Gaming Mouse?

Addicted · 5 Apr 2009 at 19:18

get a Logitech G9 here

I've got some Razer mice, and razer keyboards, but i prefer the Logitech mice tbh!

Nelly · 5 Apr 2009 at 19:18

Logitech G5, been using mine for over 2 years now.

megatron · 5 Apr 2009 at 19:34

I had an mx510 and went to G5, big difference.

zeppelin` · 5 Apr 2009 at 19:50

only buy a laser mouse if u play fps at high sensitivities.

for everything else there is the mx518

Crixus00 · 5 Apr 2009 at 20:20

get another deathadder, but this time dont through it around in rage

Swifty55 · 5 Apr 2009 at 20:29

139sroberts said:
get another deathadder, but this time dont through it around in rage

Lol... I got this Deathadder when they were first released, when it cost me £50+.

It's too small for my hand unfortunatley, I've coped with it over the years!

icey_haj · 5 Apr 2009 at 20:32

Swifty55 said:
Lol... I got this Deathadder when they were first released, when it cost me £50+.

It's too small for my hand unfortunatley, I've coped with it over the years!

What!?

How big is your hand?

The Deathadder is one of the bigger mice out there isn't it?

Well I've had the Deathadder and the Lachesis, they're both great mice.

lankymorley · 5 Apr 2009 at 20:33

zeppelin` said:
only buy a laser mouse if u play fps at high sensitivities.

I'd have to agree there; if you're a low sens gamer, go with optical. I have a Roccat Kone which is laser and it's very comfortable, but if I have to do a 180 spin fast in CSS my crosshair ends up wobbling due to the speed that I'm moving the mouse. My sens is around 90cm per 360 and the Kone can't handle it when I whip my arm across my mat at full speed.

Swifty55 · 5 Apr 2009 at 20:39

icey_haj said:
What!? How big is your hand? The Deathadder is one of the bigger mice out there isn't it?

Well I've had the Deathadder and the Lachesis, they're both great mice.

My hands are pretty big tbh, great in certain situations and annoying in others!

Swifty55 · 5 Apr 2009 at 20:40

lankymorley said:
I'd have to agree there; if you're a low sens gamer, go with optical. I have a Roccat Kone which is laser and it's very comfortable, but if I have to do a 180 spin fast in CSS my crosshair ends up wobbling due to the speed that I'm moving the mouse. My sens is around 90cm per 360 and the Kone can't handle it when I whip my arm across my mat at full speed.

Yeah, that's why I'm opting for the MX518. Just don't know if OCUK's is the 1800dpi with G5 feet version, or the old one? The site still says 1600dpi, but I'm guessing theres not gunna be much difference?

zeppelin` · 6 Apr 2009 at 00:11

i play css competitively and the community agree the 1600dpi version of the mx518 is best, ocuk probably have the 1800 dpi version with the new and "improved" feet.

n1kunj · 6 Apr 2009 at 00:18

Swifty55 said:
Also, does the MX518 do 500mhz polling rate?

Not natively through drivers, but theres a tool called usbmrs11.exe which can get it to 1000Hz. You can double check it's worked using this tool.

NvidiaDan · 6 Apr 2009 at 12:45

Sorry for the noob question but can someone explain the difference between a high and low sense gamer?

Thanks.

lankymorley · 6 Apr 2009 at 13:25

NvidiaDan said:
Sorry for the noob question but can someone explain the difference between a high and low sense gamer? Thanks.

That is quite a difficult question really, because everyone could have their own opinion on whether a certain sensitivity should be considered high or low. Personally, I think that if you can play a few rounds of an FPS without picking up your mouse more than 5 times, you're more than likely a high sens gamer, but if you find yourself picking the mouse up and moving it back towards the centre of your mat quite frequently then you're a probably low sens gamer. But I would like to hear how other people define low and high sens.

Infam0us · 6 Apr 2009 at 15:58

^ ^ My mate has a hugeeee mousemat because he drags his mouse a lot further than I do when gaming, I go for the higher sensitivity mice with less movement. I would say that is the difference

megatron · 7 Apr 2009 at 20:39

lankymorley said:
That is quite a difficult question really, because everyone could have their own opinion on whether a certain sensitivity should be considered high or low. Personally, I think that if you can play a few rounds of an FPS without picking up your mouse more than 5 times, you're more than likely a high sens gamer, but if you find yourself picking the mouse up and moving it back towards the centre of your mat quite frequently then you're a probably low sens gamer. But I would like to hear how other people define low and high sens.

Could be defined as having a planted wrist. I got RSI (repetitive strain injury) in my shoulder so now I keep the wrist planted and obviously need high sensitivity.

Mice have got better, cause my marksman score in America's Army got better with each subsequent mouse.

Steve2000 · 7 Apr 2009 at 20:46

I reckon the MX518 is the wrong choice for large hands, as I find it slightly smaller than the Deathadder.

The copperhead is a good choice, nice and big. Failing that get a Roccat Kone.

Mr Doovde · 7 Apr 2009 at 21:56

I've got the Steel Series laser mouse and it's great for big hands. It is really comfortable and I also find it great for games. I think OcUK only stock the optical version though. Might be worth looking into. I'm surprised that it's not more popular.