What CPI do you use your mouse at?

[RevoltTrain]

I've always used my RAT 7 at full CPI (6400) , but a lot of my friends use their mice at fairly low CPI, so it got me thinking, what CPI is your mouse possible of doing, and what CPI do you actually use your mouse at?

[Excon]

I use my G700s at 2500 DPI on 1440p, no idea what that equals in CPI

[1Scotty1]

I use my G502 at roughly 3000DPI on 1080p and it is capable of 12000DPI

 

@Excon - DPI is an expression from the printing world and has nothing to do with mouse movement. DPI is meant to describe that for one inch of distance you move your mouse on any surface, the equivalent number of counts are sent to the PC - resulting in movement on your screen. CPI is the correct term for this as it actually is consistent with what you seek to describe with the abbreviation.

 

Source: steelseries.com

[Excon]

I use my G502 at roughly 3000DPI on 1080p and it is capable of 12000DPI

 

@Excon - DPI is an expression from the printing world and has nothing to do with mouse movement. DPI is meant to describe that for one inch of distance you move your mouse on any surface, the equivalent number of counts are sent to the PC - resulting in movement on your screen. CPI is the correct term for this as it actually is consistent with what you seek to describe with the abbreviation.

 

Source: steelseries.com

Ahh, just read a quick bit on it. Seems theyre the same thing but CPI is more accurate or something, I dunno. Steelseries is liek the only company to use CPI that I know of

[Clyne]

I use my CM Storm Devastator mouse at 2000 DPI.

[DIV1D3]

The one and only default setting of 800... 

I really do wish for a better mouse. 

[H4X3R]

800

 

 

The one and only default setting of 800... 

I really do wish for a better mouse. 

What's wrong with 800? 

[Timmy-P]

I use 800 as well, on my G500. Anything else is too sensitive for me. I actually put in my weight cartridge last night as I keep aiming past opponents at that DPI.

[SeriouslyMikey]

I have a Logitech G402 and I use it at 480DPI/CPI. It would 450 but for some reason it doesn't go up in increments of 50. I don't know what it is capable of doing as I set it to 480 and leave it. 

[Pomfinator]

Deathadder 2013 at 1800.

[exousia7]

Logitech G400s at 1600

[laxer]

I've got the new DeathAdder Chroma...

 

With that said, I have it at the same CPI as my old version: 3200

 

Any higher I cannot use very accurately.

[olbaze]

I pretty much use 2 CPIs depending on what I am doing.

 

400-500 (currently 400) for older games and some games that have no sensitivity adjustment. Some older games have very small resolutions, like 800x600 or worse, in which case I find a higher CPI to be too fast to use comfortably. On the other hand, some games might have adequate resolutions, but have crappy built in sensitivity adjustment, where I would find myself not being able to put the sensitivity low enough if I had a higher CPI.

 

800-1200 (currently 1000) for pretty much everything else. The native res on my screen is 1080p and I feel that having a CPI around that number feels best for me for non-gaming usage.

 

Naturally, if I upgraded to a higher native resolution monitor, I'd upgrade the higher CPI I use, since that one is all about the relation between physical movement and movement on the screen. As can be seen from the choice of words I had, there really is no "right" CPI. Even in the cases where the software you use dictates your CPI either by its functionality or resolution, the actual CPI you end up using is all about what you feel is best. With that in mind, I can totally see why some people make a big deal about very granular CPI adjustment or badmouth certain mice (Zowie) for having only a few options in that regard. After all, you might be forced to get used to an entirely different experience if you cannot adjust your sensitivity properly.