oh hello good people exactly how good our cheap gaming peripherals here I have
the Rival 3 Mouse and Apex 3 keyboard from SteelSeries both of these
together cost just as much as a single razer viper mouse unfortunately this is
not a mechanical keyboard but it's got whisper-quiet switches i'm excited to
test them out so exactly how good are these let's find out
whisper quiet indeed and so the apex 3 keyboard is a basic full-size layup with
the same frame as their higher end stuff that includes a soft touch magnetic
wrist rest all for $49 while the rival 3 mouse is also quite bare-bones at 29 now
I find it weird that SteelSeries are not exactly competing within the lightweight
market but the good news is that the rival 3 is significantly lighter versus
the sensei 10 which was the latest Mouse they launched and so that looks like
they're on the right track I have both keyboard and mouse setup for some games
let's see how this $80.00 combo stacks up in the real world right after this
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so the first thing I want to cover is the mouse because the rival 3 at $29 is
actually impressive it's the same shape as the rival 110 so it's not new it's in
the same size category as the G Pro here for example and quite similar to my mm
711 from Coolermaster with a slightly longer body it is an ambidextrous shape
but for right hand use only with surprisingly good build quality that
actually feels better than that of the mm 711 as for body shape I fingertip
this one very well and the slight flaring of the bottom of the body helps
with some placement and overall I feel like this would be a comfy Mouse for
medium to large hands and it's also pretty light Mouse at 77 grams I'm not
sure if this is the lightest Mouse from from steel series but let's say the
sensei 10 was like 89 grams so they're definitely moving with market trends
amazing on the weight of mice for the better however the cable is quite bad
with hard to remove kinks and is not so soft but the glide feet make up for it
with smooth motion that feels better than my 711 this is the rival three
and probably the most surprising thing about this mouse is the illumination it
is very good and can even be customized in three zones with smooth transitions
and nice surface bill - we often see this level of lighting on more expensive
mice so the added bling for $29 is definitely appreciated the scroll wheel
is low-profile with soft but distinct scroll steps and like meta click awesome
for 29 bucks the primary switches are rated at 60
million with satisfying quiet actuations with less than usual travel distance
take a listen and finally probably the reason why this mouse is so cheap is
because of the sensor but they didn't cheap out on the quality of it so it's
still an optimist sensor but it's a budget derivative of their true move pro
sensor this one goes up to 85 hundred dpi adjusted in 100 increments and with
up to five profiles but still delivering that true one-to-one tracking throughout
the entire range and honestly it's a very good performer however the lift off
distance detection is slightly higher than I'm used to which means that if you
like to lift off your mouse off the mouse mat at lower dpi settings and when
you place it down there will be a little bit more that cursor jiggle when the
mouse is about to hit the surface then more high-end mice that have much lower
lift off distance but seriously at $29 I'm impressed and the only thing that's
trash here is the cable however they use the same cable on all of their other
mice so it's not really technically a downgrade for the rival three and that's
for the keyboard yeah this thing is actually pretty decent too but only for
a specific audience so the price point for example is fairly low in the budget
territory but it's not exactly meant to compete with mechanical keyboards
because there do exist options that are $50 and are full on MX chair and
mechanical so instead if you're after the rubber dome switches for the sound
profile and still resistance then the apex 3 is okay in that regard so the
wrist rest is very comfy and magnetic but the coating isn't very oil friendly
so don't to wipe it once in a while the 3-way
cable routing is appreciated the single step height adjustment is present along
with an awesome volume wheel that is super responsive and the multifunction
button is here as well and just as with the mouse illumination on the apex tree
is pretty gorgeous all thanks to a white under plate that helps to diffuse all
that color it looks great in either static or rainbow effect by the 10 zone
customization is kind of a joke as the transition areas between colors look
awful the switches used here are still series new whisper-quiet
low friction 20 million rated keystroke switches with the soft resistance at the
top that's kind of like a tactile brown but not as smooth when it comes down I
actually don't mind the operation and character of the switches even when you
bottom out because they are heavily muted so for night gaming it's a pretty
good alternative take a listen
now the key caps are standard abs plastic with clean font I appreciate
that but are not interchangeable due to the
nature of the mount itself that is also the reason why the keyboard is rated for
water resistance as unless you actually submerge it in water no liquid should
find its way on the Dickie cap so how is this trio combo in the gaming
environment satisfactory the mouse performed very well I'm on 800 dpi now
and it felt quite similar to my aim with a 7-eleven although much heavier and
surprisingly I enjoy the keyboard as well the switches are heavier versus my
cherry Browns by ducky so that was one major difference as I couldn't be as
fast with the apex 3 as I can with my floor mellow or ducky keyboards but the
sound profile was nice and quiet as advertised and so the mouse I can easily
recommend it's a complete bare-bones package that is very competitive at $29
while the keyboard is a bit more tricky because g.skill and hype rags both offer
MX chary keyboards for $50 but if you're after the whole quiet operation and some
water resistance on your keyboard with a full size layout nice illumination and
the wrist rest then the apex 3 I don't think it cuts any corners because it's
not trying to compete with mechanical solutions and I would say it's a very
good budget option to complement the rival 3 release all right thanks much
for watching I'm curious to know if any of you play EFT let me know in the
comments below maybe we can play together sometime check out this other
rail and contents I'll be in the comments answering some questions I'll
see you in the next video