Steel Series Rival 650 One Year Review Pros and Cons

In this video I am going back and reviewing my battle-tested Steel Series Rival 650 a year later to let you know all the pros and cons about this mouse and if you should still consider picking one up.

[TVMateriul]

I have the non-wireless version and have heavily used it for about 2.5 years and the adhesives are fine.

[julianot.]

Thank you for the recommendation, was about to buy it😅

[duxinox]

I own the mouse and have been heavily using it for the past year and I personally love the mouse. Like he said the only problem with it is the rubber grips. If you do get this mouse, just a recommendation is if you have small hands then try taking the right mouse panel off. It made the mouse a lot lighter and gave a groove for my ring and pinky finger to rest on. It prevented me from accidentally pressing the cps button too.

[MarcoPoloDk]

I have had my 650 for a year now. i have no problems with the rubber on the side panels coming loose and i use it alot, probaly around the 3k hours in a year. I like the size, weight and form of it, front thumb button is too far in front for me to use it, i have to reposition my hand to reach it. Battery time is pretty good, with my useage, i recharge every 1½-2 days. The only problem i have had with it, is that the left button startede to double click today. I just replaced it even though its still on warrenty, if i can fix it, i do, instead of it ending on a landfill. on the good side, its easy to disasseble and replace the switch, compared to the Logitech G903 i also replaced a switch on today. Would i recommend? Yes. Its a good mouse, Left Click Switch might be an issue with heavy use. Software is pretty good too with low cpu and memory footprint, i only use Steelseries peripherals for now, 650 Wireless, Apex Pro keyboard, Arctis 9 Headset and Stratus Duo Controllers

[mohammadfahmi]

I already want to buy this mouse but thanks to you Rick for review this mouse, after you used 1 year.

[jimpaolo]

Mine is already 6yrs, the switch is the one I changed since its already worn out but still this mouse is so good.

[Mazzeha]

If your mouse is in warranty, they will send a new side panel for free. My wired rival 600 did this and they happily sent me a new one. I am tempted to buy a 650, i like the feel, but as a low sens player, I find that wire getting in the way more and more ^^

[aoyukialquen]

Thank you for your review, it helps me decide whether to buy it or not.. how long does the battery lasts?

[zouherhelmi]

I almost bought it, thanks for the video

[RadarTechReece]

I love my 650 but the adhesive on the right side hasn't held up on either of them. I did order new side pieces along with the Aerox 5 to try.

[Illmatic]

I can't believe the sides wore that much after 1 year of use. I'm looking to replace my Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum and after 4 years and this thing it still in amazing condition.
That's one thing about Logitech, they make durable long lasting products.

[Zorrowski]

Holy hell im glad im not the only one, i have the same mouse but non wireless version and the pads fell off in a week of gaming making the mouse very sticky, after i spent ton of time removing the pads and the glue, it has worked wonderfully so far and my fingers stay fine at the mouse, the pads werent even needed in the first place, i have no idea why they did this!

[erickabarcaq]

¡Buen amigo del video! Tengo una duda, he perdido el periférico del adaptador/Doungle. ¿Tengo que comprar específicamente la marca o puedo comprar un tercero? (qué frecuencia, etc.)

[rickgrimes]

Yeah I love mine but I agree with the adhesive problem. I already had the rubbers sliding off within like the first week of gaming with it. I took them off and scraped the adhesive off. Put on some good superglue and it has been great ever since. I mean the hassle with the glue sticking my fingers and getting all on my mouse was so annoying but after I got it clean and the glue had set it was perfect. My grips still feel the same as they did out of the box but they stay on now. I kinda recommend the mouse but honestly just the hassle along with gluing the grips Im gonna have to say don't buy this to people looking for a new mouse unless you really want to side with Steelseries and are looking for a heavy mouse.

[xyumomo]

Thanks for the great review! Especially the last point highlight. Thought this is perfect mouse, but i will pass it. Was close to buy from the store this week

[the_superb_owl]

There is also an unforgivable double click issue. After less than a year, you'll click once and it'll register a double click. It makes some games unplayable and just working (moving windows around, playing YT) super frustrating. I don't recommend any mouse with Omron switches.

[pavelpaul]

R.A.T. Maus Is the answer at all you needs. But I just bought a new 650 Maus from a s-h shop with 50 euro and I will give it a try.

[OokamiSan]

has the glue and grip issue been fixed?

[antekb]

Thanks for your movie, I want to buy it!

[bumblefoot]

Got one for £50 UK money. If it lasts a year I'm ok with that for a branded wireless mouse