Gaming mice and headsets?

I didnt read much of this thread but know this: if you're going be using your mouse for shooting games basically your options are logitech mx518 and razer deathadder both can be found online for 35-40 or so.

I've been told the deathadder is a little bigger in the hand than the mx518. also the deathadder is rubberized over the top where i believe the mx518 is only on the sides?

i can really only speak for the deathadder since its the mouse i own. i find it fits VERY comfortably into my hand. if you have bigger hands youll probably find the deathadder more comfortable. some people have reported issues running a deathadder at 1000hz polling, saying that their crosshair wont move in a perfectly straight line and they have to turn the polling down to 500, but mx518 runs at 500hz max. its a very small detail anyways. mine works fine at 1000hz polling. im pretty sure mx518 has a faster on the fly dpi switch, which again is a very small detail. another thing you might want to consider is that in the mouse world logitech has almost unparalleled customer service and support regarding mice that go out and replacements.

i dont know if its happened yet but it would be nice if some mx518 users would report in and maybe someone with both.

heres a youtube video i found of comparison of the 2, but the user seems biased towards the razer and honestly i didnt even watch the whole thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QV1wltmlmo

edit

looking back through the thread looks like doop suggested something else entirely, and his advice is a lot more valuable than 98% of the people in this thread.

for headphones i use skull candy double agent headphones which work fine except it hurts my head in extended gaming sessions (kind of tight) and i use a 10 dollar headset around my neck strictly for the mic.

Right now i use a $10 Logitech mouse and $15 philips. I'm fine for now. I wanna get a Logitech G9x and a G930. :]

For mouse get a Razer Deathadder it is BEAST
For headsets go get any gaming headset you like

sell you my deathadder for cheap if you want

The beyerdynamic mmx 300 is probably the best headset on the market. It's a great pair of headphones with a great microphone.

iZer0 wrote: »

I dont think so.., maybe the quality is the same, but the price...., which lets the thing down by miles.





True.

the pc350s aren't even close to the mmx 300 in quality

pc350s are an average pair of headphones (~hd 280)

the mmx 300 is between dt770 and dt880s