Just bought a brand-new gaming mouse? You won't be able to get the most benefit from your new gaming mouse without changing a few settings. To help you get the most out of your gaming mouse, here is our take on the best mouse settings for FPS games.
Windows Settings
There are tons of mouse settings you can change within windows settings. However, there is only one of those settings that you should care about, which is mouse acceleration. Mouse acceleration causes your sensitivity to increase as you move your mouse faster, which makes your aim inconsistent. You should remove mouse acceleration for FPS games.
To remove mouse acceleration, type "mouse" in the windows search bar in the bottom left corner of your screen. After that, click on the "Mouse Settings" icon when it shows up. A new window will open up on your screen. Click on the "Additional mouse options" option in the upper right corner of this new window.
Once you do all that, another window will open up. Click on the "Pointer Options" section and uncheck the "Enhance pointer precision" option. After that, click on the "Apply" and then the "OK" button. Doing this will remove mouse acceleration.
DPI
One of the main reasons why gamers get a gaming mouse is so they can get a better DPI value. DPI is short for dots per inch and is the number of pixels the pointer will move on a screen for every inch a mouse moves on a mousepad.
The DPI combined with the in-game sensitivity gives you eDPI or the effective DPI. To get the eDPI, all you have to do is multiply the DPI by the in-game sensitivity.
If it seems complicated to you, all you need to know is that the higher the eDPI, the more the crosshair will move on your screen with the movement of your mouse, and the lower the eDPI, the lower the distance that the crosshair will cover with the movement of your mouse.
For FPS games, you should aim for a lower eDPI value. To get a lower eDPI value, you should increase the DPI and decrease the in-game sensitivity because lowering the DPI may cause other issues like pixel hopping.
Polling Rate
The polling rate is the speed at which your mouse sends signals to the computer. There are two main options for polling rate, including 1000Hz and 500Hz. While a polling rate of 1000Hz is much more responsive, it feels a bit floaty, which some people may not like.
In the same way, a polling rate of 500Hz feels much more snappy. Which one you should choose depends on your personal preference. Test both of these out and see which one you like best.
Conclusion
There are not a lot of mouse settings you need to take care of for FPS games. The most important setting you should change includes turning mouse acceleration off. Also, you should set a high DPI value that results in a lower eDPI value.
However, we did not touch on custom functions on extra mouse buttons because it depends on your personal preference, the game you are playing, and the mouse you have.