Getting a new Mouse, your thoughts?

[DarthMol]

So I recently returned my Steelseries Sensei [RAW] Frost Blue under warranty because of an issue with the scroll wheel. Aside from the scrolling issue I was pretty happy with the mouse and the Steelseries software is easy to use and efficient. I received credit from Takealot for the return but instead of buying another Sensei [RAW] I'm looking at getting something with an Optical sensor since I'm really into CS:GO at the moment and want precision without acceleration.

I'm interested in the Steelseries Rival 300 - the pro's for me are that it has a good sensor, I already use the Steelseries engine for my headset, 2 year warranty
Possible con - I'm used to smaller, claw grip mice with an ambi design and I'm not sure if adjust to something bigger and customised for the right-hand, but it may be that I've been missing out all these years.

Any other recommendations or suggestions? [MENTION=16362]Flex[/MENTION] and [MENTION=12607]mottamort[/MENTION] as CSGO players what would you suggest? I see that the Corsair M65 is in the same price region (not optical) - unfortunately my selection is limited to stuff on Takealot since I'll need to use the credit.

[mottamort]

I have the M65 (the white one with the sniper button. Vengeance I believe) that I won from mygaming. Sadly due to a strange annoyance, I've reverted back to my Razer Deathadder on my main pc. The M65 (and this is just my experience), seems to sort of "lock in" when scrolling horizontally, like moving cursor left/right on screen makes it PERFECTLY move left to right. You have to make quite a deliberate up or down deviation before the cursor snaps out of it and actually starts moving diagonally. This happens on both my machines (both wibndows 10 tho, so dunno) so I dunno if its a Corsair driver thing or just this mouse or what.

At the end of the day it comes down to what feels comfortable in your hand. I like the weight and feel of the deathadder in my hand.

Don't be fooled by the 3500dpi or 7000!!!!!dpi type marketing, for csgo you'll be dialling that way down anyway. Even on the desktop anything more than 1800 feels incredibly twitchy to me (my mouse settings are 800 and 0 acceleration, csgo ingame settings are something else cant remote in and see THAT I'm afraid).

Doubt I've been helpful but those are my thoughts

[mottamort]

This article, while a bit old, is also quite a nice read

[mottamort]

This article, while a bit old, is also quite a nice read

I'm a 1 man conversation, but I took my own advise and realised that my m65 is doing the "angle snapping" that is discussed...will have a look into it. if thats the case dude then its a viable mouse

[PsychoFish]

Get a Logitech something or another, they seem to last forever and a day

[FarligOpptreden]

Get a Logitech something or another, they seem to last forever and a day

I disagree. My G602's left click started acting up after just a year of use. Reading up a bit, it seems that several higher end Logitech mice end up with the same issue. Forcing air under the buttons to clean out dust didn't help me at all.

So I'm back to my trusty 3 year old Razer Naga Molten as my main mouse for gaming and work at home, while I'm using the G302 I won here for work at a client.

[DarthMol]

Thanks for the responses (and 1 man convo's )

I admit the Logitech's probably last longer but the G502 is a bit too pricey (G300s may be an option)

Ya I think I'll stay away from the M65, in-case the angle-snapping issue can't be resolved in the drivers.

I hadn't thought of the DeathAdder, hmmm. Some say the Razer stuff doesn't last but I've got a Razer keyboard that has served me well for about 8 years.

[mottamort]

I bought my deathadder from hong kong at the start of 2013. no issues, apart from a bit of grime that needs to be cleaned off it over time. It even survived a crazy-ant infestation...that was disgusting

[Wyvern]

My 2cents will be whatever you like and is comfortable for you.

My naga hex is now 3 years old, just has some minor wear and tear but its still going strong. I don't regret it at all, I love my razer mice and always have. For me its all about small but comfy mice, the only irritating part of the hex is I dont use the buttons on the side at all.

[DarthMol]

I bought my deathadder from hong kong at the start of 2013. no issues, apart from a bit of grime that needs to be cleaned off it over time. It even survived a crazy-ant infestation...that was disgusting

My 2cents will be whatever you like and is comfortable for you.

My naga hex is now 3 years old, just has some minor wear and tear but its still going strong. I don't regret it at all, I love my razer mice and always have. For me its all about small but comfy mice, the only irritating part of the hex is I dont use the buttons on the side at all.

What are your thoughts on the Razer Synapse software?