Is MacroGamer safe?

[c96]

I need to remap one of my mouse buttons to one of my keys and I don't know which macro key software to trust. Does anyone know if MacroGamer is safe?

[Arya]

Originally posted by ✪ אCyphR:

Also the steel series doesn't work.

Alright. Do you have any "spare" keys near your left hand? L-Shift is a good PTT key, because you're unlikly to bump it by accident, and yet it's very conveniently located. You should be able to move normally while using it.

[Arya]

Originally posted by Killua #99:

another option - set up second hard drive with windows install you can experiment with

That's not as safe as you think. Even going back to the early 1980s, the first truly pernicious 'viruses' could spread across any connected drive in a system. Having multiple drives does not provide any form of quarantine or protection, against malware or malfunction.

[Arya]

Originally posted by Mattmoo:

Risky business.

There's no safe way to download infected files, just as there's no way to quarantine them on a sacrificial drive or limit the infection's spread. Once they're on your system, that's it. The damage is done, and while AVs can usually clean up the mess, by that point the virus has already ruined your day and possibly your system.

Play it safe. Stick to apps and download sites you know you can trust.

[c96]

Originally posted by Wolfey:

Originally posted by ✪ אCyphR:

Also the steel series doesn't work.

Alright. Do you have any "spare" keys near your left hand? L-Shift is a good PTT key, because you're unlikly to bump it by accident, and yet it's very conveniently located. You should be able to move normally while using it.

I need to use the in game mic for Fortnite, and I've already gotten used to L-Shift as sprint, so it needs to be bound to my mouse.

[marijn211]

If you have an Acer Predator you wasted a lot of money, other manufacturers are up to 50% cheaper for the same parts

[Arya]

Originally posted by marijn211:

If you have an Acer Predator you wasted a lot of money, other manufacturers are up to 50% cheaper for the same parts

That's a very naive understanding.

Just because two mice or two keyboards have parts in common, does not mean they're equal or that you should buy the cheaper of the two. All of the keyboards I've owned across the past ten years have had Cherry MX switches, but the keyboards themselves have varied enormously in quality, comfort and performance.

As with anything, do your research and look beyond the obvious stats. Blindly buying something cheap because it has a part in common with something more expensive is a very bad idea.

[marijn211]

Originally posted by Wolfey:

Originally posted by marijn211:

If you have an Acer Predator you wasted a lot of money, other manufacturers are up to 50% cheaper for the same parts

That's a very naive understanding.

Just because two mice or two keyboards have parts in common, does not mean they're equal or that you should buy the cheaper of the two. All of the keyboards I've owned across the past ten years have had Cherry MX switches, but the keyboards themselves have varied enormously in quality, comfort and performance.

As with anything, do your research and look beyond the obvious stats. Blindly buying something cheap because it has a part in common with something more expensive is a very bad idea.

The parts may not be the same but the performance is almost identical

[Arya]

Originally posted by marijn211:

The parts may not be the same but the performance is almost identical

Again, that's completely and manifestly untrue.

Corsair's M65 uses the same Pixart 3360 sensor as Logitech's G900 and Swiftpoint's Z. And yet that doesn't make the M65 a high-end gaming mouse, or able to compete with the other two. The latter two have far better ergonomics, better materials, the Z also has better software and many extra macro keys.

[marijn211]

Originally posted by Wolfey:

Originally posted by marijn211:

The parts may not be the same but the performance is almost identical

Again, that's completely and manifestly untrue.

Corsair's M65 uses the same Pixart 3360 sensor as Logitech's G900 and Swiftpoint's Z. And yet that doesn't make the M65 a high-end gaming mouse, or able to compete with the other two. The latter two have far better ergonomics, better materials, the Z also has better software and many extra macro keys.

Software isn't important when buying hardware, you can add and change that manually and in comparison to hardware it is free

[Arya]

Originally posted by marijn211:

Software isn't important when buying hardware, you can add and change that manually and in comparison to hardware it is free

Again, you've got that wrong. Most hardware is only compatible with matching software, OP found that out to their detriment a few posts above.

I have a G900 Logitech, Saitek RAT, Asus Spatha and Swiftpoint Z on my desk right now. The G900 and Z have the same sensor, the RAT and Spatha have the same sensor. But no matter you try, the software for each mouse will only work with that mouse.

Likewise I have a couple of spare keyboards, two of which run software. My Corsair K70 Rapidfire's CUE is incompatible with my Ducky Shine 6. And Ducky's Shine software is imcompatible with the Corsair. Even though both keyboards have ostensibly-identical Cherry MX switches with transparent stems.

How does that effect gameplay? Well it's quite dramatic for the mice. Each has a totally different way of adjusting DPI values and recording macros, of the four the Swiftpoint is vastly superior. It offers extremely detailed control and tuning, with the most complex macro support despite having the simplest UI.The Asus' and Logitech's software only offers the most basic tweaks, with the Logitech incapable of recording true macros.

All of that means the Swiftpoint gains a notable advantage from software compared to other leading mice, which is exclusive to it and incompatible with any other mouse.

[marijn211]

Originally posted by Wolfey:

Originally posted by marijn211:

Software isn't important when buying hardware, you can add and change that manually and in comparison to hardware it is free

Again, you've got that wrong. Most hardware is only compatible with matching software, OP found that out to their detriment a few posts above.

I have a G900 Logitech, Saitek RAT, Asus Spatha and Swiftpoint Z on my desk right now. The G900 and Z have the same sensor, the RAT and Spatha have the same sensor. But no matter you try, the software for each mouse will only work with that mouse.

Likewise I have a couple of spare keyboards, two of which run software. My Corsair K70 Rapidfire's CUE is incompatible with my Ducky Shine 6. And Ducky's Shine software is imcompatible with the Corsair. Even though both keyboards have ostensibly-identical Cherry MX switches with transparent stems.

How does that effect gameplay? Well it's quite dramatic for the mice. Each has a totally different way of adjusting DPI values and recording macros, of the four the Swiftpoint is vastly superior. The Asus' and Logitech's software only offers the most basic tweaks, with the Logitech incapable of recording true macros. Meaning the Swiftpoint gains a notable advantage from software compared to other leading mice, which is exclusive to it and incompatible with any other mouse.

I got an Intel Video card running NVidia drivers, more is possible than you might think
I just have a DPS button, automatic driver installation is possible on any Windows 10 computer, it is very rare that keyboards, screens, mice and headsets/speakers aren't supported

[Arya]

Originally posted by marijn211:

I got an Intel Video card running NVidia drivers, more is possible than you might think

Intel doesn't make graphics cards. You have an Integrated GPU as part of an Intel CPU. It does not and cannot use Nvidia drivers.

Unless of course you somehow found a third Project Larrabee prototype, frankensteined it back together with Nvidia parts and taught it to use Nvidia drivers. That really would be special. Intel did briefly consider making a full-sized PCI-e GPU and ran prototypes under Project Larrabee over several years, but the project ultimately failed and surviving Larrabee cards are very valuable.

[marijn211]

Originally posted by Wolfey:

Originally posted by marijn211:

I got an Intel Video card running NVidia drivers, more is possible than you might think

Intel doesn't make graphics cards. You have an Integrated GPU as part of an Intel CPU. It does not and cannot use Nvidia drivers.

I have a prebuild laptop, no changes to hardware
The driver disable theirselves when not needed, I require these drivers withouth the laptop really using them, the drivers don't need all required stuff as long as they can be slightly changed

[itskylo]

is macrogamer safe?

[Xautos]

Originally posted by itskylo:

is macrogamer safe?

Holy-moly-guacamole with 3 year old rotten tortilla chips!

Anyone who has to ask if it's safe is clearly suspicious about it, that should be enough right there to trust your feeling that it isn't.