How sensitive do you have your mouse.
- Thread starter w1llyg
- Start date
Soldato
- Joined
- 5 Dec 2010
- Posts
- 3,397
Pros tend to use low sense and whatever DPI works best with your mouse. If their mouse works best at high DPI then they turn the in game sense down if the other way then vice versa.
Currently using my Zowie at 500Hz and 450DPI as that gives the best tracking on this mouse and highest perfect control speed.
Really the only valid measure of someone's sensitivity is cm or inches per 360 turn in game.
Also windows sensitivity should always be set to 6 (the middle) as this means the mouse has a 1:1 tracking and no interpolation added by windows or other software which can ruin your tracking.
DPI is the biggest lie we are ever sold. It means nothing.
edit: Everyone read this http://www.overclock.net/t/951894/the-truthful-mouse-guide
Currently using my Zowie at 500Hz and 450DPI as that gives the best tracking on this mouse and highest perfect control speed.
Really the only valid measure of someone's sensitivity is cm or inches per 360 turn in game.
Also windows sensitivity should always be set to 6 (the middle) as this means the mouse has a 1:1 tracking and no interpolation added by windows or other software which can ruin your tracking.
DPI is the biggest lie we are ever sold. It means nothing.
edit: Everyone read this http://www.overclock.net/t/951894/the-truthful-mouse-guide
Last edited:
Unfortunately not all games treat mouse sensitivity equally.
Some time ago, where early Quake engines were concerned, there were some 'flaws' in sensitivity meaning that if you didn't use an integer value, it could behave inconsistently due to rounding. Additionally, although I was never convinced myself, it was also proposed by some analysts that in fact any in-game sensitivity other than "1" was sub-optimal because it would amplify any inaccuraccies in calculation/rounding. The best solution was to set sensitivity 1 and then adjust windows sens and/or m_pitch and m_yaw to achieve the desired effect. I suspect as mouse DPI increased, this became less of an issue anyway.
Personally I think I'm use approx 5.5cm for a 360 spin, which is generally regarded as quite high sens.
In terms of what is 'best', there is no hard and fast rule, however:
1) Low sens, if you can use it well, should in theory be better as it allows more precision in small movements
2) If sens is too low however, it can make it more difficult to perform 180 degree flick shots, and also increases the likelihood that you will need to lift the mouse off the pad.
My recommendation would be to use as low a sensitivity as you can where #2 doesn't become a problem to you.
Additionally, FOV can have an impact. Typically, the lower your FOV, the lower sens you will want to use because a given turn will affect your display (albeit not the actual amount you turn) more. Conversely I found that I could play with quite high sens when I used high FOV (133).
Finally, what games you play probably has a bearing on it too. Personally I play Quakeworld, which is an extremely fast paced game (a 20min 4v4 TDM match will typically have between 350-500 frags) where being able to perform flick shots is absolutely essential. For other, slower-paced FPS this perhaps isn't so crucial.
Last edited:
Yeah if the dpi is too low you see the mouse cursor jumping as it moves
Soldato
- Joined
- 5 Dec 2010
- Posts
- 3,397
notsureifserious.jpg
If your cursor is jumping then either the computer has terrible video rendering or the mouse sensor is a crock of ****. I am currently using a 450 DPI mouse on a 1080 screen and there is no jumping. If there was I would be getting an RMA.
Soldato
- Joined
- 5 Dec 2010
- Posts
- 3,397
I would say so. I know a few people who swear by m_rawinput 1.
Same as meeeeeeee!
Did some basic calculations and 1280 dpi would be ideal with my MX518@500 Hz since I'm gaming at 2560x1440, that would equal to 8"/360° with FOV=90.
The only issue is that using such odd value would require me to install their crappy software, to overclock the mouse polling rate I need to use SetPoint 4.80, could run the latest version but at 125 Hz which is not satisfying.
Now, at 1800 dpi I'm getting 5.7"/360°, at 800 dpi it goes up to 12.8"/360° and that is not easily done on my small desk.
If anyone has a solution to my problem, feel free to fill me in.
/firstworldproblems
PS No sexual puns intended in this post.
The only issue is that using such odd value would require me to install their crappy software, to overclock the mouse polling rate I need to use SetPoint 4.80, could run the latest version but at 125 Hz which is not satisfying.
Now, at 1800 dpi I'm getting 5.7"/360°, at 800 dpi it goes up to 12.8"/360° and that is not easily done on my small desk.
If anyone has a solution to my problem, feel free to fill me in.
/firstworldproblems
PS No sexual puns intended in this post.
Last edited:
Soldato
- Joined
- 5 Dec 2010
- Posts
- 3,397
Talking about in-game or on the desktop?
Cheers, it would appear that the either the server I'm on sets it to that, or its simply default anyway.
Last edited:
Irrelevant if you're using default sensitivity in both Windows and games?
Soldato
- Joined
- 5 Dec 2010
- Posts
- 3,397
Not really. You shouldn't really change the windows sensitivity from 6 else you get spacky tracking and acceleration. In games you usually dont get such bothersome issues.
But it's the default sensitivity setting with Enhance pointer precision off.
Soldato
- Joined
- 5 Dec 2010
- Posts
- 3,397
Correct, the best setting. You know how it is really annoying when Windows tries to "help" you with things, like UAC? Well the same applies to mice. Windows mouse sensitivity doe not "help" you to tune your mouse all it does is screw around with it.