Why you need a Gaming Mouse?
A common misconception about the gaming mouse is that is just a way of getting extra money from gamers and they don't actually provide any benefit to the player at all. As an avid gamer I know this is not true and know that a gaming mouse is one of the most import pieces of hardware you can have to improve your game.
The main thing that is different between your bog standard Microsoft mouse and the G5 is the DPI(Dots per Inch) of the mouse.
A higher DPI basicly means that the mouse can see more pixels making the mouse more sensitive. There are also the added feature of extra buttons on the side of the mouse, If you want to quickly change to knife in game you can simply bind this key to the mouse saving only a fraction of a second but that could mean the difference between getting the kill and not.
If you want to make your gaming experience even more worthwhile you should invest in a gaming mouse mat. Again this may seen like a money grabbing scheme by the manufactures but I can asure you, its not. Adding a Quality mousemat such as the Icemat can make that extra difference because the mouse becomes even more sensitive because the mouse can move much more freely it helps with aiming.
Which Mouse?
Personally I would buy the Logitech G5, I have gone through many Gaming Mice in my time and even destroyed a few of them out of frustration. Out of all the Mice I have tried I like the G5 the best, because of the weights in the bottom of the mouse so I can have a different setups for different games. Its very durable as-well, knowing first hand as I've thrown it against the wall and it still works fine
Logitech G5 - Gaming Mouse review:
The Logitech MX518 is the best mouse that I have ever used. Shortly after that I reviewed the Razer Diamondback Plasma which failed to change my opinion about the excellent MX518. But now the MX518 has got some serious competition for my affection in the form of Logitech’s latest gaming rodent, the G5.
Unlike the MX518 which used a super-sensitive LED to achieve a staggering 1,600DPI, the G5 uses a laser to achieve an even more impressive 2,000DPI sensitivity. Just like the MX518, the G5 can be configured using Logitech’s SetPoint utility. In SetPoint you can configure five pre-set sensitivities which can be adjusted on the fly, making it simple to have different settings for different weapons during gameplay. This also makes it easy to drop down the sensitivity when you are in Windows, saving you the frustration of barely seeing your mouse pointer as it zooms from one side of the screen to the other.
The 2000 DPI sensitivity of the G5 really comes into its own when you’re trying to hit a tiny target from a great distance - this is something that I also found with the MX518. With an average mouse trying to zero in on a very small target can be frustratingly difficult as you can’t move in small enough increments to get the target in your sight, but with a high sensitivity mouse like the G5, you’re aiming adjustments can be so minute, that locking onto the last bad guy from 1,000 yards becomes, if not simple, definitely achievable.
The G5 is every bit as good as the MX518 in the performance gaming stakes – whether it is actually better from an accuracy point of view is hard to say.One thing that really does set the G5 above the MX518 is the ability to set differing sensitivity levels for the X and Y axis.So, if you feel that you need to be able to pan left and right faster than you need to tilt up and down, you can select the perfect balance with the G5.
A common misconception about the gaming mouse is that is just a way of getting extra money from gamers and they don't actually provide any benefit to the player at all. As an avid gamer I know this is not true and know that a gaming mouse is one of the most import pieces of hardware you can have to improve your game.
The main thing that is different between your bog standard Microsoft mouse and the G5 is the DPI(Dots per Inch) of the mouse.
A higher DPI basicly means that the mouse can see more pixels making the mouse more sensitive. There are also the added feature of extra buttons on the side of the mouse, If you want to quickly change to knife in game you can simply bind this key to the mouse saving only a fraction of a second but that could mean the difference between getting the kill and not.
If you want to make your gaming experience even more worthwhile you should invest in a gaming mouse mat. Again this may seen like a money grabbing scheme by the manufactures but I can asure you, its not. Adding a Quality mousemat such as the Icemat can make that extra difference because the mouse becomes even more sensitive because the mouse can move much more freely it helps with aiming.
Which Mouse?
Personally I would buy the Logitech G5, I have gone through many Gaming Mice in my time and even destroyed a few of them out of frustration. Out of all the Mice I have tried I like the G5 the best, because of the weights in the bottom of the mouse so I can have a different setups for different games. Its very durable as-well, knowing first hand as I've thrown it against the wall and it still works fine
Logitech G5 - Gaming Mouse review:
The Logitech MX518 is the best mouse that I have ever used. Shortly after that I reviewed the Razer Diamondback Plasma which failed to change my opinion about the excellent MX518. But now the MX518 has got some serious competition for my affection in the form of Logitech’s latest gaming rodent, the G5.
Unlike the MX518 which used a super-sensitive LED to achieve a staggering 1,600DPI, the G5 uses a laser to achieve an even more impressive 2,000DPI sensitivity. Just like the MX518, the G5 can be configured using Logitech’s SetPoint utility. In SetPoint you can configure five pre-set sensitivities which can be adjusted on the fly, making it simple to have different settings for different weapons during gameplay. This also makes it easy to drop down the sensitivity when you are in Windows, saving you the frustration of barely seeing your mouse pointer as it zooms from one side of the screen to the other.
The 2000 DPI sensitivity of the G5 really comes into its own when you’re trying to hit a tiny target from a great distance - this is something that I also found with the MX518. With an average mouse trying to zero in on a very small target can be frustratingly difficult as you can’t move in small enough increments to get the target in your sight, but with a high sensitivity mouse like the G5, you’re aiming adjustments can be so minute, that locking onto the last bad guy from 1,000 yards becomes, if not simple, definitely achievable.
The G5 is every bit as good as the MX518 in the performance gaming stakes – whether it is actually better from an accuracy point of view is hard to say.One thing that really does set the G5 above the MX518 is the ability to set differing sensitivity levels for the X and Y axis.So, if you feel that you need to be able to pan left and right faster than you need to tilt up and down, you can select the perfect balance with the G5.
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