Recent content by Netskimmer

I don't see why it would be bad unless it restiricts your hand movement.

:wtf: I don't understand what you are saying... I don't think a regular pad is BETTER than a gaming pad, I just don't think I'm willing to pay $15+ for one.

I consider myself a pretty hardcore gamer, most of my free time goes to playing games and I try to keep my rig as high end as I can afford (runs F.E.A.R. and ES: Oblivion without much trouble) but I think I'll stick with a standard pad.

Standard mouse pad = $2.99, gaming pad = $ 14.99. :eek: What in the hell could make the gaming pad worth 5 times the normal one? What kind of "performance" boost could you possibly get?

Didn't know there was such a thing as a "gaming" pad. How are they different from normal pads?

Putting the paper under the mouse seemed to help a great deal, so I think I'll get a pad. What type of pattern/material would be best for an optical mouse?

I have set the accelerator setting to high, that helps at the desktop but I’m not sure if it will help during game play. I’ll check out LOGI_MWX and see if it helps. The optics appear to be clean, I blew them out with compressed air to be sure though. It has been dropped before and if there is...

General chipset fussiness aside, do motherboards and PSU’s that support Nvidia SLI also support ATI crossfire?

I don't use a pad.

No luck with the new drivers. I’ve also tried to switch ports, USB and PS/2 w/ adapter with no luck.

Should've mentioned that it's not a wireless. I'll give new drivers a try, thanks.

I've probably had it too long for that, about a year.

If I move it slowly enough it performs properly but any rapid movement and it acts pretty much the same way a roller mouse would act if the rollers and/or ball needed to be cleaned, the pointer hesitates or goes ballistic. I’ve checked the optics and the surface on which it is used to make sure...

Thanks for all the input guys, like I said, I don’t mind A LITTLE noise but I don’t want to have to wear ear plugs to run my PC. I’d like a good balance between performance and quite but it doesn’t have to be completely silent or really close to it.

Hmmm… well I have a generic ATX mid-tower case that can hold three 80mm fans, one in front and two in back. I want to install three and have good airflow, I can take a little noise but I’d rather my case didn’t sound like a jet engine. What fan would you suggest?