As you may or may not know, mousepads are a particularly difficult product to review. Their performance can greatly vary depending on factors such as room temperature, humidity, and the age of the pad. How a pad feels also depends on how you’re using it: the weight of your mouse, the type mouse feet […]
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With more and more manufacturers producing aftermarket parts (cables, feet, …) modding gaming mice has increased in popularity over the past couple of years. There are two reasons to mod your mouse: to increase the performance (by installing feet that suit your preferences better, for example) or to make it looks unique and get yourself […]
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Framerate is the frequency at which images appear on a screen or display; (modern) displays work by displaying a series of frames (basically ‘still’ images) in rapid succession, causing our visual system to see motion. Framerate is expressed in Hz (Hertz), or FPS (Frames Per Second); e.g. a 60Hz monitor will display 60 frames per […]
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If you’re even a little bit interested in how you perform as a gamer, your gaming mouse is the most important part of your setup. It’s the tool that you use to aim with, and the difference between a mouse that suits you and one that doesn’t can really make a big difference in […]
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Is upgrading to a setup that can support 240, 360, or even higher frames per second worth it for competitive gaming? If you just want the short answer: of course! You’ll never want to go back. If you want the longer answer, we’ll go deeper on what using higher monitor refresh rates can do […]
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When it comes to gaming mice, we are well and truly living in the golden age. Fantastic new products seem to be coming out every week these days, and while that’s great for consumers it can also make it hard to see the forest for the trees. That’s why we’ve bundled all the mice in […]
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DPI stands for ‘Dots Per Inch’ and it basically decides how ‘sensitive’ your mouse is on the hardware side. At a DPI of 800 your mouse will ‘measure’ 800 points of movement per inch that you move your mouse; at 1600 DPI it will measure 1600 points of movement per inch, making the cursor on […]
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Diving into the world of mechanical keyboards can definitely be a confusing journey. For starters there’s the massive variety of keyboard switches that are available, and once you get the hang of that there are a bunch of abbreviations and uncommon terms to get to know. In order to help people out as best as we can […]
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We all know it doesn’t sound good, but what exactly is mouse jitter? Simply put it’s when your mouse cursor jumps around and makes sudden, unexpected movements on the screen without you having made those movements. This is not to be confused with angle snapping or mouse smoothing, since these are deliberate attempts (from either the software side […]
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When we talk about the polling rate of a mouse or other peripheral we’re talking about how often the mouse reports its position to the PC it’s connected to. This is measured in Hertz (Hz) and not to be confused with DPI. Polling rate in practice When you’re gaming it’s of critical importance to have your […]
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Mouse smoothing is much like angle snapping in the sense that it alters the raw input of a user in favor of ‘predicting’ what said user wanted to do with the mouse. What is mouse smoothing Modern (gaming) mice are very accurate when it comes to reporting where their users are moving the mouse, but older sensors […]
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When reading mouse reviews or press packages for mice you’re bound to encounter some terms which can be difficult to understand if no one has explained to you what they mean. ‘Angle snapping’ is one of them. You’ve probably heard that it’s bad, but what is it exactly, and why is it bad? Angle snapping […]
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Mouse acceleration (or ‘mouse accel‘ for short) is when your cursor in the game moves further depending on how fast you move your mouse on your desk. This is generally considered to be a big no-no for gaming mice (gaming mice should be as ‘raw’ as possible when processing movement) though some professionals (for example swag) […]
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LOD is an abbreviation for Lift Off Distance. When people refer to the Lift Off Distance of a mouse they are talking about the point at which the mouse stops tracking when picked up. LOD in practice Having a low Lift Off Distance might not be something that’s majorly important for people who play on […]
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These days, there are hundreds of different keyboard switches. Knowing (or listing) every available switch is an impossible task. Luckily, keyboard switches can be segmented into a couple of main categories. Know those, along with some basic terminology, and you’re good to go. In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know […]
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