Is there are standard for DPI setting vs screen size

[orcinhell]

Hi guys.

 

So quick question, all over the interwebs you see people fight in games like cs about DPI, what is the best setting? is there a best setting? I know what DPI is, and am pretty sure its a personal preference thing but wanted to ask.

 

Is there a rule of thumb? Like with viewing distance and screens, if your screen is "yay" big then put it so far back... is there anything like that for dpi i.e. at lower resolutions like 720p 400 DPI is optimal at 1080p 800 DPI is optimal. I have 1080P and have it set too 800, and find that suits me perfect. But after seeing another post (on another site) acting like DPI settings is super important that got me interested and I wanted to ask to see if there is any "rule of thumb" as everyone seems to have different opinions.

[iCrushDreams]

Well yes those are the 'pretty good' DPI but you can always fine-tune it to your personal taste. It's a matter of opinion on the best DPI that works for you but 800 for 1080p is just kinda the normal.

[werto165]

I just use whatever I'm comfortable with, personally in CS:GO I go for lower DPI as I want to be more accurate(use like 400DPI or so) , but in a game where you have to move quickly something like quake or bf4 to some extent I set my DPI higher as generally you have to be more mobile. 

[TheKDub]

I have mine set to like 1600 or so normally, though can use the sniper button on my corsair m65 to drop it down to roughly 400. (1x 1080p 24" monitor and 1x 1050p 23" monitor)

[olbaze]

I play with a low sensitivity, so generally I calculate it so that a single swip across my entire mousepad results in at least a 1/2 of a full circle turn. Generally I prefer somewhere around 2/3 of a full circle.

 

Mostly DPI is important for consistency. Ideally, whenever you get a new mouse/mousepad/monitor, you'll want to keep the resulting in-game sensitivity the same.

 

Naturally, if you're dealing with radically different types of games, you'll want multiple DPI settings. For example, some of the games are so old that they don't have 1920x1080 or anything close as a resolution option. Some games don't have a built-in sensitivity adjustment.

[jacobgoblin]

I think DPI is really just personal preference. I'm not exactly sure what my number is set at, but nearly everyone who uses it says, "Jesus, why is this so sensitive."

[iCrushDreams]

My mouse is on DPI 1400 with two 1080p monitors but then I have my windows sensitivity turned down so I don't actually know what the resulting DPI is.

[Big_Chief]

Most of the basic MS, Dell, HP mice tend to be around the 800-1000 CPI range, if that's anything to go off of, but, to be honest, some people like the higher CPI for productivity. Me? I use 400 CPI at 1080p, if you're interested. Purely because I would play CSGO at that CPI and eventually just got used to using it within Windows.

[Thony]

Its all about personal prefference.

I personally distinguishing between people who like small mouse movements with a lot of screen travel and ones who prefer less screen travel and more mouse movement.

Then there are mix of all above.

I like it slow-medium speed so my max DPI is 1700. My CS in-game sensitivity has always been under 2.5 since CS 1.5

So it comes down to what you are used to and what surface or how well your mouse slides.

[ManOfDisguise]

Mo, all personal preference you can do good and bad with both low and high DPI in any game/browsing the Web or whatever on any res