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i appreciate the interaction in gaming.

topre switches are the best. They're the most expensive, but if you're willing to spend more, they are quite nice. The cm storm nova touch tkl even have their topre switches compatible with cherry mx keys. Most custom keys are compatible with cherry mx keys. So you can have the awesome topre switches with the ability to heavily customize your keys with it. The Logitech g602 has a great sensor, the best sensor on a wireless mouse and has a very long battery life. If it looks comfortable to you, i'd highly recommend it. For mousepad. I generally think larger is better, so i have a Puretrak Talent mousepad. Its very large, very durable, its transportable, and pretty fast for a cloth pad.

why do you prefer laser?

not sure if that is sarcastic or not.... Did i break down the info into an easily consumable chunk?

g502 has better sensor and build quality. Deathadder is lighter, which many people consider more desirable... but there are many mice lighter then the deathadder with comparable sensors to it's... I would say Logitech g502, or Zowie FK1, or Roccat Kone Pure Military.

ok, for fps, the one thing everyone agrees is important is the sensor. The one sensor with no clear weaknesses is the 3366 and its only in one mouse, the Logitech g502. The logitech g502 is fairly heavy which many FPS players consider undesirable and it has a heavy and slick scroll wheel, which many find undesirable. After the 3366, there are 4 really good sensors. the mlt04, the AM010, the 3310, and the S3988. The mlt04 is only in 3 microsoft mice. Intellimouse Optical 1.1, Intellimouse Explorer 3.0, and Wheel Mouse Optical 1.1. So the properties of the mlt04 is it is basically bar none, the best, most raw sensor, better raw tracking then even the 3366. But it has significant downsides. It has one of the lowest max speeds, of about 1.6m/s, that really anyone can easily exceed. To even get the sensor to perform well, you have to overclock the polling to 500hz, which requires third party software and can't be done on anything newer then windows 7. It also only has 1 dpi step, 400. The AM010 is only in a couple Logitech mice, the g100s, g402, g302,and g602 (the g602 being the only wireless mouse currently with any of the 5 best sensors). It has the next best raw tracking. It also has the next worse max speed, of about 2.8m/s. Which is to the point where most people will rarely if ever exceed it. If you use a very low sensitivity it is conceivable you will exceed it regularly. The g402 uses an accelerometer to artificially increases the max speed to well past every other sensor on the market, but its performance while at those speeds is questionable. The S3988 is in the Razer Deathadder 4g, the Deathadder Chroma, the Krait 4g, the Roccat Kone XTD Optical, and the Asus ROG Gladius. If a mouse has a max DPI of 6400, it probably has this sensor. It has the least raw tracking of the 4. It has the best performance at extremely high speeds with the exception being the 3366 outperforms it at high speeds. It is pretty unlikely that you will ever unintentionally exceed this sensor's max speed. Pretty much all there is to say on it. The 3310 is in too many mice to list. It performs just slightly worse at high speeds then the S3988 and has a little better raw tracking then the S3988. Most mice with a max dpi of 5000, are 3310 mice. But there are exceptions. Mionix's 7000 mice use the 3310, the Steelseries Rival uses the 3310, and the Zowie FK1 uses the 3310. It is pretty unlikely you will ever unintentionally exceed this sensor's max speed.

ok, for fps, the one thing everyone agrees is important is the sensor. The one sensor with no clear weaknesses is the 3366 and its only in one mouse, the Logitech g502. The logitech g502 is fairly heavy which many FPS players consider undesirable and it has a heavy and slick scroll wheel, which many find undesirable. After the 3366, there are 4 really good sensors. the mlt04, the AM010, the 3310, and the S3988. The mlt04 is only in 3 microsoft mice. Intellimouse Optical 1.1, Intellimouse Explorer 3.0, and Wheel Mouse Optical 1.1. So the properties of the mlt04 is it is basically bar none, the best, most raw sensor, better raw tracking then even the 3366. But it has significant downsides. It has one of the lowest max speeds, of about 1.6m/s, that really anyone can easily exceed. To even get the sensor to perform well, you have to overclock the polling to 500hz, which requires third party software and can't be done on anything newer then windows 7. It also only has 1 dpi step, 400. The AM010 is only in a couple Logitech mice, the g100s, g402, g302,and g602 (the g602 being the only wireless mouse currently with any of the 5 best sensors). It has the next best raw tracking. It also has the next worse max speed, of about 2.8m/s. Which is to the point where most people will rarely if ever exceed it. If you use a low sensitivity it is conceivable you will exceed it regularly. The g402 uses an accelerometer to artificially increases the max speed to well past every other sensor on the market, but its performance while at those speeds is questionable. The S3988 is in the Razer Deathadder 4g, the Deathadder Chroma, the Krait 4g, the Roccat Kone XTD Optical, and the Asus ROG Gladius. If a mouse has a max DPI of 6400, it probably has this sensor. It has the least raw tracking of the 4. It has the best performance at extremely high speeds with the exception being the 3366 outperforms it at high speeds. It is pretty unlikely that you will ever unintentionally exceed this sensor's max speed. Pretty much all there is to say on it. The 3310 is in too many mice to list. It performs just slightly worse at high speeds then the S3988 and has a little better raw tracking then the S3988. Most mice with a max dpi of 5000, are 3310 mice. But there are exceptions. Mionix's 7000 mice use the 3310, the Steelseries Rival uses the 3310, and the Zowie FK1 uses the 3310. It is pretty unlikely you will ever unintentionally exceed this sensor's max speed.

for the super hardcore, the Logitech g100s is probably the best FPS mouse. No smoothing No acceleration No prediction light one of the fastest mouse click response times a full 1 m/s higher max speed then the mlt04. is it perfect? nope. While its max speed is significantly higher then the mlt04's, many people can still unintentionally exceed it and many mice have much higher max speeds. It doesn't have any side buttons, just lmb, rmb, and scroll wheel. It doesn't have onboard memory, so you can't save your profile then shut down the program. If you want a DPI below 1,000 you have to run the software in the background it does feel slightly cheap 500hz is the max polling rate it has a removable weight that you have to open the mouse up and void the warranty to remove and make the mouse the lightest it can be

just found this, i forgot someone made it. there are a couple new mice that should probably be put on it, but for the most part, a good resource https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZzbKDmFOqsP_ut2RdctD01OEbZzbXol6HLwqVkSmZcg/edit#gid=0

the logitech g502 uses the best sensor on the market and is great for FPS. the m65 actually has a pretty bad sensor, i would not recommend it.

it depends on how much you value your money and on the individual. Topre switches also have the shortest actuation point of what i could consider mechanical switches. But they're also more expensive then almost all other keyboards.

in my opinion, keyboard buttons are typically superior for buttons. You can't fit mx cherry or topre or buckling spring on a mouse. If the omron switches on mice were as good, you would have keyboards with them. It seems like the desire to have more then 2 buttons on the side is a casual trait. Like Zowie's mico was heavily developed with Startale Moba players and has no side buttons. One feature of this mouse that i think is pretty interesting is they are using metal springs on the switches of the rmb and lmb. I'm very curious how that ends up effecting the feel of the clicks. But i'm not going to buy it simply because of the low max speed and i'm primarily a low sensitivity fps player. Also, the mouse isn't that lightweight. I think its 87 grams not including cable, which is just like 2 grams lighter then the zowie fk1 and roccat kone pure military. Its still a bit heavier then the logitech g100s, or the razer abyssus or the ninox aurora.

too heavy for me

i've had blues, reds, and topres. Topres by far the best imo. If i had to pick cherry, i'd probably try browns. Reds don't really give much feedback and blues are excessively loud.

I have owned one in the past. It is the best sensor on the market. It has great build quality. Only reason i didn't continue to use it is because its too heavy for me taste. For me, the lighter the better.

i just have never had a headset i would recommend or sub $200 headphones i would recommend...

cherry MX switches are for until you grow up and can afford a model m or a topre keyboard.

many people consider model m keyboards the best typing keyboards. They use bucking spring switches, and are extremely solidly built.

the deathadder is not a bad mouse. It has a good sensor, average shape that is ok for most people. It doesn't have the best reputation for build quality, but it will most likely be fine for you. Mionix probably has the best build quality and their avior 7000 has a great sensor and pretty good shape. I would also say the Roccat Kone Pure Military has very solid build quality, and would be good if you want a mouse that is a little lighter.

If you have Big hands, I'd probably Recommend the Steelseries Rival, its a pretty long but skinny mouse with a pretty good sensor.

Best Large, heavy mouse: Logitech g502 and Roccat Kone XTD Optical Best Average mouse: Mionix Avior 7000 (not 8200!), and Logitech g402 Best Light mouse: Zowie FK1 and Roccat Kone Pure Military Best Very Light mouse: 2013 Razer Krait and Logitech g100s

yeah, i spent the last year spending way too much time looking into getting a new mouse. and bought way too many mice over the last year as well, even got a free review copy of one. But i am now at least decently knowledgeable, probably about as knowledgeable as i can get without being in the industry. A couple people can occasionally find minor factual discrepancies in my posts in some forums. There are really two balancing acts, most people aren't going to read a 10 page thing about mice, you have to make short, informative, and accurate responses. And the battle between trying to be as informative as possible while recognizing much information isn't objective and trying not to color the facts too significantly.

mechanical keyboards bring precision and tactile feedback that is lacking with membrane keyboards. People generally can type a little faster on them and they can be more ergonomic as well. Finally they are typically are noisy.

The Zowie FK1. Huanos switches are very good for fps Light mice are very good for FPS Best implementation of the 3310 sensor Great Ergonomic shape for FPS Ninox Aurora uses a 4,000 SROM version of the 3090 sensor which is excessively unresponsive. If it was using a 3500 version, i'd definitely think as long as you don't exceed its max speed, it would be one of the best. Unfortunately, i don't think its possible anymore to get a 3500 version. if you don't move your mouse quickly these still are some of the best: Wheel Mouse Optical 1.1 Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 Intellimouse Optical 1.1 The deathadder 3g would also be one of the best.

it does have a better sensor, but higher DPI is meaningless! most high level shooter players actually use below 1,000 dpi. Not only do all mice perform worse at high dpi. Using a high dpi is like using a teaspoon to measure out 10 cups, the margin for error for a mouse movement is substantially larger because you are measuring in needlessly small intervals making many time more measurements then necessary. the only reason to raise your dpi inside of a shooter is to avoid having a in game sensitivity so high that you can't make tiny minute movements, but 99% of people go way too high.