awesomness. Its shape is reminiscent of the Razer Deathadder (scroll up to compare) and it also features on-the-fly DPI switching too, along with red LEDs for that "gaming" look. It doesn't include any software, making it literally plug-and-play, so while that makes it easy to operate the downside is you can't customize any of its features.
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