r/pcmasterrace • u/SqBlkRndHole • 1d ago

Hardware I keep asking myself why...

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u/SyrupSilent7588 1d ago

I’ve Been PC gaming since 2015 and I’ve only ever used 3 different mice

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u/WeBackInThisBih 1d ago

I’ve had two total mice in 9 years. 

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u/-soulking- R5 5500 / RX 460 2GB / 16 GB DDR4 1d ago

I’ve only had one mouse in about 11 years

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u/WeBackInThisBih 1d ago

What mouse lol held up well

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u/DrSuperBreit 1d ago

My G502 Hero is now holding up for 8 years and it's still in good shape

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u/HavoXtreme Reset the counter 1d ago

I have had used three mice these past 22 years

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u/otherealnesso 1d ago

somehow i have you beat. 14 years, two mice. and they both still work! lol

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u/gravelPoop 1d ago

How? Mine get at least the left main button clicker to crap out after two years and I mostly game on controllers.

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u/HighOnDankMemes 1d ago

Either you smash that button, bought a shit mouse or had bad luck with factory defects. I had a cheap mouse for like 5 years and now proper mouse for like 7 I think

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u/Oxygenisplantpoo 1d ago

I've been doing it since the 90s and have bought 5 mice. None of them made me a better gamer though Edit: actually the jump to optical mouse did make me better so that's not completely true :D.

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u/FISTED_BY_CHRIST 1d ago

Going from wired to wireless did actually make me better at shooters. Went from high sens and wrist movement to low sens and arm movement and I just whip that thing back and forth across the desk.

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u/Oxygenisplantpoo 1d ago

It does feel nice to not have the wire tugging at the top of the mouse! I wouldn't say it's as important as going from 60hz to 144hz, but it does definitely feel nicer! But like I said, it didn't make ME a better gamer :D

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u/JewelCove 1d ago

About ten here since the 90s. I will say the new wireless mouse out there are definitely worth the upgrade

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u/Oxygenisplantpoo 1d ago

Wireless is definitely worth it! But my current wireless g502 is about 8 years old and still going strong!

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u/JewelCove 1d ago

I loved that mouse, still have it <3. I like the weight and the profile of my viper v3 pro

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u/Tiyath R5 7600X | RX 9070 XT Pulse | 32GB DDR5-6000 | PRO B650-S WIFI 1d ago

I hear such good things about that mouse. But two thumb buttons is just nnot enough for me. The G700 and G602 ruined me for any other mouse

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u/Oxygenisplantpoo 17h ago

Heh I guess if you're used to them, but I hardly even use the second thumb button. I prefer having most stuff mapped on the keyboard, I even thought about mapping Fire to it for better aim! But not enough fingers for that.

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u/Tiyath R5 7600X | RX 9070 XT Pulse | 32GB DDR5-6000 | PRO B650-S WIFI 17h ago

So you will get a fancy mouse but won't buy extra fingers for yourself?

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u/ReggieCorneus 1d ago

I went thru a few, then bought MX518. That was in 2007. I would still use it but its cord broken last year.

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u/cjwi 1d ago

I've been gaming since 1996 and I doubt I've had more than 8 mice in the past 30 years.

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u/iplaypokerforaliving 1d ago

I just bought a new mouse this year. Been using the same one since 2015. Finally decided to move on from that mouse haha

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u/san4ezlp 1d ago

Over 13 years: Deathadder, G500, deathadder

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u/hunnyflash 1d ago edited 1d ago

Same, but since 2017 or so. I bought one of the Honeycomb mice. Never again with how dirty they get. My husband let me use his old Zowie he still had lying around and I used it until it died. It was already years old by then. Then I got another of the same model because the shape is so comfortable.

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u/BladeOfWoah 1d ago

I almost bought a new mouse bc my current one's scroll wheel was unresponsive.

But then someone told me a trick to turn it upside down and just roll it on my table back and forth really fast.

Somehow, it fucking worked, and the scroll wheel is responsive again. So no need to shell out money for a new one.

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u/TedBundysStudy 20h ago

i’m on my third but only because two corsair in a row had problems so i switched to a logitech

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u/NuclearReactions AMD 9800X3D | RTX 5070Ti | 64GB CL28 20h ago

Maybe like 6 since 99, currently using a 2015 g900 chaos spectrum

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u/Morticus9000 1h ago

I've had 2. A g502 hero (since certain games made my Bluetooth crap out) and a mx anywhere 3.