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    Slow mouse in high res games

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by mortalcombat, Feb 10, 2009.

  1. mortalcombat

    mortalcombat Notebook Consultant

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    When I play COD and other games at high settings 1680x1050 my mouse gets really slow...
    I have a 1000 dpi mouse (microsoft wireless notebook optical 4000)

    What can I do to fix that? on my desktop, the sensitivity is good but in games it's really slow..
     
    mortalcombat, Feb 10, 2009
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  2. Charr

    Charr Notebook Deity

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    Try turning the detail down and see if that helps.

    I had the same problem playing STALKER, and lower visual distance solved it.
     
    Charr, Feb 10, 2009
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    The higher the res, the higher dpi you want. Look into an adjustable dpi mouse if you're serious about gaming.
     
    anothergeek, Feb 10, 2009
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    or just change the mouse sensitivity in game?? or am i missing something...
     
    roosta, Feb 13, 2009
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  5. mortalcombat

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    for example in COD,
    when you play with high sensitivity, everything is good but when you want to change your class it still is slow...

    anyways i did change the windows registry and made the mouse 3x faster
     
    mortalcombat, Feb 13, 2009
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    What I am referring to is setting the game mouse sensitivity to something that feels very comfortable while in game, but the when I press Esc to get to the menu (where you can save, load, change options, etc) it is incredibly slow. I will try those things very soon.

    Can tonight cause have to celebrate Valentines with the Mrs....
     
    potentv, Feb 13, 2009
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  7. mortalcombat

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    if you want to increase the mouse speed in windows

    Set
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse
    MouseThreshold1 0
    MouseThreshold2 0
    MouseSpeed 2 or 3

    then restart
     
    mortalcombat, Feb 13, 2009
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  8. insaneXIII

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    Maybe the wireless is a problem? My friend had this problem when he was playing Halo 2 with a wireless mouse so I brought over my Deathadder and it worked fine.
     
    insaneXIII, Feb 14, 2009
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