Give me some general advice.

Yes I know I have started several threads today. Get over it.

I have a Logitech G500. It's pretty bad-ass. At the same time though, I am having a hard time getting it to feel smooth lately. It always feels a little too sensitive or a little too slow, never perfect. It also seems a bit stuttery, like it is making little jumps rather than smooth movements. This is in a variety of games, no one game in particular.

General questions:

- "Enhance pointer precision" in Windows' control panel: off or on?

- Best DPI setting? It goes from 1-5600.

- Hardware acceleration in the Logitech control panel... off or on?

- Any other tips?

Yes I am an 18 year PC gaming veteran asking for general mouse advice. It's lame I know, but for some reason it was never a problem until recently. Maybe I have the shakes.

A good mouse pad? If you are using an older mouse pad or simply the desk surface (as I used to), this may lead to small "jumpiness" in mice.

Yeah, I'd definitely try a normal one and see how that feels.

Man, don't even get me started. This isn't the year of the rabbit, it's the year of the mouse. Or the R.A.T. in my case. I bought RAT 5 a week ago, and before that I was testing out some mouse pads just to get the feel of it. I guess I was lucky and got a tip that I can buy a few and then return the ones I'm not completely satisfied with, and buy a mouse from that trade in value. I got a saitek rubbery one, a razer control fabric one and a cheap thin fabric with silk padding one. It's funny, but only the cheap one fit the bill, the other two were either too sticky or too soft. I bought the RAT5 from the trade in value, but about a week later returned it and bought a razer imperator (wanted to get the Logitech G700, but they were just fresh out). Well, the imperator is not perfect, but close to it. The RAT was not OK with my hand dimensions, and that whole marketing about how adjustable it is is overrated for the model 5. The model 7 is far too expensive and I'd rather buy a G700 for that value. Anyway, I'm pretty happy with my lot, don't even notice I'm using the mouse, and that's important if you're aiming for immersion.

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Here are my Logitech MX518 SetPoint settings. Maybe they'll help.

Weird, my SetPoint looks completely different.

There's separate version for newer and older models of Logitech mice. Should have similarly named settings, however.

http://www.ratpadz.com/ and a gaming mouse. It's your surface that is messing you up. Warning those pads are hard as a brick, if you prefer to have a wrist rest you'll definitely want a detached one.

Yes, I think it may make a difference in your case. In my experience optical/laser mice don't like flat reflective surfaces too much. A simple fabric pad from A4 Tech (which is a pretty low cost and quality manufacturer in my opinion) made a lot of difference for my shining new Logitech gaming mouse.

Get a Razer mouse pad? They have the best ones in the industry.

Okay, seems it was the mouse pad. Thanks for your help all, I never would have thought of the pad being the problem for some reason.

I swapped my metal one for an old fabric piece of shit my wife used to use with her laptop sometimes and noticed an immediate improvement. I'll order a well-reviewed fabric one from amazon in the next few days.

Again, thanks. I forgot to make this a question or else termit would get the solution.

Late to the party, like always...

I have a Ratpad but gave up on it. Had to clean the thing two or three times a week to get it anywhere near smooth, and it's pretty noisy running your mouse across it. If you can get it really clean then it's very slick, but it isn't easy to keep it that way. Cloth pads work decently enough, and they're pretty easy to make functionally clean (though they look dirty-nasty forever). I may try the Ratpad again since I have a different mouse these days.

Using a func surface 1030 now. It's a bit of a compromise between those two types: goes longer between cleanings than the ratpad but not as long as a cloth pad. When cleaned, it's slicker than cloth. Comes with two different surfaces, too (pebbly and smooth) so you can play around to see which suits you best; I've been running pebbly for the last year or so. It's also very low profile, unlike the Ratpad which sits a good 5/16" / 8mm above the tabletop, unless there is a shorter version these days.

Don't forget to clean your mouse feet every once in a while, too.

Sand Paper ;-)