What is the point of high sensitivity mice?
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I do not play FPS and I have my G500 set at 4000dpi with a point speed of 7/10. Most people who use my PC initially find it very hard to control the mouse but I find that I prefer a very sensitive mouse pointer.
I have a small desk area and I like to be able to move my mouse about 10-15mm to go from one side of the screen to the other. Its just a personal preference. If you can control the sensitivity of a mouse when set high, it just takes a lot less effort/movement to achieve the same goal.
As for FPS gaming, meh, I don't really know as I don't do it. However, there are a few games out there that I turn the DPI down on the fly as to reduce the sensitivity of the mouse.
I have a small desk area and I like to be able to move my mouse about 10-15mm to go from one side of the screen to the other. Its just a personal preference. If you can control the sensitivity of a mouse when set high, it just takes a lot less effort/movement to achieve the same goal.
As for FPS gaming, meh, I don't really know as I don't do it. However, there are a few games out there that I turn the DPI down on the fly as to reduce the sensitivity of the mouse.
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I have a R.A.T.7 (5600 DPI version)
I have Windows set at 8/12.. So relatively high up..
I use my mouse at 5600 DPI...
Other people grab my mice and can't use it... I turn my music up too loud and the mouse pointer starts to move due to vibrations in the desk.
It's very sensitive, but I love it, I rarely ever have to move it any distance, and probably use less than a 1/4 of my mouse pad (steelseries 4HD - standard size pad)
I just prefer it, it requires very little effort to move around the screen, and once you get the hang of it it's fine.
I tend to slow it down for FPS games, to maybe 4000, but don't actually play them that much. I just like to use my mouse at maximum because it works well for me
It took a while to get used to, but once you do you can't beat it
kd
I have Windows set at 8/12.. So relatively high up..
I use my mouse at 5600 DPI...
Other people grab my mice and can't use it... I turn my music up too loud and the mouse pointer starts to move due to vibrations in the desk.
It's very sensitive, but I love it, I rarely ever have to move it any distance, and probably use less than a 1/4 of my mouse pad (steelseries 4HD - standard size pad)
I just prefer it, it requires very little effort to move around the screen, and once you get the hang of it it's fine.
I tend to slow it down for FPS games, to maybe 4000, but don't actually play them that much. I just like to use my mouse at maximum because it works well for me
It took a while to get used to, but once you do you can't beat it
kd
They dont have high sensitivity, they have high dpi, different things...
Maxing out DPI dosent mean ur mice goes everywhere rapidly. Having DPI set high and sensitivity set low means that the mouse glides much better and is more responsive without it shooting across the screen.
Maxing out DPI dosent mean ur mice goes everywhere rapidly. Having DPI set high and sensitivity set low means that the mouse glides much better and is more responsive without it shooting across the screen.
I've never got it - an average dpi mouse and 1:1 sensitivity produces pretty much the same result with less potential problems. I've always used the WMO1.1a which is under 600dpi without any issues (once clocked to 250Hz polling). The other mouse I use is the steelseries kinzu again put to lowest dpi setting and 1:1 mapping - I am a finger tip user to.
I think the biggest thing thats made a difference to my gaming capabilities other than 120Hz monitor was choice of mousepad - recently got one of the zowie ones which has a nice surface that helps with the precision far more than any fancy gaming mouse ever has.
I think the biggest thing thats made a difference to my gaming capabilities other than 120Hz monitor was choice of mousepad - recently got one of the zowie ones which has a nice surface that helps with the precision far more than any fancy gaming mouse ever has.
I use 500 DPI and a sensitivity of 1.25 in CS, which is about 700-800 mm for a 360 degree turn. I always wondered if it would be better to use 1000 DPI and 0.625 (1.25/2) sensitivity - would this be any benefit?
The overall sensitivity would be the same, but would I get better precision? I've not really thought about it until now.
The overall sensitivity would be the same, but would I get better precision? I've not really thought about it until now.
It most likely won't make any difference at all, but maybe the mouse you're using tracks better at 1000 DPI, try it out. The difference between 500 DPI and 1000 DPI will be a VERY slight increase in coherence. Anything over 1000 DPI (800 even) won't make a difference at all (depending on the mouse) and above 1000 DPI problems can start to occur.
Yeah its something I have often wondered about, I have gradually dropped my sensitivity over the years and its always annoying when I get a new mouse I find myself dropping the sensitivity in the mouse software and putting it really low in game settings.
I just wanted a decent grip on the mouse.
I have sensitivity set to maximum for everything, don't like having to move my arm.
I don't notice a great deal between the steelseries jobby I have now and the £5 logitech jobby I had before in terms of gameplay or usability.
I have sensitivity set to maximum for everything, don't like having to move my arm.
I don't notice a great deal between the steelseries jobby I have now and the £5 logitech jobby I had before in terms of gameplay or usability.
I've always used 2000dpi but then quite low Windows/game sens (with a large steelmat). Works great pretty much across all games.
To be honest most of the 'advances' in mice technology are just marketing spiel to get you to fork out £75 a pop for a new pointing device. Most new mice (particularly the high-end ones) come with a plague of firmware and mouse acceleration features that actually make your gaming 100x worse. I like sticking with the old classics: MX518's, G5's, etc. A lot of the new mice to come out seem like a bit of a lottery.
To be honest most of the 'advances' in mice technology are just marketing spiel to get you to fork out £75 a pop for a new pointing device. Most new mice (particularly the high-end ones) come with a plague of firmware and mouse acceleration features that actually make your gaming 100x worse. I like sticking with the old classics: MX518's, G5's, etc. A lot of the new mice to come out seem like a bit of a lottery.
This, I have just ordered a steelseries sensei RAW after the left button on my deathadder started playing up. As nice as the deathadder was I would never buy another razer product because of the cheap building materials.
Hoping the steelseries is better.
