Software

The DM4 Evo comes with its own software that isn't compatible with other Dream Machines mice. If you know the Glorious Model O/O- software then this one should look familiar to you. All available options are accessible on a single page: profile management, button remapping, and macro functionality, with four tabs on the right side that control CPI settings, lighting, mouse parameters, and polling rate. CPI adjustment is possible from 100 to 16,000 CPI, in increments of 100 CPI for up to six levels, which can be color-coded as well. The 3389 would be fully capable of 50 CPI increments, so the restriction to 100 CPI steps is rather odd. "Mouse parameter" merely controls the default Windows cursor settings. On my system, the software had a RAM footprint of 11 MB on average.

Lighting

The DM4 Evo has three zones for RGB lighting, which are the scroll wheel, logo at the back, and underside RGB strip. Through the software, nine available pre-defined lighting effects are selectable. These are Colorful Streaming (default), Steady, Breathing, Colorful Tail, Neon, Colorful Steady, Flicker, Tail, and Wave. "Colorful Streaming" has the colors blend into each other organically. "Steady" is a permanent single color. "Breathing" is a multi-color fade-in and fade-out effect. "Colorful Tail" sends whole shocks of color back and forth throughout the RGB zones. "Neon" is a multi-color transition effect. "Colorful Steady" displays a permanent variety of colors. "Flicker" is exactly what the name implies. "Tail" is like "Colorful Tail," just without the back and forth effect. "Wave" lights up all RGB zones with varying colors. All effects can be changed live in the software, without applying the changes every time. Furthermore, it is possible to adjust the direction and the speed of transitions on some effects. Of course, it is also possible to disable the lighting altogether.

Color accuracy and vibrancy are excellent throughout. Here's a short demonstration video of the lighting effects: