cs 1.6/css players - your gaming setup

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Just wondering out of curiosity what gaming setups people play with for Counter-Strike 1.6 and Counter-Strike: Source.

I'm in the process of changing mine, and wanted to get some ideas.

My current setup is:

Microsoft Optical mouse (Previously a Razer Imperator but had sensor issues)
Mouse Bungee
Steelseries Qck
Dull old Microsoft Media Keyboard
Sennheiser HD558

Ingame sensitivity: 2.5
Resolution: 800x600
Refresh rate: 120Hz

I'm looking at the Steelseries Sensei as a replacement mouse, but still undecided.

 

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Playing at that res just boggles the mind why you would spend all that money on that rig.

Why?

You think I paid all that money on my rig just to play cs 1.6? lol no. I run it at that res because widescreen doesn't work properly in cs 1.6 and as others have said the game is 'closer' in 800x600.

I don't understand why a low resolution is preferable? Surely you can aim and make out distance detail better at higher resolutions?

Nope, pixels look bigger in small res so you can discern where bullets are hitting much more easier. On higher resolutions it is much harder. For CSS it is different as the game was designed for higher resolutions.

For CSS I play in 1920x1080.

 

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'Pro' scene cracks me up.

Along with the die hard Intellimouse followers on ridiculous resolutions.

So you think everyone is trying to be 'pro' who plays cs 1.6/CSS, uses an intellimouse and games in lower resolutions?

And what's wrong with Intellimouse mice? I used one because it had been the most reliable mouse for me, and is cheap. Where other mice have lasted me a year or less, with problems such as the left mouse button getting worn out, the sensor going, etc etc. Pretty much most people who have been playing multiplayer games since around 1999 will tell you that including Quake players. As good as the Razer mice have been, they have never in my experience been reliable.

 

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I have been to quite a few iseries now, got back from i45 with a couple of notes about what people have. Benq XL2410/20T monitors, Steelseries 6G/Zowie Celeritas/Qpad keyboards, mechanical seems to have had a rapid adoption the last 6 months. Mice, Sensei/Zowie AM/G400s and Razer, those were the ones i saw the most of.

With mice, the Zowie AM is the best tournament mouse available right now IMO, I have reviewed a lot of mice, the G400 is the only other mouse i would recommend right now.
Keyboards, anything mechanical, but for FPS, blacks or red Cherry switches. With mouse pads, Steelseries seem have the longest life, my boogie bug pad lasted about 6 months before i started wearing it out and seeing reduced peformance, currently using a QCK+.

My set up is

Zowie AM
QCK+
Qpad MK-80
Steelseries 7H

You tried the Steelseries Sensei ? I tried the G400 and didn't like the shape after using an ambidextrous mouse before it.

I agree about the Qck. Took some getting used to for me at first after using a hard plastic pad for so long, but now I wouldn't go back to one.

benq xl24t 1920x1080

roccat kone+ mouse
Roccat taito mat
razer lycosa keyboard

How you find the Kone+ ? Heard a few people say it is too bulky.

Razer mice have never been decent imo.

And yes - Purposely playing in 800x600 is silly. If you are not 'Pro' or trying to be 'Pro' why bother?

Did you not read what I said? Widescreen resolutions look ridiculous in cs 1.6 and are stretched. The game was designed with lower resolutions in mind, not to mention that is how I played it from day one back in 2000. The game feels better at that resolution, and anything higher in widescreen is an overstretched mess. What has all that got to do with trying to be 'pro'?