Longevity of mouse while using the High DPI

[pcloverbutnomoney]

So I bought new mouse and it can go upto 8000 DPI. Is it bad if I use it on 8000 DPI all the time (of course lower speed setting on windows or game for sure to compensate). Will it affect the longevity of the mouse or is it more like a display where the resolution doesn't affect the longevity?

[fuzz0r]

It really, really shouldn't.

[pcloverbutnomoney]

5 minutes ago, fuzz0r said:

It really, really shouldn't.

You mean it shouldn't be a problem?

[Biohazard777]

27 minutes ago, pcloverbutnomoney said:

So I bought new mouse and it can go upto 8000 DPI. Is it bad if I use it on 8000 DPI all the time (of course lower speed setting on windows or game for sure to compensate). Will it affect the longevity of the mouse or is it more like a display where the resolution doesn't affect the longevity?

Doesn't really matter, pooling rate would probably have more effect on the longevity of the mouse... and even that isn't really a factor.
Physical wear & tear will affect it the most. Like scroll encoder skipping/reversing, switches not registering sometimes, cable if you pinch it enough times, feet if your mouse pad is rough (or you use it on a hard surface), dirty sensor.

[DoctorNick]

7 minutes ago, pcloverbutnomoney said:

You mean it shouldn't be a problem?

Yes wont make a difference. You don't want 8000 dpi trust me.. You game? No. 800, 1600, 3200 is what most users want. 

[Stygian Zenith]

13 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

Yes wont make a difference. You don't want 8000 dpi trust me.. You game? No. 800, 1600, 3200 is what most users want. 

or if ur a mad man like me, 400 (I can do 180s fine though)

[pcloverbutnomoney]

I feel comfortable at 3200 DPI with around 10 windows mouse speed control point. I guess this is the sweet spot for me. I heard about pixel skipping that's why wanted to use high DPI and low software sensitivity. So regarding mouse longevity DPI isn't big concern right compared to typical wear and tear? I'll be fine as long as it gives me three years of life (Using good quality pad)

[mariushm]

The DPI setting should make absolutely no difference in the life of the mouse. 

 

Think of the mouse sensor as a camera taking pictures of the mousepad hundreds of times a second and then analyzes how the surface changed between pictures.. that's how it figures if the mouse moved up and down and left and right. 

The DPI settings just changes how many pictures the sensor takes but the sensor is already designed for that, it's not like the sensor is overclocked to produce more pictures, to work outside the way it was designed.

 

Otherwise by design, the mouse will send Windows updates up to 1000 times a second, that's the highest polling rate supported, 1000 Hz. By default it's less, 125 Hz.  Basically 125 times a second, the usb controller ask the mouse "Do you have something to tell me? " and mouse replies  no, or replies yes, moved this much to left/right , this much up, down, these buttons are pressed or released"

 

What will fail much faster than the sensor would be the silicon feet that make the mouse slide on the pad with minimal friction, the buttons you click on, the scroll wheel getting gunk in it, the cable going to the computer may break due to repetitive bending...

 

[Podrake]

16 minutes ago, Stygian Zenith said:

or if ur a mad man like me, 400 (I can do 180s fine though)

mad for using 400dpi.....? huh

[Stygian Zenith]

2 hours ago, Podrake said:

mad for using 400dpi.....? huh

its cause my in game sens is low too, + i have a smaller mousepad compared to most

[Podrake]

4 minutes ago, Stygian Zenith said:

its cause my in game sens is low too, + i have a smaller mousepad compared to most

I play CSGO at 400 DPI 1.1 sens and I dont think its that low-

[Daethz]

I forced myself to get used to ~5800dpi

The 16,000dpi setting is stupid, i don't see how anyone could use that well ever.

 

I use my mouse around 6k dpi year round and my logitechs seem to last forever, my last 2 G502's are still sitting here very much alive collecting dust.