Get the Perfect Mouse Aim! (Best Mouse Sensitivity Guide)

Intro 0:00
Mouse Settings 1:04
Finding Mouse sensitivity 1:59
Why use a Sensitivity Calculator? 4:36
How to use Sens Calculator 6:28
Changing FOV in same game 8:20
Best DPI settings 8:49

This channel is all about snipers, sniping and FPS shooters! I mainly do Battlefield 2042 Sniping but I also play Call of Duty, Battlefront and I love Battle Royale. I often play solos, duos and squads on my livestream. I have 1000 hours experience in every Battlefield and I hope to play more FPS games in 2020. I hope you enjoy my 2042 sniper gameplay as much as I do making it.

[Stodeh]

Didn't realise the monitor distance was paid feature :O If you use the 360 method for converting make sure both games are at the SAME horizontal FOV!

What DPI you using? Whats your cm per 360?

[NobbsAndVagene]

Another factor to consider is the weight of your mouse. After changing to an Xtrfy M4 which only weighs 69g (nice), I've had to change my in-game sensitivity settings as well as lower my DPI from 1600 to 1200.

[GuyFromJupiter]

I'm a big fan of the calculator you mentioned here. They have a huge list of compatible games and go into extreme detail. A lot of it is locked behind a paywall, which is a big downside of course, but even the free bits seem more fully featured than other calculators. Also, paying for short term use is cheap, and I really don't mind supporting their work. Also, I would pay AAA game money for them to make a program that could automatically set all the correct values in your games since it seems they already have all the necessary information to do it.

[valdeen]

Woah this is gold! Immediate improvement in my warzone accuracy by duplicating my BF settings. Also kicked the dpi down from 1000 to 800.

[PaulCozma]

So far i just used the length of my mouse pad as a 360, but this makes so much sense, i noticed that after a 1 year and a half of warzone, going back to bf5 or 1, my aim was all over the place for a while. Thx!

[lexah]

This video has helped me understand sensitivities so much more thanks to you, before this video I was using 43cm/360 to 45cm/360 and I was constantly struggling to re-center my mouse but I didn't want to raise my sens because I felt like it was going to affect my aim but hearing you mentioning about a baseline of where is an ideal cm/360 for arm aiming and wrist aiming made me realise I'm already on a really low sensitivity and I can still raise it and be in a safe spot. I'm now on 40cm/360 and It's honestly made playing keyboard and mouse more enjoyable since I actually feel more capable to scouting areas of the map without always having to feel I need to re-center my mouse straight after.



Definitely subscribing for this 👌

[phredbed]

DPI also depends on how much your mouse/mousepad glide I find. If you have a resistant mousepad then higher DPI is easier but extreme Glide is better with low DPI.

[MarioMoerman]

You are almost entirely correct, but you're forgetting one key aspect: The screen resolution that professional players use
Most CS:GO pros play on a screen resolution of 1024x768, While most pros in VALORANT play on a screen resolution of 1920x1080.

Below, I will explain the impact of this and why you can't just compare someone's DPI directly.
For instance, I play at a high resolution of 2560x1440 with 2000 DPI, but this is essentially the same as someone playing at 1024x768 with approximately 800-900 DPI.
Taking into account that we adjust our in-game sensitivity to maintain the same cm/360 degree turn.

DPI and Mouse Movement:
It's important to consider screen resolution to maintain consistent mouse sensitivity.
DPI (dots per inch) indicates how many pixels your pointer moves per inch of mouse movement.
The same DPI setting (such as 800, 1600, or 2400 DPI) will feel different across different screen resolutions.
More pixels but the same DPI means that you physically have to move more to cover the same distance on the screen.

Calculation Methods:
The ideal DPI for your screen can be found using the formula: DPI = (Horizontal Pixels + Vertical Pixels) / 2.
This calculation helps maintain consistent mouse movement across different 16:9 screen resolutions.
For example: (1920 + 1080) / 2 = 1500.

Example with a DPI setting of 1500:

For a 1920x1080 screen, the required movement to move the cursor horizontally across the entire screen is approximately 3.25 cm.
For a 2560x1440 screen, the required movement for the same horizontal displacement is approximately 4.33 cm.

And on 2000 DPI
For a 2560x1440 screen, the required movement to move the cursor horizontally across the entire screen is approximately 3.25 cm.

Example for a 1024x768 Screen Resolution:

Calculation: (1024 + 768) / 2 = 896.
So, the ideal DPI setting for a 1024x768 screen would be 896 DPI.
The required movement to move the cursor horizontally across the entire screen is approximately 3.25 cm.

The Importance of DPI Adjustment:
Without adjusting the DPI your windows sensitivity will feel different at various resolutions.

For a 2560x1440 screen with a mouse setting of 800 DPI, you would need to move the mouse approximately 8.13 centimeters to move the cursor across the full horizontal width of the screen.

This difference in sensitivity can affect the precision and comfort of mouse movement.
Adjusting the DPI to match your screen resolution ensures consistent and comfortable mouse movement.

And yes, you can accelerate or decelerate your mouse in Windows, but this is bad practice because ideally, your game sensitivity should match your browser sensitivity.
Otherwise, you'll constantly be toggling between two different sensitivities.

[sergioguzman]

I don't even have a gaming PC, but this is a Masterclass 🔥🔥🔥

[criscrix]

I've posted this in another comment chain but I feel I need to mention this here too.
On mouse-sensitivity there's been so much debate over the years on what's the best conversion across different FOVs and the answer is that there's no best method. It is not mathematically possible to match your sens 1:1 on different FOVs across the ENTIRE screen.
0% means the sens matches 1:1 at the limit of your crosshair so anything that's not right on the crosshair you are going to underaim.
133% or 1.33... means the sens matches 1:1 at the edge of your screen (100%) on 4:3 aspect ration and at 75% of your screen on 16:9 aspect ratio. So on 4:3 you are going to overaim every target and on 16:9 you are going to overaim below 75% of your screen and underaim above 75%.
178% or 1.777... means the sens matches 1:1 at the edge of your screen (100%) on 16:9 aspect ratio so you are going to overaim every target no matter the distance.
Now choose your poison and stick with it. Your brain will just get used to it over time.

[MarksShrimpTanks]

Great guide I wish I had years ago. Using 1600 dpi 30cm 360 spin and a 5 sensitivity I went 17-1 in my first game today on BFV sniping.

[olegsmotkin]

Thats what I called a content, great peace of information that is well placed together, thank you for your work! Liked and subscribed.

[noobhead]

I would say finding your optimal mouse is also really important when it comes to finding the correct sens.
After all you can't be at your best with a mouse you are not comfortable with, so be sure to experiment with different mice.
Also mouse pads can have a pretty major influence on how to find your optimal sens

[jomio]

I just randomly cam across the whole higher dpi topic, I had 450dpi with 2.3 sens in apex but changed it to 1200 with 0.9 which is a slight but faster but not that much, and now with the 1200dpi everything feels much smoother, I also started to see improvements in aimlab

[WarHeroA]

Swear to Stod, vids like these have been leading me down a path towards true PC enlightenment.

Thank you so much for this one, man. Off to suck out at Apex again with one less excuse.

[RikkerdHZ]

Weird site. Do I still have to click 'calculate' or something? It doesn't calculate anything but only shows the values I put in

[theankotze]

I just got into M&k gaming and was looking for a guide. This was perfectly timed

[karinlanven]

Very thorough video, I will definitely play around with this after work today.

[CommanderPanda]

This was a bit of an eye opener for me. Thanks Stod. Been playing PC shooters for years but always changed DPI and FOV when things didn't do well. I've just worked out my ideal sens and will be sticking with it from now on. Great video.

[dbozan]

I've been using 58.70575 cm/360° for about 2 years now. 4000 DPI @ 0.59 sens in WZ. Interesting that it's about double of your suggested 30 cm/360°. I've been playing FPS games on my PC for nearly 25 years and I think the best advice I can give in regards to mouse sens is: pick something and stick with it. Convert it to other games with the website, and don't change it. Muscle memory is super important for aiming.