Best Mouse DPI, Sensitivity, and Resolution Settings in CS2

Counter-Strike 2 is a first-person shooter game, so precision and reaction time are the most important things. One of the most overlooked but critical aspects of competitive performance is your mouse settings—specifically, your DPI, Sensitivity, and Resolution.

The Blix.gg team prepared a guide to help you achieve the best results in the game. We will explain every setting and give examples of the best players’ settings, such as ‘donk’, ‘ZywOo’, ‘s1mple’, and others.

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What are the DPI, Sensitivity, and eDPI?

DPI (Dots Per Inch)

It determines how quickly your mouse pointer slides around on the screen.

Sensitivity

Does the same thing as DPI, which is making your mouse pointer slide faster or slower, depending on the in-game and Windows Mouse Sensitivity, but by using it together with mouse DPI you can make it slower or faster than without it.

eDPI (Effective Dots Per Inch)

It’s a formula to determine the effective sensitivity, irrespective of their hardware or software configurations. eDPI is determined by multiplying your mouse’s DPI with the game sensitivity settings. For example, having an 800 DPI and 1.5 in-game sensitivity will make it 800*1.5=1200 eDPI.

Best DPI, eDPI, and Sensitivity Settings for CS2

Most players use either 400 or 800 DPI and find these the most effective ones. 

After setting up their DPI number, they adjust the in-game sensitivity to make it most comfortable for them. The eDPI range they usually stay in starts at 200, which is very low sensitivity, and goes up to 1200, which is very high sensitivity for a first-person shooter game.

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What is the Resolution and Aspect Ratio?

Resolution

Indicates the number of pixels shown on your display. For instance, a resolution of 1920×1080 signifies that your screen shows 1920 pixels in width and 1080 pixels in height.

Aspect Ratio 

Defines how pixels are arranged horizontally and vertically on the display. For example, a resolution of 1920×1080 boasts a 16:9 aspect ratio, ideal for widescreen displays.

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Best Resolution Settings for CS2

Pro players usually stick to the 4:3 aspect ratio, as it causes enemy models to seem bigger, which helps to be precise with aiming. In that case, the main sacrifice compared to 16:9 will be the field of view. The 16:9 ratio will allow you to see more on the left and right sides, but it will make the enemy models smaller, making it harder to aim.

Windows & Mouse Settings

Windows Sensitivity

Almost every single player of CS2 has 6/11 points of sensitivity in their Windows mouse settings, as going above this number might result in skipped pixels. 

Another option you should be looking for is “Enhance pointer precision“, which is right below the pointer speed settings, and you need to make sure that it is turned off.

Mouse Settings

Besides the DPI, there is such a thing as a polling rate. 

• Polling Rate — A mouse’s polling rate refers to how often it transmits data to the device it is linked with. This rate is measured in hertz (Hz), and a higher value indicates that data is relayed to your PC more quickly.

While normal mice have a polling rate between 120Hz and 240Hz, gaming mice like Logitech G Pro usually have higher options, such as 500Hz and 1000Hz. To get the perfect timings, you should look for a gaming mouse with a minimum of 1000Hz. 

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Pro Players Settings

Danil ‘donk’ Kryshkovets

• Resolution: 1280×960, 4:3
• WIndows Sensitivity: 4
• In-game Sensitivity: 1.25
• DPI: 800
• eDPI: 1000

Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovac

• Resolution: 1600×1024, 16:10
• WIndows Sensitivity: 6
• In-game Sensitivity: 1.2
• DPI: 800
• eDPI: 960

Robin ‘ropz’ Kool

• Resolution: 1920×1080, 16:9
• WIndows Sensitivity: 6
• In-game Sensitivity: 1.77
• DPI: 400
• eDPI: 708

Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut

• Resolution: 1280×960, 4:3
• WIndows Sensitivity: 6
• In-game Sensitivity: 1.9
• DPI: 400
• eDPI: 760

Ilya ‘m0NESY’ Osipov

• Resolution: 1280×960, 4:3
• WIndows Sensitivity: 6
• In-game Sensitivity: 2.3
• DPI: 400
• eDPI: 920

Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyljev

• Resolution: 1280×960, 4:3
• WIndows Sensitivity: 6
• In-game Sensitivity: 3.09
• DPI: 400
• eDPI: 1236

How to Find Your Perfect Sensitivity

• Focus on positioning your crosshair effectively to reduce excessive movement, conserving both valuable reaction time and your wrist health over time.
• Adjust the sensitivity by lowering the value if your cursor is moving too quickly or raising it if it’s too sluggish until you find what works best.
• Focus on practicing and enhancing one value, and avoid frequently altering or adjusting settings. Aim to depend more on muscle memory.
• If possible, opt for a large desk and a spacious mousepad. This setup will provide you with additional space to maneuver the mouse using your whole arm, which helps lessen wrist strain.

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Final Thoughts

Even though most of the pro players stick to the stable range of 400-800 DPI and 200 to 1200 eDPI, no one size fits all, as sensitivity is individual, and it depends more on how fast you will get your muscle memory to master it. But if you make one setup and stay consistent with it, you will get your aim precise in no time and hit headshots left and right!