Mad Catz

R.A.T. 5 Gaming Mouse (MCB4370500C2/04/1)

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Sentiment score57% positive
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Last updated: Jul 6, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit IconBeneficialTip5472
7 months ago

I had RAT 5. It was so much fun

Reddit IconDankoleClouds
12 months ago

Not as good as they used to, but they’re there. OP unironically does need a RAT. They have so much adjustment.

12 months ago

Yeah I had an OG RAT 7 for a couple years and then swapped to one of the newer RAT 5s after they swapped over. The quality went downhill but it was still one of the best mice I’ve used for adjustable ergonomics. Their new stuff isn’t *quite* as good, but it’s worth it if you have huge hands like OP. I have decently large hands and there was still more to give past what I thought was comfortable.

Reddit Icondashisback
7 months ago

I had the mad catz RAT 7 and Rat 5, they look really beautiful but they really arent great to play. Heavy and not comfortable, still have used it many years

Reddit IconRoawrOnMeRengar
6 months ago

Been using a rat as my daily driver on my personal computer since the first RAT 5 ever released in late 2010, sensor died in 2018, replaced it with a RAT 6+ that got lost during a house move, currently have a RAT8+ and it's literally the perfect mice for me, biggest fear is to not be able to find another when if it dies in years. Life must not be easy on this sub as the trend is flimsy 7 grams shitty cardboard mice but please keep going and making sturdy products that have weights

Reddit IconWarGawd
about 1 month ago

I had a G502 at one point, but I found it a little small for my hands and a little less weight than I prefer. After that I tried a cheapo Gamdias Zeus from Staples because I generally liked the configurability options of the G502. Being cheap, it didn't last long. That led me to a Mad Catz R.A.T. 5. That one really hit the sweet spot for configurability and size and weight and button programming and location Etc. I still have that one and it still works , but it does seem to have some intermittent tracking issues. I believe the company went bankrupt for a while, got resurrected but was producing cheap crap for a time, and then eventually improved again. On hearing that they had improved their product quality, I bought a R.A.T. 8+ Advanced a couple years ago and I love it. If you generally like the G502 but it falls a little short, you might want to consider one of those. https://www.amazon.ca/CATZ-Gaming-Mouse-20000dpi-Buttons/dp/B08FGWWTK7

Reddit IconMr-Deur
about 1 month ago

Madcatz R.A.T. (I own 8+ iirc) very versatile in modifying a lot of things, left/right sides, weights, palm rest moving back/forwards. Easy to clean.

10 months ago

I had Logitech master. I have big hands. The thumb button got stuck, hard to get loose. Didn't happen with one, my wife had the mx master s2 or something, same problem. I'm using R.A.T. Once you go R.A.T. you never go back.

10 months ago

I had Logitech master. I have big hands. The thumb button got stuck, hard to get loose. Didn't happen with one, my wife had the mx master s2 or something, same problem. I'm using R.A.T. Once you go R.A.T. you never go back.

10 months ago

I had Logitech master. I have big hands. The thumb button got stuck, hard to get loose. Didn't happen with one, my wife had the mx master s2 or something, same problem. I'm using R.A.T. Once you go R.A.T. you never go back.

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