Logitech G F710 Wireless Gamepad, 2.4 GHz Wireless with USB Nano-Receiver, Controller Dual Vibration Feedback, 4 Switch D-Pad, PC - Grey/Black

I have had this one since 2017. Only recently my old one had the left back button issue. So I bought a new one and works flawlessly. Perfect! Worth every penny.

I bought this controller primarily to use with Steam Big Picture and games. Both the internet at large, and Valve reccommend this or the 360 controller. I've used the 360 controller fairly extensively, and from reading reviews this had some additional features, to I decided to give it to try. I'm very glad I did. This is an excellent controller. I'll give a quick highlights, then if you want to know more read on!Pros-Beautiful well designed hardwareHigh build qualityPlug and play (for the most part)DirectInput and Xinput support makes it very compatibleSport mode is handy to easily use the D-PAD in place of the Analog stick or vice versa in any game.Potentially battery saving feature to toggle vibrationDPad is much nicer than 360Great for Steam Big PictureNice small receiverNeutral-Heavier than Xbox 360 controller. I like the heft, others may not.Triggers are stiffer than 360 controller. Nice for shooting, may be not as nice for racing.Cons-Home/Center button doesn't do anything in directinput modeIt's not perfect, but it is the best, so 5/5. IMO the only reason to get the 360 controller instead is if you want to use it with a 360 as well.Hardware/Build QualityThe first thing I noticed when I got this out of the box is it's beautiful. The silver/black looks really nice, and the button colors are vibrant. The matte black back and non glossy (don't know if it qualifies as matte) silver front don't attract fingerprints like some controllers. Next I noticed it's weight. It's got a good weight to it. It's heavier than the 360 or PS3. I like the heft, gives it a bit more of a high quality feel. It's also well designed. The matte back, and rubberized gribs make it comfortable to hold. The shape is perfect, your hands wrap around it just right. The triggers are stiffer than the 360 controllers or ps3s. Makes it feel a little more snappy and responsive, it's super nice for shooting. Some people report it tiring them out for games you have to hold it for a long time (like racing games). The rubberized tops of the sticks are rounded and textured for grip and feel much nicer than the 360's controller. I didn't notice any deadzones.Drivers/Software SupportOverall the support is great. For most features it's pretty much just plug and play. It works flawlessly as a replacement for the 360 controller and has additional features. The sport mode is handy for anytime you want to use the dpad instead of the stick (or vice versa) in any game, in either mode. Being able to turn off vibration is a feature many might find useful. Also being able to use directinput or xinput with the flip of a hardware switch makes it compatible with nearly any game easily. The provided software makes it easy to use as a remote to control any program on windows.For linux it's as simple as plugging it in. LSUSB and games call it "Logitech, Inc. Cordless RumblePad 2" in direct input mode. LSUSB reports it as "Logitech, Inc. F710 Wireless Gamepad [XInput Mode]" and games normally call it generic xbox pad in xinput mode. Both work without a hitch. If you want to test or calibrate it there are various tools. jstest-gtk for one.Windows is just as simple for many. Others, myself included have had to manually tell windows to use the xbox 360 controller drivers for xinput mode. If it doesn't seem to work out of the box, you may have to as well. Go to device manager find it and right click to "update drivers" choose to find your own, select from drivers on the PC and find the 360 driver to install. Once you do that it works great. Logitech provides a profiler for direct input mode to program the buttons to any shortcut for each program individually. It's a handy tool.Steam big picture works flawlessly in xinput mode. It's almost the same story in directinput once you set the buttons. The only problem with it in directinput is the home/center button doesn't do anything. Steam uses this for it's overlay or to take screenshots by default, so if you plan on using this for steam games that don't support xinput you might need to find a new shortcut. It's a little frustrating. I imagine they did it because the Rumblepad 2 (which it basically is in directinput) didn't have the button, but I can't imagine it would be hard to add a button to the drivers. At the very least it seems like it should report the button, and let the drivers handle it or not, which would make it work on Linux at least. But that's a relatively minor complaint since most games will use xinput, and it's so easy to switch.

I got this to replace the how I was using 3rd party drivers to use my PS3 controller via bluetooth to my laptop. I wanted to have something that had signed drivers and I could just boot up my PC and it would work without any hassle.Unfortunately this is not the case, because you have to reconnect the controller every time you reboot. Now this really isn't that difficult, but it is a hassle since you have to use this little app that I found on the Logitech website to do this. Once you start the app, you have to unplug the usb dongle, then remove one battery from the controller, then plug the dongle back in, then plug the battery back in.The website says that you only need to do this if it's lost connection or replaced the dongle, but it ALWAYS looses connection when you reboot. Basically the controller loosing it's sync and does not recover it without going through these steps. For me, it's not too bad since it's a lap top and I can easily reach the dongle, but having to remove and replace the one battery is just silly.There is button in the middle...that logitech logo in between the select and start buttons, and it does not appear to do anything. If it this would do the same thing as removing and replacing the battery it would help. For someone that wants to plug this into a desktop, into a usb port that isn't as accessible, it will be a major issue. **Edit: just found out tonight that I can unplug-replug the dongle and then push that button in the middle to make it reconnect. Much better, but it's still an issue if you put the dongle in a hard to reach port. Bumping to 4 since it's good enough for me now.**There is basically no support on the website FAQs for this controller either, and since it's brand new, very little information or help can be found via the internet.A couple other issues as well...the buttons can be "sticky". You press the X (blue) down and it sometimes catches a little, so it does impact gaming that's timing sensitive...which is most gaming. The controller with the rumble and 2 batteries is exceptionally heavy as well.There are some good things as well...enough that I will continue to overlook the issues and hope for better support in the near future. The software is simple and works great, allowing you to map keystrokes or even macro key/controller combos to whatever button you wish.The d-pad, while looking like an xbox d-pad, is actually very responsive and works very well. There is a mode button that lets you switch the left analog sitck with the dpad, so you can control movement with the dpad and menus or w/e else with analog at the touch of a button, and the dpad movement control works very well.After getting used to the weight of the controller, it's very comfortable. There is good resistance on the triggers and they are easy to reach and use, and are tapered in the appropriate direction so your fingers don't slide off like on the PS3 controllers. After gaming for hours, I don't feel any cramping in my hands. The L3/R3 click is a good stiffness, so it does not accidentally click when you don't want, and it does click when you do want without much effort.I would give this 4 stars if the connectivity issues were resolved, but this is just a major problem considering you are specificially getting the controller for wireless use. You can get all the same functionality in the model right below, with no batteries to deal with and less weight...it's just that it's wired. The main keys being a little "sticky" will keep this from ever being a 5.

Have had one for quite some time now. Was getting iffy on a button. (used it so much) So bought a new one.