What's a good DPI for a mouse?

[Braiboo99]

I just bought a new Corsair gaming mouse and trying to work out what is a suitable DPI, any tips?

[Blaagh]

800 dpi works good for any game

[r.linder]

Depends on mouse space, screen resolution, sensitivity settings, etc.

800 DPI is the accepted standard, for ~1080p. Also make sure Mouse Acceleration is turned off.

[Braiboo99]

Originally posted by 尺．し工几ᗪヨ尺:

Depends on mouse space, screen resolution, sensitivity settings, etc.

800 DPI is the accepted standard, for ~1080p. Also make sure Mouse Acceleration is turned off.

I feel 800 DPI is very slow to me, I increased it to 1500 DPI and it feel better but does not work well with games for me personally.

[_I_]

800

higher can make using desktop or fps shooters difficult with no precision

if the game supports raw input, it will ignore windows acceleration and smoothing settings

[Monk]

There is no best, it's personal between ingame / desktop sensitivity and the mouse, also heavily depends if you play with your wrist or whole arm, like high or low sensitivity, play around and use what feels best for you.

[AustrAlien2010]

You have to start somewhere.

Being able to reach across the entire screen with a single turn of your wrist is a good start. (You should not be straining your wrist in the slightest though.)
If you have to move your arm, or reposition your wrist to another location to get a cursor across the screen, that's not good.

Everything should be done from the wrist. Or by bending your fingers, when moving a cursor vertically.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

800 if you are FPS maniac. 2000-3000 for everything else.

[Electric Cupcake]

Don't forget about the polling rate. Just as important.

And Windows doesn't natively control it, so if the mouse doesn't have dedicated buttons to adjust, you'll need the manufacturer software.

[Guydodge]

i use a DPI of 200-400 depending on the game and a report rate of 1000
and my window mouse setting motion pointer speed
in the middle w/enhanced pointer precision checked.
and set the in game mouse faster or slower if needed.
for me its all about the head shots and with these settings i rarely miss.
with a logitec G502 proteus.butter smooth with no jankiness

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

I like 500 - 2000

[De Hollandse Ezel]

i buy my mouse based on how in feels in my hand.

habing large hands i like them larger tghan many are mane.. and i akso like them flatter as i rest my hand morw on the mouse and having to steeo or high a hill is uncomfortable too..

as for dpi 1200-1600always worked well for me for decennia

i play strategy games many turned based.. no 300 clicks per minute but i do long sessuons.
so it needs not be aa light and speedy as those thar play shooters need

what i do wnt is the right buttons.. not all mouses have the 2 left sidebutton or a scrollwheel thats akso a third buttobn

and some add unnecceceiry 3d button.. or sidebuttons on ybe righr that obly get in the way.

[Fajita Jim]

1450 for me. I'm a finger mouser, I don't move from the elbow. My wrist doesn't even move.

[Overseer]

Yeah you just have to find a comfy setting. I set mine to 1400 but some games just go insane with that.

[The_Abortionator]

Typically lower is objectively better as you gain more control while still being able to move fast. 800~1200 AT MOST is usually where you want to be but DPI is only half of it as you'll also be adjusting game sensitivity.

I always try to match my sensitivity for everygame. In CS2 I use 1.31 in game and 800DPI.

I own a roccat taito and 1 full sweep from side to side is a 360 in game for me.

Some people may recommend higher DPIs because "its too slow" but you gotta remember its you playing the game not the mouse so if its not fast enough then you'll need to move faster.

[Piston Smashed™]

I have a few Corsair mice, I'm currently using the Corsair Dark Core Pro SE RGB, I also have the Ironclaw RGB Wireless (and none wireless), Harpoon Wireless, M65 and I'm waiting on Santa for the M65 Wireless Ultra to be delivered.

I've always found them to be great set to 800 DPI for the desktop and can move the cursor across my 32" 1440p monitor with a flick of my wrist with ease. I will also lower the sensitivity in games down to a point which I feel is perfect for me. This varies from game to game though and I'll usually end up somewhere between 1 and 2 but things will be different for you, you'll just have to find that sweet spot on desktop then tweak each game until you're happy.