Mouse Sensitivity

[dsong98]

I'm on Windows 10 and there are so many options for changing your mouse sensitivity. There is the mouse properties, there is the cursor speed, there is the logitech mouse DPI, and then there are your in-game settings. Once you get into a game, are all four of these numbers taken into account?

 

What is the difference between the mouse properties sensitivity and the cursor speed?

[Linus william]

I don't have any idea about the mouse properties sensitivity but the cursor speed or dpi is basically how the fast your mouse will respond when you use your mouse and the mouse properties sensitivity is the same I believe. hope it helps

[Vishera]

2 hours ago, dsong98 said:

are all four of these numbers taken into account?

Some games use all of them,

But for gaming you should focus on DPI and in game settings.

For desktop use You should focus on DPI and Mouse settings.

[TheChromaBristlenose]

Contrary to popular belief, CPI/DPI is not a sensitivity setting. It controls the resolution of the mouse sensor output, breaking distances into smaller and smaller increments (called "counts") the higher you set it. Sensitivity only becomes a factor once a program begins mapping these counts into movement (pixels in a 2D environment, and radians in 3D).

 

In Windows, the "Cursor speed" option in Settings is the same as the slider in the Control Panel, just named differently. It controls how many pixels your counts map to on the screen - at the default setting (6/11), each count from the mouse sensor results in a single pixel of movement. Any higher or lower, this number changes which modifies your sensitivity.

 

In 3D games, counts-to-pixels mapping doesn't apply since pixels don't exist in 3D space. The Windows settings are therefore ignored, and instead the counts are converted into radians (increments of a 360 degree turn). The in-game sensitivity option enlarges or shrinks the radian value depending on what you set it to, modifying your sensitivity.

[IPD]

Set your mouse DPI first.  Adjust windows sensitivity so navigating feels natural/comfortable.  Adjust in-game so that it feels comfortable.  Keep in mind that every game is different....