Follow
GamingPCElectronics

What is the best RTS gaming mouse?

5
Options 
Considered
6
User 
Recs.
Last 
Updated
Related Questions
Activity
Here’s the Deal
Slant is powered by a community that helps you make informed decisions. Tell us what you’re passionate about to get your personalized feed and help others.
Have feedback or ideas?
Discord logoJoin our community
on Discord
Ad

5 Options Considered

5 Options ConsideredPriceWeightMax Speed
--
Zowie EC2-A
$59.9994g5.46 m/s
--
Zowie FK1
$59.9990g5.25 m/s
--
Steelseries Sensei [RAW]
$44.9990gN/A
--
SteelSeries Rival 300
$52.99102-104 grams5.08 m/s
--
Razer DeathAdder Elite
$69.00––
See Full List
--

Zowie EC2-A

Add Video or Image
Ryan
Top Pro

Accurate and well built

•••
EC2-A has a highly accurate 3200 CPI optical sensor with no angle snapping, hardware acceleration or jitter. And it's made of high quality plastic that's lightly coated to help with grip. The buttons click easily and the rubber cable is thin and flexible. All of this combined gives a feeli...
Ryan
Top Pro

No extra cruft

•••
There's no advanced functionality or accompanying software. There are just 5 buttons and the only settings you can adjust are CPI, polling rate and lift-off distance. And only in preset intervals via specific mouse button combinations. It's a mouse that focuses on the essential factors only...
Ryan
Top Pro

Comfortable mouse for daily use

•••
The left and right mouse buttons have small grooves to help fingers rest in place. The left side lets the thumb grip the mouse comfortably. The side buttons are in an easily accessible yet unobtrusive position. The coating is slightly textured to help you control the mouse confidently. And it weig...
Ryan
Top Con

Extra travel on side buttons

•••
Side buttons have a bit of pre-travel. You have to press in about 1mm more than usual for the mouse to register the side button clicks. Some may find this annoying, but it helps avoid accidentally clicking side buttons in-game.
See 2 more ProsSee 2 more Pros
--

Zowie FK1

Add Video or Image
Ryan
Top Pro

Excellent 3200 CPI optical sensor

•••
The Zowie FK1 gaming mouse uses an Avago 3310 optical sensor that has an incremental setting ranging from 400, 800, 1600 to 3200 CPI.
Ryan
Top Pro

A low lift-off-distance of about 1.5-1.8mm

•••
The standard lift off distance on a cloth mouse pad is 1.5-1.8mm though it will be a bit higher when using a plastic pad being 2.2 - 2.4mm. To enable the plastic pad setting a certain button combination has to be pressed on the gaming mouse itself.
Ryan
Top Pro

Extra mouse feet in the box

•••
The Zowie gaming mouse has an extra pair of mouse feet in the box so users can replace their old ones when the time comes.
Ryan
Top Pro

The version of 2016 has omron switches in right/left buttons and there is no more acceleration

•••
Ryan
Top Pro

There's no driver software to deal with, it's just plug'n'play

•••
There is no driver software needed for the mouse, though that does limit amount of settings to what can be changed on the device itself.
Ryan
Top Pro

Ambidextrous gaming mouse

•••
The Zowie FK1 gaming mouse uses an ambidextrous design with a wide base for the palm rest.
Ryan
Top Con

Only 4 DPI settings

•••
Even though the ADNS-3310 sensor supports DPI settings in increments of 50, the FK1 only lets you choose between 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 DPI.
Ryan
Top Con

Slight lens rattle

•••
There is some lens rattle when picking up the device and shaking it.
See 6 more Pros & ConsSee 6 more Pros & Cons
--

Steelseries Sensei [RAW]

Add Video or Image
Ryan
Top Pro

Great for palm and claw grips

•••
Users who prefer palm or claw grips will have no problems using this mouse.
Ryan
Top Pro

Driver software allows adjusting sensitivity, accent illumination and reprogram buttons

•••
The driver software dashboard allows for numerous customizations such as illumination changes and programmable buttons.
Ryan
Top Pro

Braided cable the metal and glossy/rubberized editions

•••
The Steelseries Sense[RAW] gaming mouse comes with a braided anti-tangle cord.
Ryan
Top Pro

Great gaming mouse buttons

•••
Tactile and light without being easy to press by resting your hand on the gaming mouse.
Ryan
Top Pro

Ambidextrous

•••
The Steelseries Sensei [RAW] gaming mouse is an ambidextrous mouse that is default set to right handed.
Ryan
Top Pro

Available with a metal, glossy or rubberized finish

•••
The Steelseries Sensei [RAW] gaming mouse comes in three selectable finishes, metal, glossy or rubberized.
Ryan
Top Pro

On-the-fly two-state CPI switch

•••
There is a button below the scroll wheel that allows for on the fly DPI switching.
Ryan
Top Con

Mouse wheel can be a little finicky

•••
The mouse wheel tends to sometimes scroll up one click when trying to scroll down, and vice versa.
Ryan
Top Con

All four buttons are hard to integrate into daily usage, but they are not always necessary.

•••
Ryan
Top Con

Far side buttons can be pressed accidentally at first

•••
The side buttons on the far side (i.e. right if you're right-handed) can easily be pressed when the user simply tries to grip the mouse. This can be mitigated with practice.
Ryan
Top Con

Slight inconsistent positive acceleration at all tracking speeds

•••
Is lessened on hard pads, Steelseries recommends a 4hd/9hd as the mouse was made and tested on it. Most people don't realize the acceleration until told about it and there are numerous professional cs go, Lol, dota, and starcraft players who have no problem with or don't notice the acceler...
See 9 more Pros & ConsSee 9 more Pros & Cons
--

SteelSeries Rival 300

Add Video or Image
Ryan
Top Pro

Very well balanced

•••
This mouse is very well balanced in weight, size and ergonomics making for a mouse that is easy and comfortable to handle.
Ryan
Top Pro

Great for claw grip for large hands

•••
Know any negative aspects of this option?
See 1 more ProSee 1 more Pro
--

Razer DeathAdder Elite

Add Video or Image
Ryan
Top Pro

Comfortable for most sizes of hands and grips

•••
The Deathadder gaming mouse has a simple design and ergonomics that makes it comfortable for a wide variety of hand sizes and grips.
Ryan
Top Pro

Left- and right-click buttons have a concave that helps fingers stay in place

•••
The concave w design of the left and right mouse buttons allows for fingers to stay easily in place comfortably.
Ryan
Top Pro

Synapse is well-designed driver software

•••
Synapse can be a useful tool by saving a users setting to the cloud automatically, setting do not need to be remembered upon re-installs or using a friends PC.
Ryan
Top Pro

5 Independently programmable buttons

•••
All five buttons on the device are independently programmable with the Synapse software.
Ryan
Top Pro

Reasonably lightweight at 105 grams

•••
At 105 grams the Razer Deathadder Chroma gaming mouse is reasonably lightweight.
Ryan
Top Pro

Two side buttons in an easily accessible yet unobtrusive position

•••
The two side buttons on this gaming mouse are programmable and have the exact same actuation as the left and right mouse buttons. They are also placed well where they are easy to access but are also unobtrusive.
Ryan
Top Con

Requires signing in and connecting to a server before the mouse can be used to its full potential

•••
To get the latest drivers or edit settings you have to download "synapse" an "online cloud device updater and profile storage" application. You have to register an account with your email and have it running in the background constantly for changes to take effect.
See 5 more ProsSee 5 more Pros

6 Community Recommendations

Ryan
EmpatheticBran
Request recommendations from the community
No highlighted recommendations.
Explore Related Questions
I Recommend...
Help millions of people make better decisions.
Each month, over 1.7 million people use Slant to find the best products and share their knowledge. Pick the tags you’re passionate about to get a personalized feed and begin contributing your knowledge.
undefined