Build Quality

Overall build quality is solid. When shaking the mouse, a slight rattle comes from the scroll wheel. When applying lateral pressure, no flexing or creaking of the shell can be observed. It's impossible to activate the side buttons by squeezing the sides. Lastly, no accidental clicks occur when slamming down the mouse.

Buttons

Main buttons on the ARGENT M5 RGB are very good. There is moderate post-travel, but pre-travel is low to where the clicks are almost too sensitive. During play, I often found myself accidentally actuating the buttons. Click feel is great, providing crisp actuation and firm feedback. While the buttons are visually separated from the shell, lateral button movement is fairly low. Button stiffness is light. A set of Omron D2FC-F-K (50M) (China) switches is used.


Side buttons are very good. The back button on the left side has some noticeable pre-travel, and pressing these buttons way past their actuation point is possible, but button response is pleasant and snappy, and the pressure point is even across the entirety of these buttons. Button placement is good as actuation is possible quite easily by rolling one's thumb across. I wasn't irritated by the buttons on the right side during play and general use, but they do protrude quite a bit, so depending on finger placement, some people may be annoyed by them. Two pairs of seemingly unbranded tactile switches are used.

At the top of the mouse is a single button for cycling through the set profiles. Its click feel is good. A single Huano switch (red plunger) is used for this one.

Scroll Wheel

The scroll wheel is excellent. Scrolling up or down doesn't produce much noise, and the individual steps are nicely separated, resulting in above average tactility. What really sets the wheel apart is the aluminium, which lends it a feel of robustness and quality that is rarely encountered on scroll wheels. The encoder comes from ALPS. Actuating the middle (scroll wheel) click requires medium force. Another seemingly unbranded tactile switch is used here.

Coating

The ARGENT M5 RGB has a smooth matte surface. It doesn't attract fingerprints, dirt, or the likes too much. It is easy to clean, and there are barely any signs of wear left after doing so. All in all, very good materials.

Button Sound Test

Disassembly

Disassembling the ARGENT M5 RGB is pretty easy. First, the two big skates need to be removed. The screws are recessed fairly deeply into the shell, and they're of a type I'm unable to identify, so I just randomly went through my screwdriver arsenal until I found one that kinda worked. For whatever reason, a dual-PCB design has been used for this mouse. Whereas the lower PCB holds the sensor, everything else sits on the upper PCB, including MCU, switches, and LEDs. A ribbon cable is used to connect the PCBs. Both PCBs are fairly thick, and coupled with the unused PCB space and generous use of thick plastic, it's no wonder the ARGENT M5 RGB came out at a higher weight. The side buttons are vertically mounted onto the upper PCB, and an auxiliary PCB next to the scroll wheel provides wheel illumination. The MCU is a STM32F072, whose datasheet can be found here.


As for the soldering and general quality of the PCB, I'm unable to find any noteworthy flaws.