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Should I bother getting a "gaming" mouse?

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Better quality, more features (more buttons mainly) and much better tracking. 

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So yeah. Should I even bother getting a new mouse? I have a 20 dollar wireless mouse from walmart and it works just fine. I don't understand how and why the gaming mice costs so much. Can someone explain to me how and why gaming mouses are priced the way they are and tell me if I should get a new mouse or not?

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Better quality, more features (more buttons mainly) and much better tracking. 

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow; Motherboard: MSI ZZ490 Gaming Edge; CPU: i7 10700K @ 5.1GHz; Cooler: Noctua NHD15S Chromax; RAM: Corsair LPX DDR4 32GB 3200MHz; Graphics Card: Asus RTX 3080 TUF; Power: EVGA SuperNova 750G2; Storage: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB; Crucial M500 240GB & MX100 512GB; Keyboard: Logitech G710+; Mouse: Logitech G502; Headphones / Amp: HiFiMan Sundara / Mayflower Objective 2; Monitor: Asus VG27AQ

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Better quality, more features (buttons mainly) and much better tracking. 

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow; Motherboard: MSI ZZ490 Gaming Edge; CPU: i7 10700K @ 5.1GHz; Cooler: Noctua NHD15S Chromax; RAM: Corsair LPX DDR4 32GB 3200MHz; Graphics Card: Asus RTX 3080 TUF; Power: EVGA SuperNova 750G2; Storage: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB; Crucial M500 240GB & MX100 512GB; Keyboard: Logitech G710+; Mouse: Logitech G502; Headphones / Amp: HiFiMan Sundara / Mayflower Objective 2; Monitor: Asus VG27AQ

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They have side buttons on the side which are mainly used for mmorpg games and they have a dpi switch to switch different levels of dpi.

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Better quality, more features (more buttons mainly) and much better tracking. 

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I perform the same with a $10 mouse from STAPLES as I do an $80 mouse from Newegg. But everyone is different.

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Hmm. Sounds good! Can anyone link me to any gaming mouse that's under perhaps $60 USD? I would appreciate it

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I perform the same with a $10 mouse from STAPLES as I do an $80 mouse from Newegg. But everyone is different.

1000hz polling rate is so much more accurate though, but to each their own.

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow; Motherboard: MSI ZZ490 Gaming Edge; CPU: i7 10700K @ 5.1GHz; Cooler: Noctua NHD15S Chromax; RAM: Corsair LPX DDR4 32GB 3200MHz; Graphics Card: Asus RTX 3080 TUF; Power: EVGA SuperNova 750G2; Storage: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB; Crucial M500 240GB & MX100 512GB; Keyboard: Logitech G710+; Mouse: Logitech G502; Headphones / Amp: HiFiMan Sundara / Mayflower Objective 2; Monitor: Asus VG27AQ

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1000hz polling rate is so much more accurate though, but to each their own.

Don't know what that is. I just know what dpi is. :S

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Don't know what that is. I just know what dpi is. :S

Essentially, polling rate sends tracking information to your pc. The higher the polling rate, the more accurate the tracking. 

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow; Motherboard: MSI ZZ490 Gaming Edge; CPU: i7 10700K @ 5.1GHz; Cooler: Noctua NHD15S Chromax; RAM: Corsair LPX DDR4 32GB 3200MHz; Graphics Card: Asus RTX 3080 TUF; Power: EVGA SuperNova 750G2; Storage: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB; Crucial M500 240GB & MX100 512GB; Keyboard: Logitech G710+; Mouse: Logitech G502; Headphones / Amp: HiFiMan Sundara / Mayflower Objective 2; Monitor: Asus VG27AQ

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Furthermore, the default usb polling rate is 125mhz which is probably what most inexpensive mice use, but I'm not certain. Can't imagine the manufacturer upping the polling rate on a $20 mouse.

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow; Motherboard: MSI ZZ490 Gaming Edge; CPU: i7 10700K @ 5.1GHz; Cooler: Noctua NHD15S Chromax; RAM: Corsair LPX DDR4 32GB 3200MHz; Graphics Card: Asus RTX 3080 TUF; Power: EVGA SuperNova 750G2; Storage: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB; Crucial M500 240GB & MX100 512GB; Keyboard: Logitech G710+; Mouse: Logitech G502; Headphones / Amp: HiFiMan Sundara / Mayflower Objective 2; Monitor: Asus VG27AQ

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Hmm. Sounds good! Can anyone link me to any gaming mouse that's under perhaps $60 USD? I would appreciate it

There's a new mice coming up very soon and its $60, Logitech G402. However its really depends size of your hand and feel on the mice. There's alot of great mice just under $60. 

 

http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/g402-hyperion-fury-fps-gaming-mouse

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