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Buying a Gaming Mouse
Terrendos
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My old mouse is dying and my birthday is coming up, so I thought I'd ask for a new one from my parents. Problem is, I don't know which one to get. Can you guys recommend me one perhaps?
Budget: ~$50
Platform: XP, but I'm expecting to upgrade to 7 within a year or so
Uhh... don't know what else you need to know. My computer is sort of crap right now (I plan on building a new one for the upgrade to 7) so if that's relevant then there you go. Anything else you need to know, tell me and I'll fill you in.
My parents have been bugging me for ideas so timeliness would be great.
Budget: ~$50
Platform: XP, but I'm expecting to upgrade to 7 within a year or so
Uhh... don't know what else you need to know. My computer is sort of crap right now (I plan on building a new one for the upgrade to 7) so if that's relevant then there you go. Anything else you need to know, tell me and I'll fill you in.
My parents have been bugging me for ideas so timeliness would be great.
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I personally use one of these, and I couldn't be happier. It's light, precise, and wired (I can't stand wireless mice). It was pretty cheap too.
If you want to get really fancy you could go with a Logitech G500 or G9x instead.
I also hear good things about Razer mice, however I have never used them personally so I can't say for sure.
Edit: beat by exis by just seconds... Oh well. I'll leave the link up anyway.
My only concern with that one is that it doesn't say it'll work with Windows 7.
It'll work just fine with Win7 with stock Microsoft drivers. No need to worry.
I've used mine for almost a year, never had a single problem on this PC. My friend has the same mouse, and he DID have an issue, but it was almost certainly because he plugged it into a 6-year-old motherboard connected to a 150-watt power supply that had a big fat vid card in it.
Windows 7 and Linux compatible. The software for configuring the mouse is actually pretty nifty too, if you take the time to use it. Some kicked LEDs that get brighter and dimmer on a short timer, so it has a creepy slow pulse all the time. Phenomenally accurate, allows some serious twitch gaming scaling if you have a thing for that. I can guarantee it puts up with tons of work, since I use mine about 30 hours a week. Nice long cable was a surprise too, none of that 3 foot crap, so it's perfect for a real desk.
tl;dr - Sixty bucks, VERY comfortable, plenty of buttons and nice scroll wheel, looks badass in the dark.
and Operation Flashpoint: Red River code to trade/sell
and Halo: Reach code
and Portal 2 code
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I upgraded from my old MX510 that I had for about five and a half years. At the time that I purchased it the price was only about $4 more (after MIR) than what Newegg or Amazon was charing for the MX518, and as I previously mentioned about two weeks ago you could have gotten one for $40 on Amazon.
Thanks for all the tips!
I'd go to a store to try them out, and pick which one you like most based on how they feel moving around. They've all got adequate tracking for some serious gaming.
That's really cool.
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Yeah, if it was a transformer.
and I'm gonna get a G500 this year.
love this mouse
been using it for years now
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I've got a spare copy of Portal, if anyone wants it message me.
Plus it serves as a deterrent for others who might be using your computer.
"Holy cow, your mouse is really sensitive!" *Makes huge sweeping motions*
--Random Comcast Guy #761
maybe i should get new feet for it though
and a mousepad
The last great mouse I used from Logitech was the MX518, but with the desire to go wireless this time, the Mamba was really the only choice out there that had a high enough polling rate to make wireless reasonable for twitch gaming.
Actually, those smaller mice are meant to be used by those who prefer the claw or fingertip style of holding a mouse, as opposed to the palm grip.
My old MX510 ended up developing this problem where the scroll wheel would register more than one "click" when I used the scroll wheel. It wouldn't always do it, but it sucks when you're switching weapons and it decides to skip your shotgun and go for the melee option
The G9x and the G500 use the same sensor. The SteelSeries Xai uses a variant of the same sensor to support the tweaking that that mouse offers.
I consider the G9 and G9x the same mouse, so when I said the G9 is the best commercial gaming mouse, I meant the G9 series.