If your mouse is plug and play and doesn’t have software drivers (think Zowie, …) things can become a bit more complicated. It’s worth noting that some manufacturers can use slightly different names (such as ‘CPI’ for counts per inch) for DPI but usually it’s pretty easy to find the right slider or menu option. Usually this will be under ‘performance’ or something similar. If your mouse has software drivers (think Logitech, Razer, …) you can just download the software for your mouse and navigate to the appropriate tab to see what DPI your mouse is currently on. How to find and change your DPIĭifferent manufacturers (and even different models of mice from the same manufacturer) can have different ways to determine and change your DPI, but generally speaking there are two ways to go about this: you can use the software (if available) or use the DPI button (or a combination of buttons) to change it to predetermined DPI increments on the mouse itself.
If you’re not very familiar with all of this you can read an in-depth explanation on sensitivity, eDPI, and DPI in our article but if you already know the theory behind all of this and are just having trouble finding out what DPI your mouse is at this guide should be able to help. DPI doesn’t have anything to do with any ingame settings but it can be very handy to know what your DPI is in case you want to calculate your eDPI (effective Dots Per Inch) to compare your effective sensitivity to others. At a DPI of 800 your mouse will ‘measure’ 800 points of movement per inch that you move your mouse at 1600 DPI it will measure 1600 points of movement per inch, making the cursor on screen move further with less movement as a result. DPI stands for ‘Dots Per Inch’ and it basically decides how ‘sensitive’ your mouse is on the hardware side.
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