is higher dpi better?

**Watsyurdeal?** · 05-07-09, 12:27 AM

As you guys may or may not know I have a razer lachesis. Good mouse but, I don't relly like 4000 dpi, I play better with 1850 to 2000 because I'm used to lower sensitivity gaming. I use a claw/palm grip and keep my sensitivity in game between 1.0 to 2.5 (game options).

I was just wondering if around 1800 dpi is better for my style and why do people say higher dpi is better?

**Captain Coors** · 05-07-09, 12:32 AM

Sounds right what you are doing. Rule of thumb is use max dpi to use all the scanning power of your mouse and then turn down game sensitivity, but if you have a 4000dpi I imagine a sensitivity between 0-1 would be needed, which seems odd. I would be suspicious that setting sens that low in game causes anomolies, but its just a guess. Beyond 2000dpi I don't get the point of those uber high dpi mice.

Also don't want to have to turn down your windows sensitivity to compensate for high dpi, adjusting windows sens out of the default middle tick in mouse options causes mouse artifacting.

**DuDDy** · 05-07-09, 12:37 AM

pretty much the dpi setting is up to you. personally i have a logitech g9 mouse that has capabilities of being 1000dpi, but I dont set it there. I think right now that I have it set at like 400x400 or something low. But it is all based on your personal touch and feel. The lower settings give me the control that I want and coupled with in game settings I can get it right to the point that I want.

Once again it is all personal touch and feel man.

**Mudstalker** · 05-07-09, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by DuDDy

pretty much the dpi setting is up to you. personally i have a logitech g9 mouse that has capabilities of being 1000dpi, but I dont set it there. I think right now that I have it set at like 400x400 or something low. But it is all based on your personal touch and feel. The lower settings give me the control that I want and coupled with in game settings I can get it right to the point that I want.

Once again it is all personal touch and feel man.

+1

It's taken me two weeks to get my sensitivity just right (530dpi and 6 in-game). Just mess around with some different combinations and find what you think is best.

**draco7891** · 05-07-09, 12:44 AM

DPI is nothing more than a gross sensitivity adjustment. There is only an extremely marginal benefit to a particular type of gamer to having a higher DPI mouse. 4000 DPI is merely 10x as sensitive as 400 DPI. It doesn't use any additional tracking benefit, it's not any more precise.

If you divide an inch into 4000 segments, then it will take 10 inches of mouse movement at 400 DPI to equate the same in-game motion. Thus, the sensitivity can be changed by known amounts by changing the DPI.

But, e-peen being what it is, higher numbers always = bigger peen.

Some people like to have different DPIs set to different buttons, to change their sensitivity on the fly (slow tracking, low DPI, large mouse movements for accurate tracking of a distant target in a scope; with high tracking, high DPI, small mouse movements for quickly turning to a target and moving from place to play). Personally, I don't subscribe to that theory.

A mouse that is comforable with a good polling rate and response time, with a sensor with high acceleration rating is what is most important. Then it's just a matter of finding the gross rate at which you're most comfortable.

Draco

**PizzaSHARK!** · 05-07-09, 06:41 AM

I'm pretty comfortable with the MX500 I've been using for six years. I have to bump up in-game sensitivity to around 14.5 or so for Source games, but it's never been an issue. We'll see how it goes when I get a new mouse next month.

**Consultant** · 05-07-09, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by PizzaSHARK!

I'm pretty comfortable with the MX500 I've been using for six years. I have to bump up in-game sensitivity to around 14.5 or so for Source games, but it's never been an issue. We'll see how it goes when I get a new mouse next month.

JEEBUS! I have an MX500 also, and I use in-game sensitivity of like 4.5 - FOURTEEN!? Wtf?

**PizzaSHARK!** · 05-10-09, 12:32 PM

I come from a background featuring extensive UT99/UT2k4, which requires lots and lots of twitch aiming and movement, which probably explains why I freaking SUCK at roles that require precision, like sniper.

I like being able to do a 360 turn by moving my mouse by just a little bit, less than 1.5 inches.

Also, I noticed that the teflon feet on the bottom of my mouse are still there and still working fine. That's some quality craftsmanship, eh?

**~~Cecil900~~** · 05-10-09, 12:35 PM

I like my Razer Deathadder which is an 1800 DPI mouse, For me the 1800DPI is the perfect balance, its just the speed i like it to be.

**davecraze** · 05-10-09, 12:53 PM

I suggest on the fly dpi for BF2. Low dpi for ground pounding increases accuracy. High dpi while flying jets or choppers allows for quicker evasive movements.