The SteelSeries Engine 3 is software I have grown fond of. I was using the Apex M750 for quite some time before it left the office, and I found the software to do everything I needed it to do in an instinctive way; hopefully the same can be said for it when it is used with the Rival 310 and Sensei...

SteelSeries has released a new version of its Rival gaming mouse series, the Rival 310, at a more budget-minded $59.99 price point. Does this latest version of the Rival hold up to its predecessors and give gamers a good value for their dollar Read on to find out!

The SteelSeries Rival 310 Optical Gaming Mouse is available from most of the big name retailers already. Of course, you can also order it directly from SteelSeries. Currently, the mouse is a very reasonable £59.99 , and we think that's fantastic value for money.

You can check out Part 1 of the gaming mouse review round up, featuring the Logitech G403 Prodigy, by clicking here. Part 2, featuring the Mionix Naos 7000, can be found here

SteelSeries Sensei 310 – Ambidextrous Eight Button Wonder Starting business over a decade ago as a mousepad manufacturer, today SteelSeries competes with the likes of Razer and Logitech in the PC gaming peripheral industry, manufacturing keyboards, headsets, mice and more.

Esports smee-sports. Whatever it says on the box about the Steelseries Sensei 310 being "engineered" for your favourite arena-based festivities, you should know this ambidextrous mouse is still a great point and clicker in its own right.

If you are determined to reach the peak of your potential performance the importance of an accurate sensor cannot be overstated. There is little use in you developing insane muscle memory if your sensor is neither consistent in its response nor tracking your movements accurately.

Okay so at the end of the day I have written a LOT more about the Sensei 310 and Rival 310 than I normally do. Part of that is because both mice have made a lot of changes though I did also spend more time than normal because of how familiar I am with the old Sensei and I had extremely high...