Making my Dream Gaming Mouse

[@jacobcohen694]

I don’t see anyone in the tech scene with the same level of aesthetics, creativity and pvp skills as your channel keep going man

[@DTDGamiing]

Facts

[@notkray8468]

Dave2D and Tech Optimum does kinda have the same aesthetics. I enjoy both alot

[@thecreepman09]

​@NotKray true actually, somehow I kinda enjoy optimum's more haha cant really explain it.

[@watema3381]

Don't forget the muscles.

[@griffin1366]

Most "tech tubers" don't play games or are super casual

[@albmarr]

As an industrial design engineer I can say that you did an amazing job the whole process. Love to see an upgraded version of the design.

[@TheEchelon]

Same!

[@Disorrder]

Amazing for intern or junior engineer prolly 😅 This design won't be sertificated for UK market. Case may not have holes with access to PCB wider than 0.5 mm wire to prevent shortage or shocking. This is really important.

[@MrFuzziiWuzzii]

People like you and DIY Perks are insane, not only in quality but the actual engineering and effort behind your work. So underrated and slept on.

[@chriskyvilla2353]

Matt is way too advanced....

[@kurosakitagami2788]

Slept on? Bruh u sleepin

[@satsumaimox]

Is it underrated and slept on though?

[@cecilbigman4250]

Underrated and slept on? They have millions of subscribers between them.

[@ninthseeker2541]

@@cecilbigman4250 Who's having millions of subscribers again?

[@Cade467]

"I want to make the ideal gaming mouse!" *removes extra buttons *removes scroll wheel

[@ChaitanyaSrikar]

His ideal. Not THE ideal...

[@Pyke0124]

The title is legit my dream gaming mouse. Not the dream gaming mouse,.

[@gameoz]

@@ChaitanyaSrikar NAh but still.....THAT mouse is TOTAL GARBAGE

[@Bobodita-kun]

@@gameozI mean why though? It serves his purpose. I would never use it bc I do more than game, and when I do I need a scroll wheel, but it works for him good.

[@DDODJ]

@@gameozthat’s ur opinion tho, it’s ideal for his purposes he never said it’s the best mouse for every person

[@ylikalle6433]

Bro thats too light for your muscels

[@gendoslice5971]

Riiiiiiipt 💪

[@pangtundure]

I'm also jealous of his muscles 😅

[@wajeehullah2843]

Mussels*

[@oxenfurt9987]

LOL

[@Dont_MentionMe]

@@wajeehullah2843 muccels”

[@KrazyKai9]

I think people underestimate your brilliance and its astonishing to see what someone so intelligent is capable of. Keep up the good work mate.

[@PareWorks]

There are so many objects I interact with on the daily which I think about redesigning. I applaud your efforts in taking the next steps and actually committing, Loved it!

[@jaye3]

I think the way he can share it with us also helps to justify putting all that time and effort into something like this.

[@Desmond987]

Out of curiosity, could you name just few?

[@garretthanson6424]

@@Desmond987 I want to know this too 😂

[@handlmycck]

@@Desmond987 just about any reusable thing. everything is built around marketing and planned obsolence

[@Desmond987]

@@handlmycck Yes I understand that but just out of curiosity I would like to hear just few items if there are supposedly "many objects daily" that should be redesigned.

[@Qwerali]

Love this video. I'm a third year Mechanical Engineering major and the prototyping process was one of the hardest lessons I had to learn. I would get so drawn into trying to plan the perfect first design that I would never actually build it, and it led to so much unnecessary stress and effort. Turns out, just making a very bare bones proof of concept works great. Don't give it too much thought, just make sure it works. Once that's done, do the rest by feel. The method you landed on in the end was exactly correct. Mess around with it for a few minutes/hours and see what feels good and what feels bad. Work from there. Keep up the great work!

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

Damn, first it was custom PCs, then custom keyboards, and now custom mice?! When will we be getting custom monitors? 😅

[@arandantesamus]

*DIY Perks has entered the arena*

[@Prissom]

You can't beat the dyac+ zowie monitors

[@Alex-wb2yw]

360hz with eye tracking. Just look and blink. Boom headshot.

[@arubberroomwithrats]

Anything can be made custom with enough time, knowledge, and resources

[@Anderson-jx8lc]

Bro your profile pic got me!!

[@ochaxt]

Man he is just on another level

[@taylorwarwas4425]

You should totally drop the 3D files so people could print this and try it out. That would be dope.

[@noggstaj]

Yes please!

[@SuperFiets187]

I second this!!!

[@haydenap]

Even your draft versions you're working with in the video would be much appreciated! Also what CAD software are you using? EDIT: Looks like Fusion 360

[@carmeloanthony5267]

Nah he can monetize and sell that shit

[@kil1337]

​@@haydenap it is Fusion 360. I think he said it at some point in the video

[@robmasters3569]

Oh my word this is yet another example of just how inspirational a short 15 minutes or so video can be. Amazing job of helping me to stay motivated and excited about what's possible with a little bit of thought, dedication to master some tools and then commitment to put those skills and that knowledge into making something really cool. I'm new to your channel but already I'm a massive fan and this is one of my top 3 favourite channels to learn from. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing projects with those of us with much less knowledge and more to learn. Please keep making your incredible videos. ps. I also like some other channels but I don't care whether somebody went to a private school or comes from the streets, for me it's about what they do in this space and whether the content is high quality. I hear what others have commented and agree that there are also other high calibre content creators and yes I also enjoy those other channels but I think this channel has something very unique and really quite special (and no I'm not a sponsor, I just love tech, I love software, being a developer, a graphic artist, 3D modelling and also an animator I get a buzz from watching somebody else utilise a really good mix of skills to produce something really cool). Sorry if anyone found this to be a bit of a ramble

[@Vyyy290]

This looks like such a bot comment.. no specific information about the video it's under, vague speaking points, like wtf lol

[@hausgaming]

Will be interesting to see what kind of modifications you end up doing with the future iterations, amazing video.

[@Dad_K]

You're next

[@jow_angelow]

Haugaming review unit will be sent out soon

[@soulshinobi]

If you're having trouble removing solder, apply flux to it before heat, it's a night and day difference.

[@shadowprice8100]

This is an incredible first effort, not only is the mouse fully functional, it works at an extremely high level of gameplay! Absolutely insane, i look forwards to your future efforts

[@cjsawinski]

Ehh, no scroll wheel or m4,m5… just saying lol

[@epsi9923]

@@cjsawinski He did say for his personal use case they were unneeded. Personal preference will be that way.

[@tgbtgv]

I was not only amazed by the mouse but also the overwatch gameplay! I was not expecting this high level of skill that montage was actually really amazing

[@rair3898]

Very cool. The HSK 4k Pro would be the closest option on the market to what you created. It's fingertip, Weighs only 29 grams, and has 4k Hz polling rate.

[@riba2233]

Ace is even lighter at 26g

[@optimumtech]

I bought the HSK+ but the quality control on the clicks were so bad I never used it :(

[@rair3898]

​@Optimum Tech G wolves can have questionable quality control. Can't beat your own mouse I guess. Love to see it.

[@filosavage7475]

@@optimumtech damn mine was good but my wired one was hard to press i ended up putting it in the closet

[@Zanbie]

​@@optimumtech My HSK plus was shitty quality too. The HSK pro though is amazing. Knowing Gwolves however, I might just have gotten lucky

[@phillippevictor]

The yellow wire on the heavier LiPo is most likely a thermistor. If you rip it open, you could extract that thermistor and add it to your other LiPo

[@silentKeys20]

This is taking "Fine, I'll do it myself" to the next level. Thanks for sharing the whole process and keep pumping out the great content! Also, any chance you're sharing the build files?

[@andychen7016]

Honestly, this tech channel is my favorite. Even if I ignore the fact I love sfx PCs, the video quality is just stunning for every video. The ideas/topics are all logical/reasonable and well presented too.

[@OlimacKuma]

Thank you for emphasizing the safety necessary in resin printing. I’d love for more people to be interested in it, but I want them to know what they’re getting into and be safe. This vid like all the others is amazing. Looking forward to the update on this mouse.

[@goatpepperherbaltea7895]

Nothing for fumes though😂😂

[@RocketJumpNinja]

You're insane. Great job!

[@finnwydd]

big fan man

[@47AK.]

The resin printing and design process was great to watch. The ability to fine-tune the final design to cater to what was only necessary was sick.

[@shinigami1357]

This man’s obsession and attention to detail with his aesthetics somehow just inspire me to do better

[@xmetal280]

The next thing to experiment with is different resins for your print, specifically there are “tough resins“ that will dramatically strengthen the print and make it more flexible and less likely to break. You can mix those specialty resins with regular colors, glow in the dark, or all kinds of other possibilities.

[@AkalaFPS]

Know of any lightweight or low density resins?

[@jrich5682]

@@AkalaFPS Not sure if he did this, but you can 3d print things hollow, with some lattice support structures inside. His parts were pretty small and thin already so idk how much it would save weight wise though.

[@Dabenport]

When trying to remove old solder it can be good to apply some fresh solder &/or flux(i use flux core solder). it will help melt the old solder and clean up much nicer. And if you are really worried you might burn or damage the pcb you can lower the temp pretty far when trying to desolder. I start around 280c. The mouse seems great. Love this project. cant wait to see more revisions.

[@stanimir4197]

Indeed, need some Pb solder and tons more flux, also the soldering tip is just not good for the job.

[@hadoryu]

Wow, dude! It's rare I see something DIY on tech channels that makes me go "wow, that's amazing" anymore, but this actually really is! Awesome work!

[@adamcunningham8731]

when he was talking about soldering I instantly remembered the lingering feeling of the solder going through my nose into my throat and the taste going into my mouth.. it was a great glass of juice.

[@Marceline.]

this man just keeps on leveling up the custom possibilities in the pc space absolute mad lad

[@rinkydink9914]

Man I hope this channel keeps growing. Really high quality honest content!

[@zakskoards]

there is no other tech youtuber with this level of creativity, this is one of the best videos i’ve seen

[@RadialSeeker113]

DIY Perks

[@darkduo009]

this is one of the coolest youtube videos ive seen in many years. very cool to see

[@RagingTvFTW]

Dude your content is actually insane. So much improvement over the years with the best ideas which captivate me throughout the whole time of me watching your channel. Keep up the content man, your channel does wonders to keep me entertained and learning about the tech within my favourite hobby.

[@metap0Pe]

That's crazy overkill and I love it. Rapid prototyping at it's best.

[@koplja213]

I am ready to buy it! Already using for V2 PRO for months and what I can say, its the BEST gaming mouse i ever used!! Please make it dream come true and sell those 3D printed shells!!!

[@bessonnetjulien4647]

Next step : carbon fiber forearm

[@KaipainenVille]

Honestly, I was kicking my feet out of excitement when I saw this video in my feed. Great video with clear segments, super easy to follow and the mouse turned out insane.

[@KuroRiot]

Ive never seen a tech youtuber that is crazy at games too LOL, ur tracer is great GG bro

[@kiwiiVAL]

This is so cool :0 Seeing people slowly becoming mouse enthusiasts are cool imo It's like keyboard enthusiasts lol

[@bigbadslimee]

Optimum Tech is the best tech youtuber out there, how does he not have 1 million subs already

[@MangoTalksTech]

This shape is bizarre, very cool project!

[@MuseR.]

Quite literally Optimum Tech haha! You're 100% best tech utuber hands down. Everything you do is bleeding edge I love it! Keep it up man!

[@ardademir1]

That is real engineering process right there. Great job.

[@KennyKennTV]

how is this guy so buff, nice hair , such skil land talent and still managing to click heads at that level. does he not sleep or something

[@danilovasic8372]

oouuf, the mechanical keyboard sound effect when typing out the text at 0:03

[@Maint41n]

You have cemented yourself as my favorite youtuber!

[@monarch782]

Your channel is exactly what i ever wanted to see, or do myself in gaming peripherals scene! Thank you for your work! Maybe next time consider building Azeron like keypad with analog switches? :)

[@sambembs]

Loved this idea but had no printer so butchered a spare Aerox 5 I had. Got it to 38g, not crazy light, but still got multiple side buttons. It's the biggest difference maker a peripheral change has ever made for me. Would be interesting to see something like what you've done here but keeping at least 1 side button. Big hats off, it's great work

[@Polymath2B]

I’m actually so hecking impressed with literally everything here. I know the work that goes into something like this and it’s crazy how far this man is able to push things.

[@middle_pickup]

I nominate the name Viper Shed for this project. Hope it either develops into an open source project, or one you can buy. Would love to try it out myself. This honestly makes me want to get into 3D printing finally.

[@Terreos]

Damn that’s really impressive you just made your own mouse. That’s very cool. Looks like it paid off with those insane head shots.

[@pandahz79]

that video was 11/10! The hard work really pays off mate, cheers!

[@enerjustics]

Absolutely insane! And your production as well as content quality keeps going up too

[@toolateto]

your aim is insane with this mouse!!

[@stonedizzleful]

Dude this is probably the best video you've every done. Your passion and developing skills are just unreal. It would have been so satisfying playing with the mouse and absolutely owning!! Keep up the great content!!

[@henrik_lamar]

Man I’m not only amazed of your videos and gameplay, but also of your level of intelligence and readiness to share what’s going on in your mind. You seem to live a very cool life combining your interests and hobby with your personal interests. You are a very cool person, wish you the best for future

[@konix_py3253]

Subscribing for this, your mice may not look like much but we need more people experimenting on hardware big time so companies can take note of what people actually want Also the bare minimum kinda design is just very unique

[@sebastianmandrean]

If someone tells this guy about coachbuilding it’s over for Pininfarina and Bertone

[@koni882]

Me: Cries in laptop trackapad

[@megametallifan]

Fantastic video, not just the idea/topic, but also the b roll and editing

[@GosuNoKami]

I like my mouse to be heavy. It gives me the physical feedback I need in intense moments and allows me to move it more precisely too. Unfortunately the love for light mice has made it harder to find heavy mice with top performance and many features. I love extra features.

[@swifdy6855]

Try the azeron cyro then

[@GosuNoKami]

@@swifdy6855 thank you

[@GosuNoKami]

@@swifdy6855 oh neat it’s the same company that made the cyborg that I had an eye on

[@swifdy6855]

@@GosuNoKami cant go wrong with the cyborg! I love mine👌

[@MrDamonLeBeouf]

your content just keeps getting better. bravo dude!

[@ag-4742]

Now design the heaviest mouse

[@DeluxeSimp]

Machined aluminum block with a hole for the sensor

[@Raffy-wo4ph]

@@DeluxeSimp how about steel or more expensive, tungsten

[@KendrickOrSnake]

@@Raffy-wo4phtitanium.

[@Raffy-wo4ph]

@@KendrickOrSnake that's literally lighter than steel actually, it's basically used in rockets and some planes because of it's durability and it's lightweight

[@fetB]

small mice are underrated. Would buy something like this asap

[@culan_SCP]

Bro forgor ergonomics 💀

[@ahmedelgabry2780]

Bro doesn't need ergonomics

[@yaboi9419]

That shit isn’t funny

[@yak-machining]

"forgot"

[@RDBTheTechGuy]

Bro forgot the t in forgot 💀

[@LaugeHeiberg]

​@@yak-machiningdamn i thin he forgor

[@lazyman1011]

Really nice vid. I like those project driven vids with lots of insides.

[@AboTurkiPro]

Next time: "I'm building my gaming mouse inside my hand." Your playing style is insane even with this weird-looking design 😂

[@haydnbao4219]

Nice 3d printing work

[@fazm1bico]

04:46 - ANYCUBIC Photon M3 05:02 - The Couple (ANYCUBIC Photon M3 + Wash & Cure Machine 2.0) 05:42 - Wash & Cure Machine 2.0

[@bogxd]

Damn, you're crazy going to these extremes. I love it.

[@kian1336]

Big fan of your work, by chance will you ever upload the STL files for this mouse?

[@doubleking8365]

this dude is on another level

[@gimmix9478]

Have you seen the G-Wolves HSK Pro Ace mouse weighing in at 26g? I've been using it as my main mouse and I've really liked it so far.

[@xaytana]

The only step forward I can think of, besides continuing to refine ultra-lightweight mice, is to have a touchpad the size of a mousepad of insanely high fidelity and good multi-finger tracking. Though it'd come with a learning curve, as really the only way to make it function as point and click simultaneously is to use multi-finger, say middle for drag and index for click. The only issue would be how to discern individual fingers, and I think that's where palm rejection would be useful, as you can build a kinematic model between the portion of the palm being rejected and your fingertips. I think this could be a viable solution at some point, it just needs development and refinement, plus some cool things could come out if it; such as for casual use, your palm could be the pointer function, which could open up per-fingertip uses, such as middle finger being right click and scroll (hold and drag), and ring, pinky, and thumb could have macros attached to them, the kinematic model could also introduce per-finger zoning such as the retention of the thumb having two auxiliary buttons, different amounts of finger extension and flexion (the amount of curl to your finger between the three joints) could have different functions within a linear sense, though abduction and adduction would be harder to track due to overlap outside of what the thumb and pinky can extend to. It's also not an impossible idea, you just need a touch device of the correct size (the largest issue) and fidelity (potentially another large issue), along with good on-board software (an issue that's easy to work around) with a decent response rate (potentially another large issue, touchpad ICs are commonly per-device chips, so there's not exactly a market for these, entirely dissimilar to the situations with microcontrollers that communicate with the host); the only further issue I can think of is skin sticking to various surfaces, though there's probably a very simple way around this with various materials. I'm surprised some niche company hasn't tried developing this, I know desktop trackpads have had very niche markets in the past but this goes beyond just scaling up a laptop trackpad, and the closest thing I can think of currently is that strange PC gamepad that has an overly large trackpad for the thumb, the IFYOO GTP01/DarkWalker ShotPad, though its featureset isn't amazing and overall design in physical aspects, hardware, and software is lackluster at best.

[@mechamussolini]

its got no scroll wheel

[@Hawkistan]

Yeah

[@ethn12322]

This is why i love optimum Tech...

[@redstoneablecz5742]

Why could noone be making them?? Because they are cringe 😭

[@juskim]

Put a 10K Ohm where the yellow wire is for the smaller battery, and you should be good to go :)

[@masterplayer5982]

replace the scroll wheel for a slide potentiometer. With every increment down it adds one left click per second, right click for up, springs to keep it centered.

[@darixcz]

Best video for me on this channel well done mouse.

[@MrSheathknight]

okay now this is getting crazy, this is nutz concept and came together insanely wow just wow

[@rontogunov282]

flip the design - embed optical components into table, then you're just dealing with wight for wireless clicker. (imagine upside-down mouse in table with buttons hotwired to something detecting clicks. Here are several ideas: 1. Digital signal: mouse buttons sending digital signal wireless signal (eg bluetooth) 2. Analog RF signal: mouse buttons trigger unique RFs methods with purely analog mouse: 3. Magnets: mouse buttons with magnets flipped with opposite polarity, and a pad/surface on table that detects posiive/negative polarity 4. Sound: Mouse buttons with unique high frequency sound 5. Retroreflectors: IR light pointed at mouse with 2 detectors, each with polarizing filter at 90 °, and mouse buttons expose retroreflector also covered with 90° polarizing filter (i.e, each button reflects polarized IR light that triggers its respective detector).

[@vx8952]

This would make an awesome product to be fair!!

[@artofchickens]

Super fascinating video! Please keep up the awesome work! I'm excited to see where this project goes.

[@kevlsnutt9967]

super duper hyped for the progress on this project🔥🔥

[@802Garage]

Insanely cool. Love the original design.

[@alnoso]

very impressive, but honestly, at this point, why not just strap a wireless mouse to your arm, take out the optical sensor and triggers, solder some longer wires to them, attach the sensor to your ring finger, and put the triggers upside down on your index and middle fingers? that'd essentially be a weightless wireless mouse then, no? and you could maybe print a little chunk of plastic similar in shape to the frame of the mouse in the video if you want to "hold" something

[@BraveClam]

That is so insanely radical. Now I want to create my own mouse, but I'm a Neanderthal that plays with palm grip! 😅😅😅

[@ouce_]

Gotta love optimum seen only a few of his videos but the quality is amazing!

[@ouce_]

also would love if he would upload the design somewhere so someone like me could diy a similar mouse without the knowledge of designing a 3d model!

[@NIkVasilatos]

I love everything about this video.

[@gabrielb238]

You should sell conversion kits for these kinds of projects!

[@andreassuwardi5870]

beautiful broo love every content you made

[@erichagele]

This video is nothing short of amazing. Wow.

[@LuckyGnom]

Insane mod, well done! It does look sus without the shell at all tho ^_^

[@axij]

this is incredible man

[@Boemtie]

This content just keeps getting better and better, im just amazed at this point😅

[@MatthewEncina]

Thanks for sharing your process. Very fun to learn and watch.

[@Riqqqque]

Optimum UPLOAD MORE YOUR VIDEOS R GOATED

[@isocle]

That widow clip at 9:45 was insane wtf! Also nice mouse :)

[@TheEchelon]

As an industrial designer, this is awesome!