The BEST Controller for Shooters is Only $80! Flydigi Vader 4 Pro Honest Review

The Vader 3 Pro was an amazing controller and its successor, the Vader 4, is a solid upgrade. Now featuring the most dynamic thumbsticks of any controller I’ve ever seen. In todays video, I take my deepest dive yet into the newest Flydigi controller. We have comparisons, clicky switches, response times, potential reliability issues, teardowns and much more! I’ve worked incredibly hard on this on and if it was of any value to you, be sure to drop it a like and subscribe if you’re new. I hope to see you in the next one!

Vader 4 Pro (Amazon US & AliExpress) 👇🏽

Vader 4 Pro (Amazon US AFFILIATE):

Vader 4 Pro – Black Flag Edition (Amazon US AFFILIATE):

Note: Flydigi does not appear to have an official Amazon UK or AliExpress store, but there are a few sellers on AliExpress (MiniX & Mijia) that have sold quite a few and appear reputable (Link:

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro
1:10 Pricing & Availability (Vader 3 VS Vader 4)
2:45 Spec Sheet Breakdown (+Clicky Button Sound Test)
3:48 GPDL Response Time Test Explained
4:37 1ms Response Time BUSTED?!
6:44 Hall Effect Stick Reliability Failures (Apex 4)
7:47 New & Improved Adjustable Tension Hall Effect Sticks!
9:35 New Stick Settings & Testing (Sampling Rate, Circularity, Debounce)
11:21 Limited Range of Motion & Circularity Settings
12:42 Overall Opinion on The New Sticks (Key Comparison)
13:44 Adjustable Clicky Triggers! (Clicky & Analog)
14:51 Bumpers
15:04 4 Rear Buttons
15:46 Clicky ABXY Buttons (Kailh Switches & Resistance Testing)
16:34 2 Extra Face Buttons! (C & Z Buttons)
17:20 Clicky D-Pad
18:31 Teardown – Kailh Micro Switches, Battery, & Bumpers
19:06 Teardown – Hall Sticks Have INSANE Design + Comparison
21:39 Flydigi’s Reliability Issues (Sticks, Connection, Etc.)
23:13 Flydigi’s Weird Warranty…
24:32 The Software Makes This Switch Controller a PC Controller
26:03 Space Station Software Rundown
26:34 6-Axis Gyro
27:00 Vader 3 VS Vader 4 VS Apex 4
29:07 The BEST Controller For Shooters?
30:47 Extreme Downsides & Risks
31:45 Final Recommendations (Conclusion)

Software/Hardware I use for testing 👇🏽

GPDL Response Time Testing Device:

HIDUSBF (Tool I use for overclocking):

XinputTest (Polling rate testing. May need VDX for certain devices):

VDX (Convert Xinput to Dinput & vice versa):

JoyResTester:

Useful hardware I often recommend 👇🏽

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My Hardware 👇🏽

PC Specs
CPU: Ryzen 7 5700G
Graphics: RTX 3070 KO
Ram: 32gb DDR4 4000mhz from G.Skill
Motherboard: MSI X470 Gaming Plus MAX
Power Supply: 700w BQ EVGA Bronze PSU

Video & Audio

Camera: Lumix G7
Mic: Sennheiser ME2
Headphones: Astro A40 TR
Video Production: Adobe Premiere Pro 2023, After Effects 2023, Photoshop CS6
Audio Production: Audacity

Peripherals

Keyboard: Razer Deathstalker V2 Pro
Mouse & Pad: Razer Hyperflux Pad W/Deathadder Elite
Controllers: ALL OF EM
Keypad: Azeron Compact

Displays

Main Monitor: BenQ EX3415R 34 Inch Ultra-Wide (144hz @3440×1440)
TV: The same Toshiba TV from 2012 that you had

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