Steelseries Rival 310 (2017) vs HyperX Pulsefire Surge (2018)

The Steelseries Rival 310 (2017) sets the bar for all other Wired Mice at the $40 price point. The HyperX Pulsefire Surge (2018), however, is merely passable at that price.

The Steelseries Rival 310 (2017) got praised by Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide - two highly trusted sources that perform in-depth hands-on testing. It was awarded the "The best gaming mouse on a budget" title from Laptop Mag and "The best cheap gaming mouse" from Tom's Guide in their respective Wired Mouse roundups.

Moving on to the HyperX Pulsefire Surge (2018): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like Techradar, kitguru.net, Tom's Guide, PCmag, and Rtings, enough for them to include them on those lists.

Our direct Steelseries Rival 310 (2017) vs. HyperX Pulsefire Surge (2018) comparison of their review scores has shown that, out of sources that tested both Wired Mice, PCmag preferred the Steelseries Rival 310 (2017), whereas Techradar and Tom's Guide seemed to like both equally.

We also looked at which sources liked these products best and found that the Steelseries Rival 310 (2017) got its highest, 10, review score from Techradar, while the HyperX Pulsefire Surge (2018) most impressed reviewers at Techradar, which gave it a score of 10.