mice and polling rate.

[estoroth]

I was curious on everyone's thoughts on this. I'm currently using a Logitech G7 cordless and I love it... though sometimes I feel I'm at a disadvantage against some players since I use a cordless. I did try a G5 before getting the G7 but couldn't get used to the cord... it just seemed so "in the way." Whatever, I noticed the G5 and most of the Razer stuff (and other brands now too) have a 1000 reports/sec on their gaming mice... which translates to essentially a 1ms response time... whereas my G7 is a 500 reports/sec which is a 2ms response time.

With me? Ok, browsing thru the forums in the past there's been discussions on "which is the best mouse" etc... and everything from Razer, to the G5.. and also a MX518... and the 518 SEEMED to have quite a few people chiming in suport of it being a KILLER mouse. So recently I'm looking at mice again (like I need another mouse?? Geeesh!!).. and START looking at the MX518. Ok, it's 1600dpi but switchable on the fly.. ok. The fit looks good, OK. Buttons OK... reports/second= 125??? Eh??? I checked it in SEVERAL places and it only reports 125 times per second versus 1000 for the G5 and others.

So, is this reports/sec really "overhyped." I can see how it can matter.. but does it in reality play out that way? Just wondering if any of you have noticed a difference in "response" in a gaming mouse that does 1000 reports/sec versus a slower one.. and is the cordless really a disadvantage? I rarely play with the battery charge level below half so my mouse is usually juiced up good heading into the fray.

Your thought please my fellow fraggers?

Peace and see ya on the servers

 

[Ephyu]

Practically, you could almost treat the mouse lag as an addition to your ping.

The difference between +1ms and +2ms, not so important. +8ms? That would be worth paying a little more to get around, in my opinion.

 

[Badger]

i never really paid much attention to reports per second. I use an Mx1000 from logitech. it's 3 years old and still works like a champ. i'm starting to see some aging bits with a somewhat jumpy cursor, seldomly though, i think that comes from heavy usage.

if i remember correctly it cost me 60$ give or take.
it has an RPS of 125.
maybe that's low, but honestly, i've never had a problem with reaction time outside of what i don't know from experience.

if you're experiencing noticeable delay with your cursor while gaming have you tried cleaning out the sensor, or possibly looking at a better surface?

also to note: i've heard of the razor not having a great lifespan. that was a while ago though. i have also heard of 1-2 cases of people, i played DoD with them back in the day, who tried razors or other "made for gaming" mice and ended switching back to logitechs (granted i believe both used Mx1000s aswell.)


hope this helps in someway

 

[Adilor]

Ah, the MX518. Best mouse I've ever used, period. I could go on for quite some time as to why I like it, but I'll not. As far as response time, I've never had any issues with it. Nothing can be perfect, anyway, especially if it's USB. Worth noting is that the dpi switches can actually be customized. There are 3 levels of it with this mouse, and through use of the SetPoint software, these points can be modified within a range of 400-1600dpi. So if 1600 seems too fast, don't worry, you can pin it at whatever you want it to be.

As far as wireless goes, well, you're going to have extra overhead with any wireless device. It's simple fact. Sure, keeping batteries charged and whatnot may help, but it can only do so much. Wireless keyboards and mice may have a certain level of convenience associated with them, but you can do better for gaming.

 

[Ephyu]

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i have also heard of 1-2 cases of people, i played DoD with them back in the day, who tried razors or other "made for gaming" mice and ended switching back to logitechs (granted i believe both used Mx1000s aswell.)
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The majority of people, like myself, who've had that issue, did it for the most important factor when it comes to your mouse: comfort.
I can also understand, for many people, the sudden rejection of some people going from an 800dpi mouse to a 1600 one, for example. Switching like that just feels wrong for a while and many probably don't like having to re-learn to play their games.

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As far as wireless goes, well, you're going to have extra overhead with any wireless device. It's simple fact. Sure, keeping batteries charged and whatnot may help, but it can only do so much. Wireless keyboards and mice may have a certain level of convenience associated with them, but you can do better for gaming.
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There actually isn't a whole lot of convenience in the way of "oh, lookie, I can carry my mouse and keyboard away from the computer!" ... Though, I have carried a wireless keyboard across the room before and used it to control winamp. The convenience, for me, is not having the wire adding that little bit of drag when I go to move the mouse, or having the weight of the wire draped over the back of the desk try to pull my mouse upward or have it get caught on something (like another wire, a speaker on my desk, etc.).