Gaming mice are built specifically for gamers. They all vary in price and quality, so it's important you know what to look for.
1. Figure out how you hold your mouse; this will be important for later. There are 3 basic types of grips people use:
Palm grip: This is how most people hold their mouse. Your entire hand lies flat on the mouse.
Claw grip: This one is like the palm grip, but characterized by arched fingers in the shape of a claw.
Fingertip grip: The entire mouse is held with just your fingertips, the palm won't touch the mouse.
2 Find out if you how big your movements are when using your mouse. If you play using big, sweeping motions, you'll be looking for low DPI (DPI pretty much means how sensitive the mouse is, low DPI would be considered 1600 or lower). If however you play using smaller motions, you'll want a mouse that can support higher DPI, more than 3000.
3 Now think about what kind of games you play. Do you mainly play FPS games? RTS? MMO? Most mice cater to FPS games, but there are also mice that have more buttons and macros designed for RTS games and MMO's.
4 Go to Amazon and look at the menu to the left. Set the DPI to fit your needs depending on your playstyle, make sure the reviews are at least 4 stars and set your price range, or go to another website of your choice, inputting the same information.
5 Now pay attention to the pictures. Look at the two main buttons. If they don't look distinguished and the mouse looks rather large, it's probably a palm-grip mouse. If the two main buttons are clearly indented or visible in some way and the mouse is kind of small, it's meant for finger and claw-grip players.
6 Once you found a mouse you like be sure to check the user reviews.
7 When you find one that fits your needs and has good reviews, buy it. You may want to consider buying a mousepad too if you don't already have one.
