Whats wrong? my mouse or is it the games fault?

marc512 · 26 Mar 2010 at 14:08

When im a sniper in games, when im zoomed right in and i try and move my mouse. It always jumps. Its not a smooth movement, its like its jumping a good 4-5 pixels (estimate lol)
Its worse on games like BC2 and MW1 where you really need that smooth movement to get your crosshair on people.

Is this the games problem or my mouse problem?

i have a Logitech MX 400 Performance Laser Mouse DPI is 800

when theres a guy standing beside the center of my crosshair, i move to the side he is at, i wont get the crosshair dead on him because it jumps. Iv tried putting sensitivity down but it still jumps. just not as quick.

i would like a mouse with a smooth movement and wont jump when i try and make tiny movements. Will higher DPI mouse solve this or will that just make it move faster?

Ch3m1c4L · 26 Mar 2010 at 14:13

any random power saving feature on your mouse? The game shouldnt cause this, have you got your mouse drivers installed? you dont have your sens insanely high do you?

marc512 · 26 Mar 2010 at 14:17

Ch3m1c4L said:
any random power saving feature on your mouse? The game shouldnt cause this, have you got your mouse drivers installed? you dont have your sens insanely high do you?

Windows is just half way along the slider in mouse settings. I have updated drivers and everything.
In games it variys. MW1 i have no sensitivity (full just makes my mouse go crazy )
BC2 its about full, any more the mouse doesnt respond the way i want it to. Even if i put it down the jumping seems more noticeable. Same with MW1 when i put on high and compare it to low.

Amleto · 26 Mar 2010 at 14:20

maybe its the surface you use

marc512 · 26 Mar 2010 at 14:20

Amleto said:
maybe its the surface you use

i use a steelseries felt mat, iv tried on wood, metal and carpet. No difference.

marc512 · 26 Mar 2010 at 14:22

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-004-RC&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=1257

do you think if i get that mouse it would make a difference? so this is a mouse problem?

Ch3m1c4L · 26 Mar 2010 at 14:27

can you open up task manager and leave it on the performance tab, and then play a game for a few minutes, then tell me what CPU usage the core/s were showing?

imhiya · 26 Mar 2010 at 14:29

marc512 said:
When im a sniper in games, when im zoomed right in and i try and move my mouse. It always jumps. Its not a smooth movement, its like its jumping a good 4-5 pixels (estimate lol)
Its worse on games like BC2 and MW1 where you really need that smooth movement to get your crosshair on people.

Is this the games problem or my mouse problem?

i have a Logitech MX 400 Performance Laser Mouse DPI is 800

when theres a guy standing beside the center of my crosshair, i move to the side he is at, i wont get the crosshair dead on him because it jumps. Iv tried putting sensitivity down but it still jumps. just not as quick.

i would like a mouse with a smooth movement and wont jump when i try and make tiny movements. Will higher DPI mouse solve this or will that just make it move faster?

I used to get this back in the day of call of duty, i still do slightly, basically you need a mouse with more DPI.

Admetos · 26 Mar 2010 at 14:34

marc512 said:
i have a Logitech MX 400 Performance Laser Mouse DPI is 800

I have an MX 610 mouse, there is a a common issue with mouse stutter, it will do it varous times, and when you read on the net people suggesting everything from drivers to power.

To fix I plugged it into the PS/2 mouse port with the supplied USB-PS/2 converter, and it totally solved the issue, has to be worth a try for you.

Ch3m1c4L · 26 Mar 2010 at 14:39

from the above post, that means it could be usb drivers, go to your device manager and uninstall the usb host controllers (have at least something ps2 so you can tell it to refresh afterward, or reboot). that might help.

ThomasTheTankEngine · 26 Mar 2010 at 14:51

It sounds like you might just have a bit of dust in the sensor.... give it a good clean out with a can of air or a lint-free cloth, and see if it makes a difference.

marc512 · 26 Mar 2010 at 15:36

Ch3m1c4L said:
can you open up task manager and leave it on the performance tab, and then play a game for a few minutes, then tell me what CPU usage the core/s were showing?

each core is useing around 30-50%, in game core 0 and 1 are about 50 and 3 and 4 are 30%. Im useing a core i5

marc512 · 26 Mar 2010 at 15:37

JasonM said:
I have an MX 610 mouse, there is a a common issue with mouse stutter, it will do it varous times, and when you read on the net people suggesting everything from drivers to power.

To fix I plugged it into the PS/2 mouse port with the supplied USB-PS/2 converter, and it totally solved the issue, has to be worth a try for you.

Im already useing the converter

USB doesnt work. Well it does but it always disconnects and connects.

Ch3m1c4L · 26 Mar 2010 at 15:50

usb always disconnects and connects? That doesnt sound good, it could be that your mouse doesnt stay "on", or its faulty and as such keeps dcing. PS2 would still do it, but you wouldnt get the noise from a usb device being plugged/unplugged. Can you test it on another machine at all?