/v/ - Video Games

Forgot bost. I have an older gen Zowie FK from 2013 and it's the best mouse I've ever used. I've had to replace the mouse switches once but it's still in great condition. It's light, no drivers needed Fuck you Razer best mouse shape and great sensor. A lot of people say that the mouse switch is too stiff and I'd sort of agree I don't know how the new ones are, but I'm not looking to buy a new mouse anytime soon. I was gonna buy a Nixeus Revel, but decided not too, has the same best mouse shape.

>How do you prevent greasy peripherals?

By not being a greasy person. I don't eat a lot, and I wash my hands frequently.

My preferred mouse is the Microsoft Optical Wheelmouse. Just a basic 3 button, ambidextrous optical mouse with a wheel. Alas, they seem to have fagged up the design as of late, and old stock is looking hideous.

>>15119141

>By not being a greasy person. I don't eat a lot, and I wash my hands frequently.

I'm a clean person and wash my hands frequently but I still get fucked with grease.

>Microsoft Optical Wheelmouse

The oldschool ones? Those were the best.

>>15119163

Anon, that's not your keyboard

I-Is it?

>>15119163

If it gets really bad just throw it in the dishwasher and let it air dry. It'll be fine.

If you want to clean small stuff like controllers, mice, and other handheld items, you're best off using an old nylon toothbrush and rubbing alcohol, and then wipe it down with a paper towel.

>>15119198

Does it work with mechanical keyboards?

>>15119245

you'll actually probably rub off the carbon contacts on the keyboards do i wouldn't do that.

>>15119250

use soap and water, with a bit of alcohol mixed in. then clean it with a cloth to get the soap out then dry it.

>>15119198

>>15119245

>>15119250

>>15119253

I'd pop off all the keys and soak them in a bowl of water with alcohol. I heard about putting it in a dishwasher but I wouldn't.

>normal mouse

>$5

>gamer mouse

>$60

>same chinese factory

>same internal hardware

>>15119290

I doubt a $5 mouse's sensor can compare.

>>15119297

As someone who has had numerous $50 mice, I'll say they're definitely overpriced. The $5 mouse probably costs them $2 to make, the $50 one probably costs them $10 and even well performing brands like Zowie aren't really reliable. Mice shouldn't last months to a year or two before crapping out.

>>15119141

>Microsoft Wheelmouse Optical

I used one for 6 years. Every summer it became greasy even though my hands were clean. Other than that, it was fine. But my Logitech G502 doesn't seem to have this problem and I've used it for 2+ years.

>>15119356

Yea I've noticed this too.

>>15119166 (checked)

No, it isn't. You newfag/summerfag is showing.

>>15119608

Funnily enough that IBM keyboard has cherry switches.

>>15119394

high DPI isn't a good thing, playing games with a lower DPI but more physical movement range gives you better performance. Unless your movement area is like 5"x5", a high DPI is worthless.

>2018

>Not using the superior trackball

LOL enjoy your lack of desk space and increased fatigue, LOSERS.

Wash your hands and wipe your mice down with something like a microfibre cloth.

>>15119345

What new mouse should I be getting if I want a good sensor? Because the only mice I've heard that are decent are either 50+ eurodollarydoos (Zowie mouses, or the Razer Deathadder 2013) or used/old ones like Intellimouses, which are impossible to find here.

>>15119799

It's terrible for some genres. But since this is /v/, I suppose you don't play video games, right? >:^3c

>>15119608

>>15119628

>cuckchan memes

>shilling for microsoft

Both of you off yourself this second.

>>15119884

>have a 2013 deathadder

Its the last of the razer products that doesn't require a botnet to use. The mouse itself isn't that bad, but holy fuck I hate to see what I'd have to go through if I went with newer shit.

>>15119825

>>shilling for microsoft

Microsoft Intellimice had amazing sensors. Best you could get during the darker ages.

>>15119825

I'm an avid video game connoisseur, and spend a minimum of 9 hours daily playing. The trackball provides me with comfort beyond words, unparalleled precision, and countless hours of video game acuity. With its low form factor, I am free to have an ice cold beverage to my right, something a conventional mouse prevents. When I am not going positive in every competitive shooter by a margin of 8:1, I am reaching over for a refreshing sip. There is nothing a trackball can't do.

I have a G402 from 2014 and it's working just fine. The only problem I have with it is that I have to click really hard with the rollerwheel so that the click gets detected. Only downside of it is that now I have to right click and click open in new tab when browsing hentai galleries. In sadpanda it's kinda hard too because when you get too low on the list the forms start opening upside down and you have to move your mouse really far away from the first click to select open in a new tab.

Don't buy Logitech headphones though(or maybe just their 7.1 headphones), they got no drivers for linux and the sound fucking sucks with no drivers.

>>15119926

That's usually the only thing left working on a mouse for me, either the wheel gets fucky or right-clicking. Your point remains, I gave mine to my dad years ago and it's still functional from what he says.

>>15119965

Forgot to say the Logitech G300s is right out. I hate the way it feels, it's too small for my hands and I hate the button layout.

polite sage, sorry

>>15119965

God forgive me for knowing jack shit about mouses, but is the mouse supposed to be like that?

>>15119965

Roccat Savu?

>>15120021

>Does Roccat make quality components?

Surprisingly not shit, they've went on an heavy gaymer tangent lately though but the hardware is still decent enough,

My own refurbished Savu is still going strong after a couple year of daily use, got someone I know to get a Kone from the same guy and he's pretty satisfied too last I asked.

I'm strongly considering getting one of their new mechanical keyboard with their own meme switch in it.

>>15119608

I'm pretty sure soyfags are obsessed with the Model M too. Redditors and e-celebs fawn over it so much that the price can be twice as much as a new mech keyboard, when the entire appeal was it being better for less money due to being old as shit.

Is there a lightweight mouse with 1000 hz polling and no backlighting?

>>15120407

Nixeus Revel

>How do you prevent greasy peripherals?

I don't eat food at my tv/desk like a degenerate with divorced parents

>>15119603

Nah not a newfag by any means, I don't have to justify shit but I've seen these kinds of pics but never this one in particular.

>>15119600

I know it's my hands, that shit'll dry it up.

>>15119608

Zowie mouse are legit, I don't fall for the gaymer shit and I looked for the least gaymer mouse at the time.

>>15119799

Want to try a trackball for general use.

>>15119816

I do this at least every three days.

>>15119965

Got a G500 after my 518 died; profile is more or less identical, it's just a bit heavier if you put all the weights in.

>>15119124

>How do you prevent greasy peripherals

Stop touching your face.

>>15120546

wash your face faggot

>>15120568

yeah that too nigger

>>15120333

I used my old IBM keyboard for 20 years before it broke. Near the end I had the old keyboard cigarette lighter plug -> ps/2 converter, then ps/2 to USB. I loved that thing and wrote reams of open sores shit with it. Buckling spring had a great feel to it, extremely responsive, and resistant to wear. Everything we had back then was much higher quality as none of it was made in China. We've devolved thanks to the Jews.

>>15120740

they got tricked into sponsoring bully hunters, I like to think they were doing it for the benefit of PR but hopefully they don't fall for the same mistake

talking about trackball, anyone still has one of them? I haven't seen them since I was like 10. I could pull off the ball and stuff but I don't remember if it could be functional without ball. Also it was so satisfying to massage yourself with that ball thing. I still don't know how do those ball thing track you.

Mouses in general, wireless or with wires? Let's say you are so elite in Quake deathmatch and every pixel counts, would there be any difference if I just use wireless?

>>15120952

mouses back in the day used to use a ball to track motion, you would slide around the surface with the ball touching the mousepad, problem with this is I recall, not reliable and prone to failure, so a few other options is optical mouses the one you have today that shoots a laser and does gay shit, then you have a trackball which is just the mouse before but instead of a ball that slides around, it's a ball you move stuck in one place, the ball is also coated in a better surface/pattern so it's easier/accurate to track.

>>15120987

I don't recall having problem with my first mouse, but again that's my first mouse. I didn't know what to expect. I spent most of my time playing some flash games until 2004-2005

>>15120987

>problem with this is I recall, not reliable and prone to failure

Used one for years, there's no reliability issue, as long as you kept your mousepad area relatively clean and cleaned the mouse on a regular basis it would work fine

>>15120539

>that shit'll dry it up

That's the point. Dries out your hands so the greasy shit doesn't taint the mouse.

>>15119394

>it goes all the way up to 7200dpi.

>high dpi = high quality

Anon, you have no idea what you're talking about. Which is pretty common in people who use cheap mice.

>>15120916

>they got tricked into sponsoring bully hunters

Bullshit. They don't just hand out custom headsets to random people they know nothing about. The only one who got tricked is you.

They got surprised that the general public didn't appreciate their heroic virtue signaling and paddled back, nothing else.

I use a G603, best mouse I ever had. You can use your own batteries with it.

I've been using an FK1 for about a year, also used a WMO, g400s, g400, and some shitass wireless ergonomic trash I wont even bother describing.

WMO is kind of overrated, the low polling rate meme is real and is really annoying. I think there's a way around it, I can't quite remember. It's light which is nice, but it's tiny so only fit for traps with dainty hands.

G400 had a good sensor but was fucking impossible to clean, the old model looked okay but the new model is hideous. They're both also heavy as hell.

I really hate the FK1's mouse wheel, for a mouse that can cost double that of a g400, it's pretty embarressing. Otherwise 10/10. Light, nice form, doesn't looke embarressing to use at a lan, rarely need to clean it, great sensor, haven't had any issues with liftoff.

>>15119124

>every few days

Stop eating at your desk you god damn slob.

>>15119394

Too much DPI fucks your ability to make precision movements. I prefer the lower DPI mice where I can accurately target individual pixels than the high DPI mice where the damn thing shoots around. DPI is a marketing gimmick to sell "high spec" mice to the technologically illiterate. Also polling rate and pixel drift are far more important factors.

>How do you prevent greasy peripherals?

By not eating at my desk.

>>15122988

no, this isn't helpful at all, because most mice use interpolation to achieve very high resolutions past around 4000 DPI (6400 DPI for recent high-quality mice)

there's no reason to try and artificially make use of crazy high DPI settings, 800-1600 DPI are just fine for anyone and you don't gain anything by using a stupidly high DPI setting

OP is a faggot cuck

I've just gone to supermarket 12 dolla mice. Fuck it, I've yet to kill this one and anything else I'd use a trackball or wacom for.

I hold the mice in a claw/fingertip mix, what would you guys recommend? I had a G500 and liked it because I could click in the middle, so maybe something similar?

>>15119608

I had that Logitech mouse in the bottom right corner for years. It has an obnoxious defect that makes it doubleclick randomly and eventually started shutting off periodically, but otherwise it was pretty comfy. The button under the scroll wheel lets you toggle free wheel scrolling which is extremely helpful for scrolling through long webpages. It's absurdly overpriced now, so ignore it.. I got it for free.

>>15119965

How did it die? I've had a couple microswitches fail in my 518 but I just soldered in new ones and it was okay.

>>15119394

>it goes all the way up to 7200dpi.

These 7200dpi probably is just interpolation and native sensor dpi is not higher than 1000. To be sure about mouse quality sensor model is needed.

>>15126523

been using that design for close to 20 years now. Not having to move your wrist or the mouse itself is maximum comfort.

>>15130742

That has nothing to do with the context of his post you stupid negroid.