I am not saying you should run your mouse at 12000 dpi. This will "raise the noise floor." I am saying run it as high as you can handle. What ever you are comfy with, then turn down tf2 sensitivity until you get the feeling you like. I am saying to go with 1000dpi and 3 in game, rather than 6 in game and 500dpi. Your mouse will read movement better at a higher dpi.

I have done my own tests, and discovered that the mouse feels more responsive and "raw" when choosing a higher dpi, but using the same in/360 by adjusting the software down (the game) instead of the hardware (the mouse).

The reason OP is saying his mouse feels slower, is because his mouse is reading movement (tracking) worst at 450dpi than at 1800dpi.

Good video! Thanks for the review!

First you have to decide if you want open headphones or closed headphones. If you want any bass thump at all, then stay away from the open headphones. You will have to spend a lot of money to get a pair of open headphones that have good bass thump. Closed headphones will give you the bass thump at the expense of high and mid clarity, but not much. Open headphones are better for highs and mids, closed are better for bass and mids, in general, and basically....

However, a lot of people seem to like the open headphone design because of the larger sound stage, and because a lot of pros like them, but then a lot of people get buyer's remorse and complain about the lack of bass, and then just accept it and learn to get use to the fact that they will experience no real bass thump.

Pick something that is in align with your needs and what kind of sound you like. Don't go with something because you see others using them, figure out what you want, or you may just find yourself disappointed, because all headphones have a different, unique "sound."

As for "DAC" or "Amps" If you have a sound card, you will be fine, they have a DAC included, if you have on-board sound, you should still be fine, as long as you don't pick a headphone pair that has a really high resistance (impedance) like 600ohms. They take a lot of power to run, and will require an amp to sound right, and you wont notice a significant difference between high and low impedence. Lower impedance headphones are, these days, just about as good as the really high impedance headphones, from a technology standpoint.

Well this should be an interesting season to watch!

You are not alone, solly here, i use 1 inch / 360. I dont like to lift my mouse up, or my arm.

As for the OP: It seems like you need to pick a setting, and commit to it. If you need different sens for different classes, read up on class specific config files, where you can have class specific settings - like sensitivity, and view models.

You aren't going to find a sens that you do 100% perfect with. You need to find one you can work with, with ease, then get use to using it. Once you are use to using that sens, then you need to work on consistent aim with said sensitivity.

Just got the G502 Proteus, really ergonomic, super comfy to rest my hand on it. Best sensor too! Also, can add weight to the mouse if you want. Very tune-able, and has the familiar G5 shape that was popular since 2005.

Just grabbed one, was temped yesterday at the cyber Monday deal, but didn't get it.
Just keep shoving this mic in my face internet!

Love Logitech mice!

I got a 502 Proteus at Best Buy for $40 last weekend. This thing is so slick! Was using a G5 since like 2005.

The G502 issues have been resolved with a firmware update. I have had no issues so far at 4000dpi in TF2, smooth as butter, and very responsive.

I just dealt with this issue. Here is what I did:

Turn off any overclocks.
Back up your important files.
Check your temperatures using HWMonitor by CPUID.
Use Windows Event Viewer to look for errors.
Run memtest86 for a few hours to see if your memory is messed up.
Run a System File Check (sfc.exe) to look for corruptions in the system's files.
Run a check disk (chkdsk) to fix any bad sectors and issues with your HDD.

If your memory is good, then you have either a OS/drivers problem, or a Hardware issue aside from RAM.

If memtest86 checks out, and SFC fails, then consider HDD issues.
Use HDTunePro free version to scan for bad sectors.
Run a chkdsk, which should reroute the bad sectors and move them so they don't get used.

If bad sectors corrupted your OS, like what happened to me, then you will need to reinstall your OS. Reformatting the drive will set aside the bad sectors so they don't get used, however if bad sectors are increasing, or you have a lot of them, then your HDD is dying. A few bad sectors is ok, and normal.

I just went with Win10 last week. So far so good. I had some microphone issues, but I got them sorted out. I noticed smoother game play and a little more fps. The new Win10 is really cool, it is worth upgrading to.

I just recently did this: I got a new mouse, with a sensor i can change to 2 times what i was use too.
I like 1inch per 360 when I play soldier, my main.

I had Windows at 7/11 mouse sens, and tf2 at 5.6 sens on a 2000dpi set mouse. This equals 1 inch per 360.

I got a new mouse. I set it to 4000dpi, lowered windows to 6/11 (default) and put tf2 at 4 sensitivity. It still equals 1 inch per 360, but my hardware (my mouse) is set to a higher definition. So what i ended up experiencing is a smoother, more responsive mouse, that has the same sensitivity as I am use to.

tldr: DPI is how well your mouse reads movement. Run your hardware as high as you can and adjust the software to maintain your desired, comfortable inches per 360. Control the "sensitivity" using tf2 and or windows. This will allow your mouse to do its job: translate hand movement into in-game head movement, with a higher degree of accuracy.