WIRED GAMING MICE

Shave weight for the ultimate flick shots with these wired gaming mice

- Jacob Ridley

Wired gaming mice haven't gone anywhere despite plenty of competition from their wire-free counterparts. By keeping a cable around it's possible to shave the maximum amount of weight from a mouse for rapid reactions and fast flick shots. There's also the added benefit of never having your mouse die partway through a match of Valorant. If an ultra-lightweight gaming mouse sounds like something you'd be interested in, for this issue of PC Gamer I've put some of today's hottest contenders against one another to see how they fare. There are some of our favourites in the mix, including the DeathAdder from Razer and Logitech's excellent G502, but also some cheaper options like Corsair's Sabre Pro. In this pile of tethered rodents there's sure to be a good fit for your desktop and budget.

1 DeathAdder V3 

RAZER £62

Unbeatable speed

The DeathAdder has been a firm favourite of ours since its inception. The second version of this Since then it's been tweaked to make it lighter, faster, and more comfortable, culminating in the slightly absurd DeathAdder V3 before us today.

The DeathAdder offers a Razer Focus Pro sensor capable of up to 30,000 DPI. That's definitely an absurd trait even in the world of 4K monitors. Paired with that is the 8KHz 'HyperPolling Technology', which means this mouse sends its positional data to a PC more often than most. Most importantly, however, it tracks wonderfully across the mouse mat. While resolutely a righthanded mouse, the DeathAdder has a moderately sized hump into a gentle slope down the left and right mouse buttons. It's the DeathAdder's excellent ergonomics that makes up most of its fundamental appeal. It absolutely bears mentioning that you can find a simple wired mouse for a lot less cash, but if you want the pinnacle for competitive gaming then the DeathAdder V3 is it.