Gaming Mice

G5 with a zero pad. My bro has the MX518 , both are great mice.
 
The reasons for the gaming mouse have been thoroughly laid out for you. If you don't think it is worth the money, then just don't buy one. Obviously some people think it is very worth it, and some don't. You don't know what it feels like because you have never used one. You might fall in love, you might think you've wasted money. You can always sell a g5 on ebay to recoup some loss.

Poop or get off the pot.
 
The G5 has very nice material on the feet and very high sensitivity, so it'll be far smoother than cheaper mice. I haven't seen cheaper mice with the same material on the feet, but they really do help quite a bit. A good mousepad doesn't hurt either. Changing sensitivity on the fly is great too. Sometimes I need the higher sensitivity, say when I'm manning a heavy gun turret, while other times I need lower sensitivity. Logitech's software lets you customize all this, like exactly how much DPI you need and etc. That really sets this mouse apart.
 
A good gaming mouse+mousepad and good soundcard+headset are the only things that actually give you an advantage in MP over other players that don't use such stuff.

A good mouse such as the G5, G9, Deathadder and so on, has close to zero skipping, offers adjustable sensitivity that can be changed on the fly ( really useful if you're constantly switching between sniper - low sens - and assault - higher sens - ) and a ton of other really useful stuff.

So my reccomendation would be, Go get that sweet G5 / Deathadder ( selling at around 50 $ ) and you'll finally see what you've been missing for all these years.
 
My mouse is the microsoft sidewinder :D i can change my sencitivity from 8 to 16 to 32 with a click of a button. i bleve there $60-$80? i recomend them
 
Ok Im gonna try and make this short and sweet. Here is why I highly recommend a gaming mouse:

Because it lets you lower the mouse sensitivity in the game, yet it still feels the same due to the higher dpi. Because of this simple fact, you can lower the sensitivity in your game yet still move your crosshair at the same speed you are used too.

Let me get some graphics going here.

Here is what a normal mouse looks like with your sensitivity jacked up:

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Here is a gaming mouse moving the same distance across the screen, at the same velocity, but with a lower sensitivity setting and a higher dpi:

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Think of the sensitivity as a scalar which increases the sizes of the plus signs. When you increase the value of that scalar you increase the distance your cursor moves relative to the distance your mouse moves. However , you also decrease the resolution/accuracy of your mouse which may account for the stuttering you notice.

So unless I did a terrible job explaining, then I think you should get an idea of how a gaming mouse can significantly increase the accuracy with which you play a fps.

Hope this helped...

BTW I have a lachesis, my sensitivity setting is usually anywhere from 1.8 - 2.2 using the 3000 and or 4000 dpi setting. It is a great mouse but it may be out of your price range...
 
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see i don't care about smooth feel, lots of buttons or changing my sens, all i care about is what i described in my first post about the crosshair movement being less touchy/glitchy. but nobody has answered if a more expensive mouth smooths that out or not, or if its just my high sensitivity (in game 7.5)...if a g5 would better that then i would look into getting it, if it doesn't then theres no point

EDIT: Thank you SMiles, as i was writing the above post you had your amazing explanation and the only answer to my question. So yes that does explain it and i think i understand and now it does seem like a worth while accessory...woot woot
 
I just want to point out though that I am not Positive that this is what is causing your problems. But in my mind it is one of the primary suspects ;)

Either way, if you do decide to get one, you will still benefit from what I described abouve...
 
I actually only see a difference in gaming mice, not keyboards. Keyboards are pretty much all the same as long as it does wat you want it to do when you click the key.

As for mice, the logitech G5 is a very very high rated gaming mouse that is in the mind for budget gamers. It is around $50 and comes with great things, i dont really like the texture on it though and the looks. The ergonomics are good though and your hand wraps around it nicely.

I have a Microsoft Sidewinder X5 and its a great mouse. Its very light which can either be a con or a plus for some. It doesnt comes with weights like the G5 does which kinda sucks because i would have liked to add a few weights to it but i got used to it and its a great mouse otherwise. The feel on it is great and the LED lights are nice looking. The sides are made of something like Teflon and it feels very very good, the overall mouse feel is nice but the sides feel amazing is all i can say. The mouse feet are very nice and they seem like they are lasting, there is basically no wear on them but ive only had them for like half a month.
 
JunK said:
see i don't care about smooth feel, lots of buttons or changing my sens, all i care about is what i described in my first post about the crosshair movement being less touchy/glitchy. but nobody has answered if a more expensive mouth smooths that out or not, or if its just my high sensitivity (in game 7.5)...if a g5 would better that then i would look into getting it, if it doesn't then theres no point

EDIT: Thank you SMiles, as i was writing the above post you had your amazing explanation and the only answer to my question. So yes that does explain it and i think i understand and now it does seem like a worth while accessory...woot woot
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Yes Junk, a higher DPI should smooth out the crosshair bouoncing. I was using a 5 year old mouse which kinda has similar problems but not so bad that i could notice it. Going to a gaming mice does make a difference, the feel of the crosshair and everything will feel nicer. I am going to say that you will need a lot of adjustment and changing though. Going from my old mouse to a new gaming mouse was a huge change and it took about a week to finally get used to the new mouse. You will need to change a lot of settings also.
The extra buttons do help though, i programmed one of the thumb buttons to be the "last weapon used key" so that i could switch to my last weapon a lot easier, it takes getting used to but it helps in sniping and quick switching while moving. You can now move left and quick switch more naturally than using the "Q" button. Everything takes some getting used to but in final words

Yes a gaming mouse helps and it should fix ur problems. I would read some reviews on the OCZ mice first because they generally dont make gaming gear and they are new in that section.
 
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