CS:S Mouse Optimization Guide

Hello everyone, There seems to be a fair amount of misunderstanding about mouse related concepts like resolution, in game sensitivity, acceleration, USB report rates, Windows settings, etcetera. have created this guide to give comprehensive information on about how to make whatever mouse you currently have, provide the best response, control and smoothness in !ounter"Strike# Source. $lthough this is specifically for !S#S many of the tips may be useful for all %&S games. Some of this guide is my personal opinion about things, but will say so if it is. 'ost of the it however, is proven knowledge about the way to tweak a mouse and optimi(e it)s settings. consider myself an e*pert in this sub+ect, as my college ma+or is electrical engineering. also know an engineer who works for ,ogitech and have learned a lot from him as well. -ow about the tweaking, whenever you make a ma+or change .such as turning off acceleration for the first time/ you will probably play worse before ad+usting to it. t is no different than anything. 0ust stick with it for a few days and practice in !SS1' to see if you improve. 2ou will. ,ast but not least, make a system restore point so you have a way to restore your computer back to previous settings if any tweak causes trouble. $nd apologi(e for not getting the second chapter out sooner, but as you will see the added effort put into it was e*tremely worth it. Table of Contents Basic 3ptimi(ation 4.4 " 1isable mouse acceleration. 4.5 " $d+ust Windows mouse properties. 4.6 " $d+ust driver specific control panels. 4.7 " USB vs. &S85 ports. 4.9 " 1& related to in"game sensitivity. 4.: ; %ind a good sensitivity. 4.< " !S#S startup commands. 4.= " n"game console commands. 4.> " &ros ? !ons for installing mouse drivers. $dvanced 3ptimi(ation Warning some tweaks may be risky@ 5.4 " 'easure mouse report rate. 5.5 " 3verclock your USB port. 5.6 " Aemove e*tra weight from 'B9CC8'B94C. 5.7 " Update mouse firmware. 5.9 " $dvanced 'ouseware control panel. 5.: " 'a*imi(e monitor refresh rate. 5.< " Boost &S85 port performance. 5.= " Duick mouse sensitivity switch binding. 5.> " Aeducing mouse lag or delay. 5.4C " %inding the PERFECT sensitivity

Basic Optimization ( pdated! "#" $ %isable mouse accele&ation# t is absolutely vital to disable all mouse acceleration when playing !ounter"Strike. With acceleration on, you will not be able to play consistently. %or e*ample, you might move the mouse : inches to turn 4=C degrees, then you move the mouse : inches another time, and depending on how fast you move the mouse you might turn 4CC degrees, you might turn 5<C. This uncertainty in mouse response inevitably limits everyone)s potential. The easiest way to make sure any variable mouse sensitivity is disabled is to uninstall your mouse driver from the )$dd or Aemove &rograms) part of control panel, afterwards in mouse properties uncheck )Enhance &ointer &recision). $fter doing this, some residual acceleration may remain, as Windows gives no way to completely eliminate all cursor acceleration from the control panel. This is where the !&, mousefi* comes in. To use the !&, mousefi* simply un(ip the folder and click on the .reg file and say yes to anything that comes up. $ll it does is change two lines in your system registry to completely stop all mouse acceleration. Aemember if you have used 'ouse $cceleration for sometime, and have gotten used to it, this is one of the hardest settings changes to get used to. t is completely worth it to adapt to playing without accelleration, so stick with it and you will slowly notice the improvement. 2ou can do'nload it( .at any of the links/ he&e: http#88www.hardcoreware.net8files8mouseFfi*.reg he&e: http#88www.gotfrag.com8portal8files8=58 and he&e: http#88www.fpsbanana.com8tools8<4< pdate: 2ou can remove it, BUT 3-,2 $%TEA you have given it an honest effort for like a week, he&e: http#88www.pisstakers.co.uk8download.phpGview.45 "#) $ *d+ust ,indo's mouse p&ope&ties# When see people list their mouse settings, many players are putting themselves at a big disadvantage. Windows has a slider for setting pointer speed, but that doesn)t mean gamers should use it. The reason is that changing a setting here can in no way make up for the dpi .resolution in counts per inch/ a mouse has or doesn)t have. ncreasing the pointer speed even one notch, will make your cursor skip pi*els. ,osing pi*el accuracy is not worth it when sensitivity is ad+ustable in"game. ,owering the setting here, throws away dpi from the mouse forcing you to use a use a higher, less precise sensitivity in"game. $t the highest setting, the cursor goes two pi*els for each count. f you open up 'S &aint, use the pencil tool, swing the mouse around to make circle patterns and notice how terribly notchy the edges are. This is not normal aliasing if you have the wrong settings in mouse properties it will make easily visible notches, not +aggies, it will look like teeth from a saw blade or something else bad. This is not the same as the normal stair steps on the edges of non antialiased graphics. 3n the other hand, if you reduce the pointer speed setting, even by one notch, you get two different mouse sensitivities and your cursor will move, slowly to the right, and faster to the left. This is probably even worse than raising it, so HEE& TH S 3- 1E%$U,T@@ The default setting is the :th notch in the middle and it wont interpolate or filter your mouse inputs, so you get the dpi your mouse is advertised. This may

take some getting used to but it)s worth it, you need to live with it if you do not want your per pi*el targeting or sane mouse response compromised. 2ou can clea&l- see the differences between these settings in my screenshots .Windows *:7/#

pdate: n the normal 65"bit windows the :th notch is also the default and optimal setting. This is because raising it doesn)t make a mouse have more dpi, so it)s faster at the e*pensive of desktop precision and lowering it throws away dpi not using your mouse)s full potential, and by setting sensitivity higher to compensate you)ve lost in"game precision.

.click on the image to see it in it)s original si(e/ n addition there are similar problems with tracking like in Windows *:7, but not nea&l- as pronounced. %or e*ample when you raise sensitivity you still get notchiness but you can)t see it as much until you start making slower precise movements in paint. When you change the sensitivity it is near impossible to perceive but if you do the mouse looping e*ercise the cursor falls slowly to the lower left during about a minute of looping. So am 4CCI positive you have multiple sensitivities in different directions, it)s faster to the downward left. tested this carefully with my mice. Even started in the bottom left corner of my mouse pad where had no where to go in that direction, the looping slowly drifted that direction anyways. t)s not nearly as dramatic in windows B& *:7 but my reccommendation stands without need of correction to use the default :th notch. $nd there is no formula for changing between different windows sensitivities because don)t know the scaling values the 3S uses. *mendment fo& Section "#) have been persuaded to make a short table about windows sensitivity. This is for 65"bit windows B&, it

might apply to older versions of windows as well but can)t test on those platforms. Remembe& ho' . said the best settin/ 'as 012 This is because the inputs from the mouse are untouched and relate directly 4#4 with cursor movement. Every JtickJ of the mouse the cursor moves 4 pi*el your cursor on setting :. 3n setting = for e*ample, one mouse JtickJ, moves your cursor two pi*els. Setting 7 on the other hand, ignores every other input from your mouse, so the mouse moves two pi*els before your cursor moves 4. We want the &a' unscaled movement data from your mouse. To get that ideal, use setting :, turn off enhance pointer precision, and use a -o $cceleration patch such as the !&, mousefi* from Section 4.4. 3e&e a&e illust&ations of ho' ,indo's scales -ou& pointe& speed: The number on the left is number of pi*els your mouse moves in proportion to number of pi*els your cursor moves. The ideal number for each side of the ratio is 4 as this is movement directly from the mouse directly to eKual movement of the cursor. Settin/ " is 4)1:""""""""Settin/ ) is "0:""""""""Settin/ 4 is 5:"

Settin/ 5 is ):""""""""Settin/ 6 is 5:4"""""""Settin/ 0 is ":"

Settin/ 7 is ):4"""""""Settin/ 8 is ":)"""""""Settin/ 9 is ):6

Settin/ ": is ":4"""""""Settin/ "" is ):7

nteresting information there, and using it was able to calculate the scalars that windows uses to control pointer speed. f you)re using a setting that)s not :, then the table that follows shows what you need to multiply your in"game sensitivity by to use the correct setting and not change your overall sensitivity in !S#S. "# :#:4")6

)# :#:0)6 4# :#)6 5# :#6 6# :#76 0# "# 7# "#6 8# )# 9# )#6 ":# 4# ""# 4#6 To use this, take your current !S#S sensitivity such as 7.9, find what windows tick you have been using, lets say 7, multiply 7.9 by that setting)s value, in this case, .9. -ow can set my windows !& to the proper :, use 5.59 in game, and keep the overall in"game sensitivity untouched. "#4 $ *d+ust d&i;e& specific cont&ol panels# f you)ve not installed or have uninstalled your mouse drivers you can skip to Section 4.7@ $lthough recommend against installing the drivers on most mice. will briefly cover how to optimi(e the driver control panels for people who have installed their mouse drivers. The above settings usually have limited or no effect on such systems. %irst make sure any mouse acceleration settings are turned off completely, and if there is an option so you can have acceleration on the desktop but not in games, recommend you turn it off as you need to be used to no acceleration all the time. The same problems of section 4.5 will apply to most all mice and drivers. The cold t&uth of the matter is that raising your pointer speed in a control panel or driver, does not and can not make up for the true physical dpi limitations of your mouse. f you do try increasing your pointer speed and still have precise pi*el targeting, you are getting the faster response through some sort of mouse acceleration where the mouse does it)s native speed until a certain unknown point where it speeds up and becomes non linear. With ,ogitech Setpoint, the mouse shows acceleration even if you increase pointer speed one notch and even have acceleration turned off, including within the driver. tested this myself. So advise you to put this on the middle setting or the mouse defaults. have checked in Set&oint, 'ouseware and ntelli'ouse and it sometimes is possible to get the ideal pure raw input from the mouse without it being accelerated, interpolated sped up or slowed down. f you wish to decrease the mouse speed, advise against this. Especially for people who play !S#S at higher screen resolutions or faster sensitivities. ,owering the pointer speed in the driver is basically throwing away valuable mouse inputs, which will hurt you in the end if you want smooth as possible aiming with a wide range of sensitivities in the game. 2ou will also get the issue with different speeds in different directions problem from 4.5 although it will be very much unnoticable for the most part. "#5 $ SB ;s# PS<) po&ts

'any mice include a USB to &S85 adapter or vice versa when you get them. So the Kuestion of what port is better to plug into may arise. There is not an ideal port to plug every mouse into. &S85 is the standard mouse interface that)s e*isted as long as )ve been playing games, USB is newer. The default report rate for USB is 459h( and for &S85 it is 4CCh(, so if you aren)t tweaking anything USB is going to be 59I faster and you may or may not feel that performance. -ow will +ust list the pros and cons of each interface. Live either one a try and see which you prefer using. &S85 'ouse &ort 2ou free up a USB port on computers without many USB ports. When you increase the report rate on a &S85 port, it only effects the mouse.

The way to overclock a &S85 port is a little easier to do than overclocking a USB port. &S85 mice can)t be plugged in when the computer is on. The performance is really slow at +ust 4CCh(, until you do some tweaking. 2ou often can)t overclock the port to as high of speeds. Sometimes buttons besides the scroll wheel and the main 9 may not function without the driver. Some optical mice may not turn off their sensor even if you power down your system which wastes energy.

USB &ort USB works a little faster by default, and can be overclocked to 59C, 9CC or 4CCCh(. Turns off when your computer turns off.

f the mouse is designed for USB most features will work correctly with +ust the windows driver. -ew mice like the L9 or Hrait may automatically work at a higher freKuency like 9CCh( or 4CCCh(. 3verclocking your USB bus may affect every USB device on your computer, which may cause problems if other devices can)t handle the speed. The way to overclock a USB port takes longer and more e*pertise than &S85 which has a setting right in 1evice 'anager. Some computers may only have 5 or 7 USB ports if they are very old, and this uses one up.

$nyways advise you use USB for the very best performance, unless you have no other choice. $ higher report rate makes your cursor movement smoother, especially when you are aiming Kuickly. However try both interfaces if you want to and decide which works best for you. "#6 $ %P. &elated to in$/ame sensiti;itf your mouse does -3T have ad+ustable dpi then you can skip this chapter if you want to@ &eople who do not use the driver may have preset options like# 7CC, =CC or 4:CCdpi. The important thing is to use the full capability of the mouse when playing !S#S. -o matter what sensitivity you play the game at, you really should use your mouse on it)s highest dpi setting while in"game. This gives the finest precision and makes movement feel noticeably smoother. The only e*ception to this rule is players using a very low sensitivity may sometimes be able to reduce negative acceleration at a lower dpi setting.

$lthough this is certainly not a rule. %or e*ample, the best low sensitivity mouse made, the 1eath$dder, has a glitch that causes it to have worse tracking and more negative accel at less than it)s ma*imum 4=CCdpi. Using less than the ma*imum will not fi* skipping, only negative acceleration. .move the mouse so you turn 4=C degrees, measure the distance moved, move the mouse very Kuickly so you turn 4=C degrees, if it takes farther, thats negative accel/ ,aser and other bad mice may tend to skip at high speeds regardless of what dpi they are using. n general though still recommend you use the ma*imum dpi of a mouse. The reason why you perhaps haven)t used the highest resolution of the mouse is because you found a sensitivity that you like and don)t want to mess it up by making the mouse faster. Here is a formula for calculating what your new in"game sensitivity should be when you switch dpi settings# =(Cu&&ent dpi! > (.n$/ame sensiti;it-!? < (Ma>imum dpi! @ (Ae' Sensiti;it- fo& ma> dpi! Using this formula you wont change the overall sensitivity in !S#S. %or e*ample if )m using a 7CCdpi mouse at in"game sensitivity C.<9C, and then buy a Aa(er 1eath$dder, will use it at 4=CCdpi but reduce my in"game sensitivity to C.4:< and my overall sensitivity stays +ust as slow. .M5.9 inches to turn 4=C/ 0ust because some mice can do a very high dpi, does not mean you should upgrade to them for dpi alone. There is a simple formula for appro*imating how much dpi your mouse actually needs to have to not cause any problems with precision. The ideal is that each input from the mouse turns you +ust one pi*el or less on the game screen. This formula works because the standard !S#S field of view is >C degrees at a 7#6 aspect resolution. The number of vertical pi*els is the second number in your resolution. .like <:= in 4C57*<:= or 45CC in 4>5C*45CC/ =(Be&tical C of pi>els at in$/ame &esolution! > )#007? < (inches needed to maDe a "8: tu&n! @ (Aecessa&%P.! This shows how much dpi is actually useful for the sensitivity and resolution you wish to play at. %or e*ample if play at 4C57*<:= and want to turn 4=C in 6 inches, it would say need at least <CCdpi to do that and still have pi*el accuracy inside the game. $t higher sensitivities and resolutions there is certainly some benefit of e*tra dpi. 3nce you go beyond what this formula says you actually need there will be a point where you can)t even notice it anymore. Because you get aiming precision way smaller than one pi*el. $n e*ample of this would easily be sensitivity .59 at 5CCCdpi. $ player who uses this wouldn)t even notice any difference in their accuracy switching to a 7CCdpi mouse. Having more dpi than you need does not hinder you. Having less dpi than you need does. This is a general guideline# ,ow sensitivity .=N inches to turn 4=C/ can get away with any dpi higher than 5CC without affecting the game. 'a*imum tracking speed is more important for these players. 'edium sensitivity .7"=O to turn 4=C/ will probably want at least a 7CCdpi mouse but =CCdpi could benefit some who play at higher than 4C57*<:=.

High sensitivity .under 7O/ will want at least 4CCCdpi and even beyond with faster settings. These players see the most benefit from more dpi.

"#0 $ Find a /ood sensiti;it-# have to touch on this sub+ect as there are far too many Kuestions about it and have my own opinion about it, but +ust want to lay out some facts. 2our sensitivity is a preference, low sensitivity is not always better than high sensitivity, high sens is not better than low sens. f you were to e*periment around with a

range of different sensitivities you would find there would probably be some sensitivity for you. 2ou know it)s a good setting if above it you play worse, and below it you play worse. &eople debate about high and low sensitivity often. The benefit people most often claim about lower mouse sensitivities is that it separates looking and turning from precise movements like aiming or controlling recoil. With a low enough sensitivity you will be able to look and turn by moving your whole arm, and then precisely target and shoot moving +ust the hand. %or some players this is very beneficial. have also heard things like, because the arm is closer to your brain stem it takes less time for the nerve synapses to reach the muscles so you can react faster than by +ust moving your hand or wrist. 3n the other hand higher sensitivities have advantages too. Being able to turn very Kuickly to defend yourself can save your life. Some players find it uncomfortable or fatiguing to have to move their arm long distances to turn. Some mice +ust plain can)t handle the speed needed for low. ,astly if you have a small mouse surface to play on this can be an only option. am not a high sensitivity user so there are other benefits may be neglecting to list. -ever use a mouse sensitivity because someone else uses it. t)s a preference and it varies from person to person. f you are going to use a lower sensitivity you need to have good sound to know where to be looking to minimi(e the slow turning disadvantage. f you)re going to play a high sensitivity you need steady hands and a mouse with good 1& . 3n the other hand optical mice are ideal for lower sensitivity because they tend to malfunction at higher speeds. To use a really low mouse sensitivity you need to be able to move your mouse bla(ing fast at a moment)s notice. 'any pros in !S use large mouse pads with a very slow sensitivity and it takes a lot of skill to play well with such low settings. %ind a sensitivity that balances turning speed with your desire for accuracy. t also needs to be appropriate for your mouse surface, if its small you may need to go higher, if it)s cloth you may need to go lower because of friction. f your mouse skips easily with Kuick movements go to a higher sensitivity, if it)s only 7CCdpi stay at medium and low sens. The key concept is balance, you need one speed that embodies and makes the most of your skills and what you have to work with. $s with other settings in the guide, take some time to get used to a new setting. When you feel you are getting close to your ideal mouse sensitivity make smaller ad+ustments by going by .4, or even .C4 until you get it perfect, spend at least 4C"5C minutes practicing with a setting before tweaking it again. Lood ,uck. pdate: n the $dvanced chapter of the guide have included a way that some very e*perienced players use to find their perfect mouse sensitivity. t takes more time to do but it will dial you in to less than .C4 of your best setting. Try it. Thanks go to impu,sive for the heads up. "#7 $ CS:S sta&tup commands# f you have done the other tweaks above correctly, you should have no acceleration in windows. However some people are +ust plain superstitious@ These are the 6 commands they add to their !S#S launch properties to be absolutely sure acceleration is disabled in the game. $nofo&cemspd $nofo&cempa&ms $nofo&cemaccel 2ou can make these startup commands work by opening up Steam, going to )'y Lames), right clicking on !S#S and going to properties, then by clicking )Set ,aunch 3ptions), and put these in. 'ake sure to separate different commands with a single space, and start each command with a " "#8 $ .n$/ame console commands#

There are settings that can be ad+usted from the console that you can)t access or tune as finely in the game menu that may be useful. sensiti;it- E4E This changes your mouse sensitivity... pure preference obviously. The only tips can suggest is don)t put it over 46 on :7C*7=C, 4C on =CC*:CC, = on 4C57*<:=, or < on 45=C*4C57, or 9 on 4:CC*45CC or you)ll for sure lose single pi*el accuracy. 2ou want to avoid pi*el skipping if at all possible. mFfilte& E:E $lthough the concept of smoothing mouse inputs over the last two frames sounds attractive, this is something you want to have set to C. Basically by averaging your last two inputs you are watering down everything you do with the mouse. 2ou know what to do better than the computer does. This adds a slight bit of mouse lag too. would only recommend using this if you have a mouse that is crappy and +itters alot. mFpitch E#:))E This determines how sensitive your mouse is on the vertical a*is. When you look straight ahead the most you need to turn vertically is >C degrees up or down, but the most you have to turn hori(ontally is 4=C degrees left or right. This means you could potentially lower this setting and gain precision with aiming height and recoil control. Set it however you like. use J.C4:9J which is <9I the default speed. $d+ust in small amounts like N8" .CC9 and set to your preference. mF-a' E#:))E This determines how sensitive the mouse is on the hori(ontal a*is. f you want to ad+ust your sensitivity in only the hori(ontal direction change this in small amounts like N8" .CC9. Set to your preference. mFcustomaccel E:E This allows you to define a custom acceleration curve in !S#S, you don)t want this so turn it off. zoomFsensiti;it-F&atio E"E This changes the sensitivity in relation to normal when you use a scope. Aaising this increases the sensitivity when scoped, decreasing this setting lowers the scoped sensitivity. The setting of P5O is as fast while scoped as not scoped .like Kuake 6/, anything higher than 5 then is a pointless setting. 'any people set this between 4 and 4.5. Set it to your preference. "#9 $ P&os G Cons fo& installin/ mouse d&i;e&s# This is a misleading title because installing the mouse drivers is not very useful. But there are &ros and !ons of doing so, but for this guide you can do most anything the driver lets you do and more without installing them. &ros#

Lives you a cool looking interface where you can ad+ust many things all in one place. &uts a pretty little icon of a mouse or brand of your mouse in system tray. # & ,ets you bind e*tra buttons to keystrokes, which you can then bind to keys to use in"game. $llows you to set custom dpi settings, but this may not be useful if you read section 4.9. Some mice like the 'B9CC894C have an issue that means they are not capable of their stated dpi unless a driver is installed. Aa(er)s drivers let you turn off the colored lights, make additional profiles and use less memory. 2ou can actually cross install mice drivers like installing Aa(er !opperhead 1rivers on a 'S Habu for e*ample. 3r ntellipoint drivers on a 'B94=.

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'ay make you later wish you had not installed the mouse driver. !an use up a fairly large amount of memory and loads on start up slowing down bad &!s. Some can be pretty frustrating to use and figure out how to set application specific settings. The new pointer speed settings that Set&oint or 'ouseware may give you feel better than windows settings, but really have similar problems. ncreasing &ointer Speed in the driver above the default setting, basically causes mouse acceleration even if you have acceleration forced off. .bad for everyone/ 1ecreasing the &ointer Speed in the driver throws away mouse inputs lowering the 1& . .bad for high sens/ 'ay add undesired functionality such as an application Kuick switch button that kicks you out of a game. 2ou can +ust as easily bind things to mouse buttons using the in"game console. The windows driver is good enough if you aren)t going to change your cursor speed. .$nd you don)t want to do this./ f the driver sets a pointer speed, my formulas and statements regarding 1& don)t work. # . f you bring your mouse along with you to use on different computers you will have to play without the driver. Even without a driver you can still map the first 9 buttons to anything using a little program called B"'ouse.

2ou can /et H$Mouse he&e: http#88www.highre(.co.uk8downloads8B...ton!ontrol.htm -ow that you have read this, think you should be pretty much about ready to uninstall your drivers and be prepared to take your mouse tweaking to a whole new level in the $dvanced 3ptimi(ation chapter.

*d;anced Optimization Table of Contents $dvanced 3ptimi(ation Warning some tweaks may be risky@ 5.4 " 'easure mouse report rate. 5.5 " 3verclock your USB port. 5.6 " Aemove e*tra weight from 'B9CC8'B94C. 5.7 " Update mouse firmware. 5.9 " $dvanced 'ouseware control panel. 5.: " 'a*imi(e monitor refresh rate. 5.< " Boost &S85 port performance. 5.= " Duick mouse sensitivity switch binding. 5.> " Aeducing mouse lag or delay. 5.4C " %inding the PERFECT sensitivity. )#" $ Measu&e mouse &epo&t &ate#

t is nice to know what your mouse is currently capable of reporting at in windows before you start overclocking. The mouse rate checker is very easy to use, there is nothing to install. When you run the program and move your mouse in fast sweeping circles and it figures out your average mouse rate. This is how many times per second your mouse is updating in windows. The higher the better. $ higher mouse rate means smoother cursor movement, and less latency. .the time between clicking or moving and your computer getting the instruction./ Here is a formula for mouse latency# "::: < (a;e&a/e mouse &ate in hz! @ (a;e&a/e mouse latenc- in ms! ,astly, some newer mice automatically work at an increased USB mouse rate, such as 9CCh( with the ,ogitech L6, or 4CCCh( on the 'icrosoft Habu and you can ensure those claims with this tool. 2ou can do'nload it( he&e: http#88hosted.filefront.com8antigenC< he&e: http#88tscherwitschke.de8download8mouserate"s.(ip and he&e: http#88www.truecarnage.com8downloads...?downloadFidQ7

USB default is 459h( and =ms. 'y 'B94C &lugged into USB. )#) $ O;e&clocD -ou& SB po&t# !an be risky and you need to be comfortable editing system files to perform this Skip this section if your mouse reported well above 7CCh( by default in section 5.4. 3ne tricks that was tucked away up some sleeves until recently was how to change the USB polling rate to faster than the Windows default of 459h(. %or all intents and purposes the default 459h( polling rate has a =ms built in response time .lag/ that cannot be overcome without changing the usbport.sys file. f you change the polling rate to 59Ch( your mouse response time drops to 7ms. $t 9CCh( it drops to 5ms and 4CCCHR it drops to 4ms. This is an obvious advantage in a gaming environment. Some ,ogitech and 'icrosoft mice also have a huge performance boost when you overclock the mouse port, because of an interface limit related to the ="bit data bus. Specifically they are# ,ogitech)s 'B6CC, 'B9CC ? 'B94C and 'icrosoft)s W'3, E6.C ? ,aser :CCC. 'y recommendation is to set the USB rate to 9CCH( for these mice. However increasing the reporting rate of any mouse will benefit from smoother tracking and faster response, however not all mice will dramatically reduce negative acceleration and improve perfect control like these do. There are things to consider before changing anything in your system. %irst of all, you have probably been using the standard 459h( for Kuite awhile. 2ou are used to it. 2ou have learned to compensate for the delay however minute it is and if you change the polling rate of your system there will be an ad+ustment period. $t first it may seem awkward but in my e*perience the change made the tracking in my mouse feel noticeably smoother. Turns were more natural and fluid. have also heard some players did not like the change and some couldn)t tell the difference. 2our mileage may vary. $lso, not all mice are created eKual. There should be no harm to your system or mouse if you attempt to

change your system to a polling rate that the mouse does not support. There should be no system hangs or glitches if you perform the tweak correctly. However, all mice have relative limits and +ust because you set a mouse to 9CCh( does not mean it will report at that speed. %urthermore wireless mice cannot be overclocked since their limitation is not in the USB interface but in the wireless transmit speed so don)t try. Aaising USB report rate increases !&U utili(ation slightly, if your computer is very old you may notice a small %&S drop, use a slower setting. Aead or print my instructions and the readme files before starting@ 2ou won)t have internet connectivity while in Safemode. 4. The first thing you will want to do is download a mouse rate checking program, and see what your average mouse rate is using the USB interface. So you can compare to see if you have improved it. 2. -ow if you have 65"bit Windows B& you can download the USB 'ouserate Switcher below and e*tract it to your desktop. f you have :7"bit Windows B& you will have to do it a different way which will cover after 65"bit Windows 2ou can download it, he&e: http#88hosted.filefront.com8antigenC< he&e: http#88www.softpedia.com8get8Tweak8S...switcher.shtml and he&e: http#88www.ma+orgeeks.com8USBF'ouser...herFd77:>.html 6. Aeboot your computer and befo&e Windows begins to load rapidly press %= on your keyboard to get a startup selection screen. f your computer loaded back up to regular windows try again and make sure you are not using a USB keyboard, either use a &S85 adapter or turn on something called PUSB ,egacy 1evice SupportO in your system B 3S. %inally if you still can)t boot into safe mode you may +ust have to use 'S!onfig. Lo StartSAun type PmsconfigO without Kuotes, click the )B33T.ini) tab, +ust check PS$%EB33TO and click 3kay and say )2es restart my computer). 7. f you get the the windows startup diagnostic screen use the arrow keys to select safemode, make sure to sign into an account with administrative privileges and click yes when it tells you Safemode is for diagnostic purposes.

9. 'ake a backup of your !#TWindowsTsystem65TdriversTusbport.sys file@@ 2ou can rename it something like usbport.sys.old or usbport.sys.bak and +ust leave it in the folder. f you ever need to revert back to the old settings you can delete the patched files and rename your backup to usbport.sys. :. $fter backing up that file and while still in safemode, run the usbmrs44.e*e file and follow the instructions. suggest you first try changing your USB polling rate from 459h( to 59Ch(. This change alone reduces mouse latency to 7ms. 2ou can go higher later. <. -ow install the patch, then you will have to restart your computer for it to take effect, boot into safe mode again in case you need to revert back to the previous setting or want to keep pushing the port higher. To pick a setting above 59Ch( say )no) to the prompt of setting it to 59Ch(, and then say )yes) to the prompt of setting it to 9CCh(. =. When your computer loads into safemode, run the )'ouserate !hecker) to see if the change has taken effect. f it did not, get out of safemode and do a good search for PUSB port overclockingO or PUSB &olling AateO in Loogle you might find some more help. 'ake sure you followed all the instructions properly. >. Aepeat steps : through = until you)ve hit and tested the speed you want to stay at, don)t really recommend 4CCCh( since it)s overkill and most mice can)t obtain that speed. Best to pick a speed your mouse handles. f you used 'S!onfig to make your computer boot into safe mode, run

msconfig again and then +ust click the circle by PUse 3riginal B33T.iniO and restart and you will have your computer back. Here are some guidelines for knowing when you)ve overclocked far enough. %irst off, don)t recommend you use 4CCCh( it is twice the stress on your USB components for only a 4ms improvement in latency .vs 9CCh(/. 'y L9 can be overclocked to 4CCCh(, but actually only averages at :5Ch(, which can)t tell the difference from 9CCh(, so keep it on default. 2ou want to raise your average mouserate by overclocking, so if you try 59Ch( and your average h( increases, and then try 9CCh( and it doesn)t increase much, you)ve probably hit the limit of your device and should stick with 59Ch(.

%urthermore, you want the update rate to be stable, that is to say, does not constantly vary wildly between different values when you are moving the mouse Kuickly at speed in the bo*. f you overclock you mouse and you get a series of update rates in the bo* like 459,59C,459,59C,... it means your mouse does not like it)s new settings. -ot only that, this may make you play worse, because the response time on the mouse is not being consistent.

So +ust &emembe& 'hen -ou o;e&clocD: 4. 2ou want to see a real improvement in your average mouserate, not +ust setting it as high as possible if you are only going to average at 466h( for e*ample. 5. 2ou want the polling rate to be very constant or close to rock solid, it it)s flipping between different rates every other polling or once every 6 pollings that is not good for the mouse, and not good for your gaming consistency. See my pictures for illustration of this tip. 6. Aemember every USB component in your system is also connected at this speed, if you set your polling rates too high your mouse may do fine and pass the first two tips, but your USB sound card might start crackling or your printer might not print, be safe rather than sorry is the rule here. .%or e*ample after several months of 9CCh(, my Steelsound 9Hv5 USB soundcard began to crackle from time to time. am not sure if it would have started to do this anyways because it was a cheapy 49 dollar sound card, but it)s worth noting. 0ust don)t let this stop you from overclocking at all, because more than likely you wont have any problems./

3kay, now if you have :7"bit windows and really want to do this, it will take a bit more skill and you have to thank me greatly for hosting the reKuired .sys files. t took me about 6 hours of searching the internet +ust to find someone who had manually patched and would give me the unlocked usbport.sys drivers for :7"bit windows. 4. Same as 65"bit step 4. Test your 'ouserate. 2. 1ownload the *:7 'ouserate Switcher file from my ftp, this is the only place you can get this on the internet as far as know. 2ou can do'nload it he&e: http#88hosted.filefront.com8antigenC< 6. Same as 65"bit step 5. Boot into Safe 'ode. 7. 3nce you are in safemode make a backup of your usbport.sys you can find it in this folder# !#TWindowsTsystem65TdriversTusbport.sys 9. E*tract the :7"bit mouse rate folder you will see several more folders inside, named things like 4=6CFusbport.sysF59Ch(F7ms nside each folder there is a modded usbport.sys file, select the rate you would like to overclock to and copy that usbport.sys :. Head to your )!TWindowsTsystem65TdriversT) folder and paste your usbport.sys into there, don)t overwrite your old one, +ust rename the backup one to )usbport.sys.bak). $lso don)t delete anything else in this folder or your computer will be broken very Kuickly. <. Aestart your computer into safemode again and use 'ouserate !hecker to see if your setting has taken effect. =. Aepeat steps 9 through < e*cept now it)s okay to overwrite the modified usbport.sys since you)re replacing patched versions and not the original. %ollow my tips above while you look for a stable setting that is good for your mouse .and other USB devices@/. >. Aeboot into normal Windows B& and en+oy your new mouse. )#4 $ Remo;e e>t&a 'ei/ht f&om MH6::<MH6":# Be careful with this tweak and work over a flat table or white sheet of paper so you don)t lose any parts that could fall out. 'any mice come from the factory with weights inside them to make the mouse feel more substantial and help it stay on the mouse pad better. f you feel your mouse to be heavier than you like you can remove the ballast. This may not make you play better by being able to move the mouse Kuicker, but this is instead mostly a personal preference. The weight of your hand is far greater than the weight of your mouse, so the amount it)s mass hinders your movement is probably negligible. $lthough )ll +ust Kuickly cover the 'B9*C mice there may be other mice with removable weights inside. However don)t take apart a wireless mouse looking for weight, it)s the batteries inside adding weight. $lso don)t take apart a mouse that has it)s mouse skates intentionally set up to block the screwdriver holes, that)s a sign there is probably nothing inside you can service. The 'B94=, along with many other PLamingO purpose mice have no weights. 4. Unplug your mouse from your computer)s USB port, or turn off your &! off and then unplug from a &S85 port. 5. %lip it over and look for the three screw holes on the bottom, they are covered by the mouse)s stickers. Aemember their locations and get a screwdriver. These steps may be a lot different if you are trying with a different mouse than the 'B9*C, but you will get the idea. 6. &oke holes and use the screwdriver to loosen each screw. The front two screws will tear some of the sticker at the front of the mouse, +ust make sure your &8- is not ruined because if you ever have to make warranty claims they)ll ask for that. The rear screw will probably not want to come

out because the sticker might block it from leaving the shaft, use a magnet to pull it out, or +ust pinch the sticker away so the screw can fall out. 7. 3nce you)ve got all 6 screws removed, start firmly but gently prying the mouse starting at the front and working to the rear, the back will pop and the two halves will separate when you get it. T$HE 23UA T 'E@@ f you force the mouse open small parts that make the scroll wheel work could go flying, try hard to keep the scroll wheel together as you open it. 9. The weight is located inside the upper section of the mouse it)s held in with a screw, simply unscrew it and keep the weight and screw someplace +ust in case you want to go back to the heavier setting. :. Aeassemble the mouse making sure the sticker in front is held down by the two screws so it does not drag and interfere with gaming. f your sticker is causes friction now, trim it back, but do not wreck you &8- unless you)ve wrote it down somewhere you aren)t going to lose. <. 2ou are done. f you)re brave and try this with a mouse other than an 'B9CC or 'B94C please post what mouse you used that had a weight, what you did and how to do it. So then other people with the same mouse you have can also try changing the weight of their mouse. )#5 $ pdate mouse fi&m'a&e# Some new high end mice come with flash memory inside, which can be manually updated to improve the performance of the mouse on various surfaces and fi* bugs. The firmware is not a driver, but you sometimes need to have the driver installed before you can update it. %irmware is software that is inside your mouse that controls how it works. f you update the firmware on your mouse, you)ll still be updated even if you bring your mouse to a different computer, which is a good thing. But it also means there is no way to reverse what you have done either. So when you update firmware on a mouse make sure to follow the instructions, and do not shutdown your &! or unplug the mouse while the update is happening or you may have a new paperweight. 'ice that know have an update are the !opperhead, 1eathadder, L98L6 and Habu. 2ou can download the latest firmware from your manufacturer)s support website. f you need have the driver installed to update the firmware make a system restore point, install your mouse driver, flash the firmware onto the mouse, restore your computer back to before you installed the driver. That way you)ll get the updated mouse without the added hassle of a driver. %or mice that can store custom profiles inside them like the Aa(er 1eath$dder you can briefly install the driver to add new custom profiles you want like say 4=CCdpi and 4CCCh(. Then restore back to before installing the driver and the button on the bottom of the mouse will still be able to switch between custom profiles. ,ook for your fi&m'a&e update he&e: ,ogitech Support# http#88www.logitech.com8inde*.cfm8do...S8E-,!A 1Q4<>5 Aa(er Support# http#88www.ra(ersupport.com8 )#6 $ *d;anced Mouse'a&e cont&ol panel# f you are using 65"bit windows and can use the old 'ouseware driver with a ,ogitech mouse you can access an advanced control panel that allows you to ad+ust game specific settings but most importantly tune the sensor in your optical mouse for speed or precision. 2ou can download the 'ouseware advanced control panel from ,ogitech)s support site above.

This would be the only good reason to install the 'ouseware driver, by default when you install the 'ouseware driver on a 'ouseware supported =CCdpi ,ogitech mouse your mouse can run at =CCdpi, but this is known to cause problems with these older generation mice and very fast mouse movements. With this control panel you can set your mouse sensor to )3ptimi(ed for Speed) and this pretty much fi*es the negative acceleration problem for low sensitivity players. %or medium and high sensitivities the default setting of )3ptimi(e for &recision) is ideal. AOTE: The ,ogitech 'B6CC, 'B64C, 'B9CC, 'B94C are all P=CCdpiO mice technically, but they will not support that setting unless the driver is installed@ Use the second formula from section 4.9 to figure out how much dpi you really AEE% before deciding to install 'ouseware or Setpoint. f the formula says that you need over 7CCdpi then recommend installing the driver to enable =CCdpi otherwise if you only need 7CC or less then follow my general recommendation from section 4.>. f you need need =CCdpi but move fast enough to e*perience negative acceleration at the optimi(e for J&recisionJ setting try overclocking your USB port to 9CCh( and see if it is cured. )#0 $ Ma>imize monito& &ef&esh &ate# This section doesn)t seem to have anything to do with mice, but it does. 2ou may have wondered what was the point of overclocking a mouse to 9CCh( when your monitor may only be refreshing at :Ch(. 3verclocking the USB or &S85 port first off reduces latency of the mouse, and it can even reduce negative acceleration on some mice, but you will not notice the full improvement in fluidness unless your monitor is running at it)s best refresh rates. ,!1 monitors tend to have limited refresh rates like :Ch( or <9h(, !ATs may be capable of much higher refresh rates like 45Ch( at =CC*:CC but might only be able to do :Ch( at 4:CC*45CC. -o matter what resolution you use, you want your monitor to refresh at it)s fastest speed. There is a big advantage of using 4CCh( or greater, the game plays more fluid and isn)t as choppy. When you are getting high enough framerates, then the more your monitor refreshes each second, the smoother the game and mouse will feel. 3n !AT monitors this has an added benefit of reducing eyestrain in long gaming sessions, and on all monitors this can help reduce tearing artifacts. f you do not know what is the highest refresh rate your monitor supports at the resolution you play your game, you can right click your desktop, go to properties and then click the settings tab. -ow ad+ust the slider to your in"game resolution if it is not already. !lick apply. -ow to go advanced, and click the monitor tab. !lick the drop down menu and it will show you all the settings your monitor can support at that resolution. Try the highest setting, it should be much easier on your eyes, and your cursor movement will be noticeably smoother. f after you do this the picture on your screen is off the edge or not centered +ust ad+ust it using the buttons on your display. The easiest way to force a new refresh rate in !S#S is by adding commands to your !S#S launch options. %ollow the same steps as in section 4.< and add these commands# .without Kuotes and replace the numbers with your desired value/ I$' ":)5 $h 708 $&ef&esh "::J 'ake sure to change the number after "w to number of hori(ontal pi*els in your game resolution .the first number/ and "h to the number of vertical pi*els in your resolution. ,astly change the number behind "freK to the best refresh rate your monitor can handle at the chosen resolution. Starting each new command with a " and separating new ones with a single space, so with all the startup commands in this guide, it might look something like this .without Kuotes/#

I$nofo&cemspd $nofo&cempa&ms $nofo&cemaccel $' ")8: $h ":)5 $f&eK 76J %or games other than !S#S, use a free program called Aefresh%orce. Ae%orce works in almost any program or game. t tricks your monitor driver into acting as if the only refresh rate it can do is the one you decide to set in each resolution@ The program only needs to be run one time so there are no startup tasks. But do save it somewhere on your &! since when you update your video card drivers you)ll need to run it again. To use Ae%orce +ust run the program find the monitor you want to tweak in the list, it will say U$!T VEW behind it)s name. When it asks you if you would like to )$uto &opulate) say yes and then it will make a long list of resolutions and the freKuency it wants to force for them, check through this list to make sure you are okay with the settings then click apply. 2our computer will be forced to use the monitor)s highest refresh rate in every resolution now. f this causes problems, you can always run Aeforce again, select your monitor and click )restore original settings.) 2ou can do'nload Ref&eshFo&ce "#":( he&e: http#88www.ma+orgeeks.com8download.phpGdetQ4=7< and he&e: http#88www.winsite.com8bin8 nfoG4CCCCCCCC6:6C< )#7 $ Boost PS<) Po&t Pe&fo&mance# f your mouse only has &S85 for an option, or if you did not feel comfortable overclocking the USB ports. 2ou are not out of luck. t is very easy to overclock a &S85 port compared to the steps involved with USB. The steps below are the same for Windows 5CCC, B&, and B& :7"bit. There is a program you need to download to change this for Windows >=8'e, have a link at the end. 4. With your mouse plugged into a &S85 port and working in Windows, click )Start), and right click on )'y !omputer). !hoose &roperties. 5. n the System &roperties window click on the )Hardware) Tab. Then click )1evice 'anager). 6. n the 1evice 'anager window , look for )'ice and other pointing devices) in the list. !lick the UNW sign in front of that line to see your connected mice.

7. Aight click on your )&S85 !ompatible 'ouse) and choose )&roperties.) 9. -ow in your mouse)s properties page, click the )$dvanced Settings) tab. :. Set your sample rate to 5CC reports 8 second. <. Set )Wheel 1etection) to )$ssume wheel is present), if your mouse has a scrolling wheel, set it to )1etection 1isabled) if you really don)t have a scroll wheel. =. Set your ) nput Buffer ,ength) to 5CC packets if you use a high sensitivity or a faster medium sensitivity. Set your nput Buffer ,ength to 6CC packets if you use a low or medium low sensitivity as this may help reduce negative acceleration from the fastest movements of the mouse. >. !lick 3kay and tell it yes you want to restart your computer now. 4C. Verify that the change was successful with 'ouserate !hecker. 44. En+oy it in games. f you have an old version of windows and would like to do this tweak you can download an easy program that changes the report rate, he&e: http#88www.ma+orgeeks.com8&S5F'ouseF$d+usterFd5>=.html

)#8 $ LuicD mouse sensiti;it- s'itch bindin/# f you have an old mouse which does not have the J3n"The"%lyJ Sensitivity switching that new gaming mice have, do not despair. %irst off, few people find these buttons actually that useful. Second many manufacturers put the buttons in hard places to reach while playing. Third, you can make a binding in !ounter"Strike .and likely many other games/ that has the e*act same or better functionality than the ones designed into the mouse. f you already have an autoe*ec.cfg you can modify my mouse sensitivity changing scripts to fit your needs and paste it into your config relatively easily. f you do not, go to your J!#T&rogram %iles .*=:/TSteamTsteamappsTU2our UsernameWTcounter"strike sourceTcstrikeTcfgJ folder and right right click to make a new te*t document. -ame it Jautoe*ec.cfgJ windows might tell you that changing the file e*tension will make the file unstable click okay. -ow right click on it click open with, and then choose to open it with )-otepad) and you are set. $fter opening it with notepad +ust paste in my code and change the numbers to what you need. 2ou will need to change the mouse sensitivity to match what you are using or plan to use, a good factor to use between your J%astJ and JSlowJ setting is 6*. So if normally were playing at sensitivity 6 and wanted to make a button to slow down for precision shots, would use sensitivity 4 for the new slow speed. recommend using less than 6 mouse speeds, but couldn)t even get used to 5 speeds myself. These bindings may be useful for people trying to adapt to no mouse sensitivity and miss the Kuick flick turning they used to be able to do. !ode#
//Antigen07 Toggling Sensitivity Bind alias Toggler "HighSpeed" alias HighSpeed "Sensitivity 3; alias Toggler LowSpeed" alias LowSpeed "Sensitivity 1; alias Toggler HighSpeed" bind " o!se"" "Toggler" HighSpeed //#hange the $sensitivity 3$ to the %aster o% the two sensitivities yo! want& //and then sensitivity 1 to abo!t a third o% that val!e' //" o!se"" (an be repla(ed by any )ey or o!se b!tton yo! want' //Antigen07 *ress/+elease ,!i() Sensitivity Bind Sensitivity 1 alias -Sens#hange "Sensitivity 3" alias .Sens#hange "Sensitivity 1" bind " o!se"" "-Sens#hange" //To !se this yo! )eep yo!r %inger on o!se" (onstantly& and release it when //yo! need to a)e a ore pre(ise shot' /do not set "Sensitivity 3" higher //than yo! (an handle (o %ortably0 //Alternatively don$t press o!se" !ntil so eone snea)s !p behind yo! and //then press it to whip aro!nd ,!i()ly and ret!rn %ire' /do not set "sensitivity 1" //lower than yo! (an handle (o %ortably0 //" o!se"" (an be repla(ed with any )ey or o!se b!tton yo! wish' //Antigen07 Triple Toggling Sensitivity Bind alias %aster "HighSens" alias slower "LowSens" alias HighSens "High; alias %aster; alias slower 1edSens" alias 1edSens "1ed; alias %aster HighSens; alias slower LowSens" alias LowSens "Low; alias %aster 1edSens; alias slower" alias High "sensitivity 1'2" alias 1ed "sensitivity '72"

alias Low "sensitivity '372" bind o!se" slower bind o!se2 %aster 1edSens //#hange the sensitivity val!es %or yo!r High 1edi! and Low sensitivities' //*ressing one b!tton in(reases speed& pressing the other b!tton de(reases speed' //Bind the to any )ey or o!se b!ttons yo! want' //This (an a)e an 13210 e !late the 4*5 (hanging b!ttons on a Logite(h 62 or 13217 //sin(e with the driver the top two b!ttons (o!ld be set to )eystro)es bo!nd to slower and %aster'

2ou might find any of these binds useful so try them. Aemember though they are somewhat not that useful since, you can always get more precision for aiming by +ust lowering your mouse sensitivity a bit, and you can always turn around faster by moving your hand Kuicker. Some players, including me find it disorienting to switch between two or more sensitivities on the fly, these can also affect your reaction time if you need to press or release a button before you have enough accuracy to fire a shot. f you have to hit a button to change sens in combat you may get killed a lot. These should all be !$,",egal. )#9 $ Reducin/ mouse la/ o& dela-# 1espite the term Pmouse lagO most mouse delay is actually not caused by the mouse at all. will +ust make a list of things that may contribute to control lag in !SS and other games. mFfilter 4 in !S#S console. an old wireless mouse.

V"sync enabled in your advanced graphics settings. $n ,!1 monitor " The true input delay on ,!1s can be up to 9 times higher than the stated Presponse time.O $dware or Spyware using !&U time. Very low framerates .under 59/. ,ow monitor refresh rate. Using an adapter on your mouse cord to switch from USB to &S85. Unneeded background tasks.

These are mostly fi*able problems. Set mFfilter C in console. Try a wired mouse to see if that reduces the delay. 'ake sure V"sync is off. Try using a !AT with your computer and see if the delay was from your ,!1 monitor. Let $d"$ware and clean your &! from spyware. Use a graphics config and lower resolutions to get higher framerates. Aaise your monitor)s refresh rate. &lug your mouse in how it)s meant to plug in without an adapter. ,astly you can cut down on latency via USB or &S85 port overclocking but if you are already used to 459h( =ms lag this probably isn)t causing your problem working at default speeds. System lag becomes very noticable once it gets above 59ms, considering all sources, lets say 4Cms from a &S85 mouse port, up to 4Cms from a 5ms response time ,!1 panel, $nd all it would take would be another 4Cms added from mFfilter or 6 more added from using :Ch( instead of <9h( or dropping below 4CCfps before the different contributing sources add together and really make a game feel sloppy. 0ust do what you can to minimi(e the different contributing factors and hope for the best.

$d"$ware can be downloaded, he&e: http#88www.download.com8$d"$ware"SE"...b+Qdl?tagQtop9 t is one of the best free $nti"Spyware programs. )#": $ Findin/ the PERFECT sensiti;it-# Thanks to impu,sive .so Nrep him also / can describe an e*cellent way of getting very close to your ideal sensitivity in"game. The way this method works is you start your own server in !S#S by typing Jmap deFdust5J into console. Then you type, svFcheats 4 in console. Then Jgive weaponFak7<J without Kuotes. -ow you have an $H"7< and an empty server to use. Start by looking at a wall somewhere in the open and fire a 6"9 round burst into it. -ow keep the bullet marks in your crosshairs and start strafing, aim fi*ed as best as you can on the bullet holes. The goal is to be so perfectly on target looking at your bullet marks that it)s as if there is a poll hinged from them that)s attached to your gun, and you +ust rotate and move as one around the marks. 2ou can strafe around your marks from different distances, including close range and farther away to get a good feel for the e*ercise. $lso consider what spots you play on your maps and the distances you usually will encounter enemies from while playing when you decide how far back to be from your marks. t also helps to move your mouse smoothly and not drag your hand too much while doing this e*ercise. When you are finished practicing, write down the sens you were using on a sheet of paper and get a calculator. .or use the windows calculator if you don)t mind to $ltNTab/ Skim through the ne*t three paragraphs then download my Sens%inding demo from my ftp at the end. t will will be much more clear once you have seen me perform the steps so you get the idea. -ow in console, type sensitivity and double that value. Try the same e*periment again with twice the sens. 3nce you Kuickly get used to the new speed, see if you are tracking the marks better or worse than before. Write this sensitivity down on the sheet. -ow you are going to compare to one half the original value, the calculator will help you find this, you only need to bother with precision to the nearest .CC4 when you write your sens down. Duickly ad+ust to it and do the strafing e*periment and aim the best you can. While you are trying to decide consider the following# if a mouse sensitivity is too high you may find trouble controlling the crosshair and it may bounce around your marks and +itter, conversely if it is too slow, you may find yourself sliding off your mousepad or falling behind the bullet holes while you strafe. -ow look at the sheet of paper. !ross out the worst highest or lowest sens remaining, leaving your best two sensitivities on the sheet. f you kept the higher sens, double it again and test at that new higher sens. f you kept the lower sens, divide it by two and test at that new lowest one. Write down the new sens and again eliminate the worst highest or lowest sens remaining. f you found that the new one was better, repeat this paragraph, crossing out the worst lowest or highest sens until you get a )worse) for the new sens. -ow you have two sens on the sheet above one you are )worse), below the other you are )worse). 2our ideal sens should be between them. $verage the two sens by adding them together and dividing by 5, round to the nearest thousandth when you get decimals. Write down the average but don)t test it yet. nstead, carefully test the highest and lowest sens remaining and decide which is worse, cross it out, then repeat this paragraph with the new two remaining sens until you can)t for the life of you tell which of the two sensitivities are worse. Then average those two that were indistinguishable, and you now have ;e&closely pin pointed your mouse sens. tried this method from different starting sens and always come within .C9 of the same value each time. n

the process of writing this guide did this whole process on three occasions, first time getting 4.4=4, then getting 4.5CC and another time getting 4.499. That is pretty accurate but there is some normal variation but it)s less than X9I. So why is it different each timeG %irst off because you are feeling differently on different days, it may be worth it to test more than one time over a few different days and from various starting sens. $fter maybe 6"9 trials throughout a week)s timespan, average the different final values you have determined and that will be your long term pe&fect sensitivity. That way no matter how you are feeling, you will be the closest to what sensitivity would be perfect for you on any given day of the week. This also means you don)t have to change your sensitivity very often and when you do change it slightly .less than X9I/ you stay in your optimum JrangeJ of good sensitivities. This is important, finding +ust one value and sticking to it@ The mind likes consistency, and if you are constantly making big ad+ustments more than 9I up or down to your sensitivity you can e*pect to play inconsistently and have slumps more often. give further tips inside the file, he&e: http#88hosted.filefront.com8antigenC< 2ou can play a demo by pasting it into your J!#T&rogram %ilesTSteamTsteamappsTY2our UsernameYTcounter"strike sourceTcstrikeJ folder, then launching css and typing Jplaydemo sensfindingJ into console without Kuotes. Lood luck finding a new mouse sensitivity %inally for those shopping or in the market for a new mouse# MAO, BEFORE NO B N2 ESRealit-#com (ESR! benchmarks mice and soon mousepads to determine their capabilities in a scientifically repeatable way. Very much unlike other mouse reviews which are +ust nothing more than a reviewers flat out stupid opinion. Both are a highly recommended read and were ma+o& inspiration for me to write my own guide about mice. ESRealit- MouseSco&e )::7 http#88www.esreality.com8GaQpost?idQ45:9:<> Raze& %eath*dde& Re;ie' http#88www.esreality.com8GaQpost?idQ46CC5>6 Thank you everyone for reading my guide. Thanks especially to Su+oy of ESA for giving me the motivation to produce all this. Thanks to impu,sive who tipped me off to write Section 5.4C. $nd hope all of you have found some of it very helpful in allowing you to optimi(e your mouse for !S#S. f anyone has any Kuestions feel free to contact me, *fire# antigenC< or through a pm Lood ,uck and &lay Hard@ $ntigen