PC Build Thread

I have owned my monitor for a year now, I clean it weekly.
It looks brand new to me. I have a BenQ XL2411Z.

I can only talk about experience though.

I use paper towels + Anti bacterial spray and then Windex.
1 paper towel for each minimun ( 1 sheet for the anti bacterial, 1 sheet to dry it, 1 sheet for Windex, 1 more sheet to dry it.)

I will try it out for myself when I get home, that could be true.
Depends on the benchmark.
I don't have access to my PC atm.

I just did a quick compare / merge on notepad++ using plugins and this is what this came out with.
I compared m0re's cfg, Comanglia's cfg and yours.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pupnrts6dqmw9f2/r4ndom.txt?dl=0

Lots of cvars that were on m0re that weren't on neither of yours or Comanglia's.

c u @ LAN

Once I get home, I will benchmark the config and solely the config and compare it to Comanglia's cfg. I will use all the same parameters to make it even more true to the test. Hopefully this will help some people to decide which config to use.

It's so dead, only managed to play 1 game yesterday after trying all day long.
Had to play Xonotic instead.

Recommendations

Steelseries QCK Heavy - It has the same texture as the qck+ BUT it last a lot more. That's it, it's thicker and it lasts more, that's the only thing that makes it different from the qck+.

Light mice - Light mice are easier to control, making flicking easier and not overflicking a less common thing. Stop and moving around lighter mice is easier than moving around heavier mice.
example: Logitech G303, Zowie ec2-a, Zowie fk2, Zowie ZA12/13 - The Zowie mice have the highest click lag in comparison with the G303. However, the G303 has a non ergonomic shape and it is extremely small, as well as light.

Maintenance

Mice
Some mice have really good large feet that rarely if not ever need to be replaced, but if you someday require to do it, it is pretty easy to do so, same for the mousewheel in some cases. Also, try not touching them with filthy oily fingers, wash your hands or rub some alcohol gel on them before usage, that way the surface won't get all messed up.

Mousespads
For cloth pads, you might just want to wash them regularly and not put any weight on them since it will make the surface uneven. To wash them just wash Head & Shoulders body wash on a kitchen sponge WHEN USING THE SOFT PART, the part that you hold your finger on, that way you won't ruin the surface.

For Hard pads, it depends on the surface really, if it's either glass, metal or whatnot, you may want to invest on an antiseptical spray and something to polish every now and then. Beware that those are sensitive things, so don't apply too much pressure on them, since they will get easily damaged. If it's worn out, you will have to get a new one, unfortuantely.

When looking at Mousepads, I generally look for 2 things, size and texture.

Size
I use a relatively low sensitivity, 69.2cm/360 or 27". I prefer larger pads so that I don't have to keep resetting my initial position too often or so that I don't run out of space too often. Generally speaking, you will want a mousepad LARGER than your sensitivity, so that you never run out of space, however, if that is not possible (my case), you might want to invest in the biggest mousepad that you know. My suggestions are either Zowie, Steelseries or Puretrak all black mousepads, since ALL mice will work on those.

Texture
Here's a relatively short but very informative video that tells a bit about control speed and such.
Remember that when buying cloth mousepads, they will stack up dust on it, so try to wash them as often as possible, dust might damage your lens and it will change the feel of the mousepad over time, it will glide differently than when you originally had it.
As well as when you buy Hard Surface mousepads, they might have to be replaced every now and then due to the friction between your mouse's feet and the mousepad itself.
Some surfaces and colours can't be used together with some sensors, especially optical sensors, so watch out for those, do a quick research on the mouse that you are buying as well as the mousepad that you are buying to see if they run fine together.

When looking at mice, I usually look at three different aspects.
Build quality, Sensor quality and size.

First you need to fix a budget for yourself, once that's settled in, you can start looking at the 3-ish things.

Size
Hands size, To measure your hand like the pros, place your hand palm down on a flat surface and stretch your fingers as far as possible. The measurement is from the outside of your thumb to the outside of your pinky finger. Then from your middle finger to the lowest part of your hand. that's you vertical and horizontal hand measurements. Once that is done, you can finally understand how big your hand actually is (to see if it's a big, small or medium hand, just google it.)
Once that is done, you need to look at the size of the mice that you can buy, narrowing down your possible options. Having less options makes it easier to decide which one you want.

Grip - follow up of size
There are mainly 3 types of grips, all the other types are pretty much hybrids of those. Those are: Palm, Claw and Fingertip, for more information about those, click HERE Essentially, if you palm, you could go for a larger mouse, but if you claw or fingertip, you might want to use a smaller type of mice.

Build quality
Pretty self explanatory, how longer the mouse will last, how the buttons work, textures, shape and all that fall in here almost. The main thing about this is that many mice manufacturers these days have inconsistent build quality, meaning that issues may occur more frequently than you want. To check out that, just google some reviews and look for the biggest issues that multiple users have come across.

Sensor quality
Just follow this link

Weight - follow up of build quality
Weight is very important for some people, I personally find that lighter mice are easier to control, but some people don't mind weight, however, what I can tell from experience, is that mice with additional stuff (RGB Lightining, Wireless system and whatnot) are generally heavier than the ones without those. It's up to you, how you like it and if you care enough about it or not.

This is quality stuff right here.

Your "doing well in MGE and DM" might not be everyone else's doing well btw. If you reached a point where youcan't seem to get better personally, try to change stuff around, play other games that could also somehow improve your aim and reaction time in-game, a good example is Instagib or Reaction time games, they will raise your reaction time and reflexes.

I'm sure that this case isn't the first one, a Russian student coming to the UK to participate in a competition that promises to give retribution to the winners. Since might get money from the competition, he can't use a student or tourist visa to enter the country. I am not affiliated to him or to any of his teammates, so don't take this piece of text as your bible on his situation, that's just me adding more wood to the fire of speculations in this thread.