Dpi sensitivity for FPS

[GR00VYJERRY]

So I am relatively new to pc gaming. Finally saved up and got a nice rig running now. I am playing insurgency and Pubg for now.

What dpi do most use in FPS? I turned off the mouse acceleration in windows and am running dpi at 1000 and am trying to mess with in game sensitivity haven’t found what I am liking for yet. Shot I run low dpi and increase in game control sensitivity or high dpi and lower control sensitivity? Does it matter?

[Autumn_]

Honestly, it's down to what you prefer, no one can tell you what your sens will be, you have to find it on your own.

But if in those games you can do fast flicks to people, yet maintain tracking on a slow target, that sens is good.
(I generally reccomend people be able to do at least a 90 degree turn with a flick of their wrist, but it's honestly up to you.)


And, DPI is like resolution for your mouse;
the lower it is, the more 'blocky' (Like it's moving large chunks at a time) your aim is going to be, the higher it is, the less 'blocky' it will be. (Downside is, it's going to increase the 'speed' of the pointer)

And, in-game sens just increases the rate at which it moves over these 'blocks.'

Like I said, you need to find it, you can't be told it. Experiment, play each one you test for a few games, get used to it before you judge, you can't just pick one and go 'YEP THAT'S IT!' after getting a few kills with it.

Edit ;
I use 800 horizontal DPI, and 650 vertical DPI.
(Meaning my mouse moves faster side to side than it does up and down.)
And it depends on the game (because each games sensitivity performs differently.)
But I mostly use around 1.5 - 3.5.

[Randy Marsh]

Does Resolution affect your DPI? I heard if you play 1080p 1000 DPI is ideal? Idk , I heard about this, I could be wrong. Or maybe it doesn’t matter what your resolution is?

[Autumn_]

Originally posted by 𝑪𝒚𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍:

Does Resolution affect your DPI? I heard if you play 1080p 1000 DPI is ideal? Idk , I heard about this, I could be wrong. Or maybe it doesn’t matter what your resolution is?

Higher res would make your pointer move slower (Because it's traveling more distance on the monitor, because it has more 'DPI' (Pixels.))

People who say 'this dpi is perfect for this resolution' have no idea what they're talking about.
Sure, it may look good on paper, but in practice it's something completely different.
DPI is something that is totally personal preference, you can't tell someone what to use.

In practice, it doesn't matter what your resolution is, so long as you can move the pointer to the location you want however fast you want, then it's fine. It literally doesn't matter.

[_I_]

res does not change mouse dpi

but higher res will take longer moements to go across the display

acceleration can help with that tho
slow movements are more precise
fast movements gain speed and lose accuracy

it really comes down to how much mouse area you have or how far you like to move the mouse
larger area use a lower dpi setting
smaller area use a higher dpi setting

[Autumn_]

Originally posted by _I_:

res does not change mouse dpi

but higher res will take longer moements to go across the display

acceleration can help with that tho
slow movements are more precise
fast movements gain speed and lose accuracy

it really comes down to how much mouse area you have or how far you like to move the mouse
larger area use a lower dpi setting
smaller area use a higher dpi setting

NEVER use mouse acceleration.
Unless you're some guy that only browses web pages, then sure use it.
But for video games, it's a big no no. It's like you're not even in control of your own actions.
With no acceleration (and a good mouse (sensor), you'll have 1:1 movement.
(Your mouse moves, your pointer moves the exact same.)

[Randy Marsh]

What’s the difference of having low DPI with high sensitivity vs high DPI with low sensitivity?

[Autumn_]

Originally posted by 𝑪𝒚𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍:

What’s the difference of having low DPI with high sensitivity vs high DPI with low sensitivity?

Higher dpi and lower sens is really smooth.
Lower dpi and higher sens is blocky and juddery.
(I cant explain it properly but if youve got a mouse that has customizeable dpi then you can see what i mean)

But its what you as a user perform the best with and enjoy the most.