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what's up guys Ibraheim connects and we can all agree in the fact that the most important peripheral for gaming is a mouse it plays a huge role directing your aim selection speed and even navigating through Windows of course factors like the type of sensor or dynamics buttons tracking and more are all important aspects of designing a gaming mouse however there are a lot of individual opinions likes and dislikes which make it almost impossible to find a one-size-fits-all solution today we'll be taking a look at a product that has been developed by extra-fine in partnership with a popular eSports pioneer Emile Kristensen otherwise known as hidden and this is it the m3 now Emile is a very successful counter-strike clar so when designing a mouse like this he definitely should have thought about the factors that I mentioned earlier so will the m3 be the ultimate gaming mouse for FPS shooters we'll find out after a quick message from our sponsor creativity is fueled by the best instruments it doesn't always come easy and in the process you often realize how important quality is the RT 400 by OCC gives you quality and speed with M de tu interface the schieben and flash and a PCI bracket making it possible to focus on what matters invest in storage that makes a difference with a 5 year advanced warranty the m3 is priced at 80 euros which might raise a lot of questions for our North American viewers regarding availability unfortunately this mouse is only available in European markets but that's necessarily not a bad thing first of all there been enough busts about the m3 that some North American gamers have actually imported it from overseas also SteelSeries offers they're very similar rival 300 for $60 that mouse features the exact same Pixar 32 it's an optical sensor found on the m3 on top of that you get more or less the same ergonomic shape and RGB elimination so what's so special about the m3 to be honest I'm actually not quite sure about the answer to that question so let's analyze it from top to bottom to see if the price point is justifiable the build quality is great the body is mostly covered in this soft touch rubber surface and it's one of my favorite features of a gaming mouse in fact my daily driver at the my onyx AVR 7000 sports a similar build to the m3 just be mindful that it will wear out over time picking up oil stains ergonomically the mouse suited me really well I have large hands and my palm wrapped around the body comfortably I can see even people with smaller hands appreciating the shape by the lack of sight grips for your thumb and pinky fingers could be a deal-breaker but I was totally fine without them it's really geared towards either a palm or claw type grip and unfortunately it isn't ambidextrous so left hand users need not apply the bottom comes well equipped with the appropriate Teflon pads and they did a great job planning on my aluminum mouse pad which is what I use for testing gaming mice the cable is braided and it's also really flexible but I'm not really a fan of their design a much cleaner and stealthy approach would have been appreciated but on the positive side it can easily be differentiated from cables plugged in behind your PC Plus this is highly personal and I'm sure some gamers would love the look the m3 comes with a total of 5 buttons this includes the primary left and right clicks the forward and backward buttons on the left side of the mouse and the scroll wheel button it's a pretty basic offering but that's perfect for people who don't need a ton of macro controls the primary buttons exhibit great tactile feedback but I just wish that they could have been a little faster when compared it to my a V or 7000 this could be due to these slightly and longer travel distance it takes to actuate but it doesn't require a lot of force another concern I had about the m3 was the Ford browser button it's placed a little too close to the front and I found it to be a challenge reaching for it this could be a major problem especially for users with smaller hands the scroll button doesn't require a lot of pressure to press and the scroll steps are nicely defined at the bottom we find two buttons want to change the polling rate which is best to leave at 1000 Hertz and the other to change your CPI or counts per inch that cycles through five different levels with 400 800 1600 3200 and four thousand dpi those settings are color-coordinated for easier distinction but the lack of a driver software to tune more precise sensitivities is disappointing the same goes for tweaking the liftoff distance there's no way to reduce that and with the sensor picking up movement beyond two millimeters away from the surface at this price point I expect a peripheral to include dedicated driver software to complement the user experience but sadly extra five fails to succeed here let's talk about the Pixar 3310 optical sensor over the course of my testing the tracking performance was good and I do prefer optical sensors for both editing and gaming jumping into battlefield one I was able to aim and target the subject pretty well but the process of firing gunshots felt a lot slower than what I would get with the AV or 7000 once again this could be due to these slightly longer travel distance it takes to actuate the primary buttons but to give you more insight on how it performs in counter-strike I'll hand it off to Dmitri where he put it up against the rival 300 and Logitech's G piroso Dmitri take it away alright so throughout my time with the mouse it performed well without any strange behavior or strange artifacts with doing flicks and doing aim correction and doing spray control everything worked well and the thing is the 3310 sensor here is predictable you it's found among my favorite mice like the SteelSeries rival 300 M on your X caster the Zoe FK won all which from perform practically identical so it really comes down to personal preference in terms of the shape and the weight the weight here is like in the middle it's not the heavy weight it's not a light weight I prefer my set 90s and below but this one's at the hundred and four grams so using it after a few days really just get adjusted to it and I can perform flicks spray control aim correction without any issues on the m3 the lighting is pretty straightforward on the m3 there are three individual zones to showcase the yellow lighting which ties in with extra files color scheme this includes the ambient strip wrapped around at the front the subtle lighting on the scroll wheel and the extra file oh go along with Hayden's autograph and lit at the back this is a branded Mouse developed by ninjas in pyjamas so for you diehard fans of the team this could be a good collection do note that there's no RGB lining and there's absolutely no way to turn off lighting which sucks and this is why they should have included a dedicated drivers software in the first place so is the extra 5 m3 optical Gaming Mouse a good contender for competitive FPS gameplay not for me personally because I think the SteelSeries rival 300 offers a lot of features for a lot less you know it comes with things like RGB lighting dedicated drivers software a much simpler design that I prefer and different color options that you can get to pick from there are other mice that compete well too many of which costs less that being said I'm not completely bashing the m3 it's a good Mouse with solid build quality that has a very good ergonomic design similar to the rival 300 and the Pixar 3310 optical sensor performed great for my tests however to me at least the drawbacks here outweigh the benefits the m3 has an overly high price there is a lack of availability in the North American market and the exclusion of a dedicated driver software is totally unacceptable for gaming mouse at this price point from a personal standpoint these slower switches were also a turn-off since I'm used to much quicker response times so I would skip this and look at much cheaper options that would offer a lot more features but if you're real big fans of ninjas in pyjamas then this could be worth taking a look provided you're aware of the drawbacks I mentioned earlier so what do you guys think of the extra Phi m3 optical gaming mouse are there any alternatives like these SteelSeries rival 300 that you might be interested in let us know in the comments down below I'm a bar with hurricane axe thank you so much for watching and we'll see you in the next one you