Mouse twitching uncontrollably when gaming?

[BusterWD]

Hi people of Toms Hardware, I got a new mouse for Christmas as I've had the same Microsoft mouse for a few years, when I'm gaming it twitches all over the screen, for example I'm playing an FPS and its impossible to turn corners or aim properly because of the mouse twitching, I was wondering is there a quick fix to this sort of problem? This is the mouse http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TF7GFHG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
Thanks a lot

 

[Elated]

Hello BusterWD,

Eventhough your mouse is brand new, have you checked the optical sensor for dust, hair etc? Have you tried using the mouse on other surfaces? Finally, you could try tweaking the sensitivity of the mouse.

Should these afore-mentioned methods be of no use, I suggest you ask if the person who gave the mouse to you as a present still has the receipt. You could change it for another one.

Best,

Elated

 

[BusterWD]

Hi, I've tried checking for all sorts of hair and fibre, I even got a new mouse pad with a finer grain on the pad thinking it might be picking up my quite thick old mouse pad more than my old mouse used to. It comes with 3 sensitivity settings, the first is too slow but doesn't twitch as much, the other two are what I would expect of a gaming mouse but as soon as you lift the mouse up apart from if its a long way up, it twitches uncontrollably still. You think I should just get a refund and a different mouse then?
Thanks

 

[Elated]

As far as I understood it, the mouse is plug and play? So no need for drivers. You could try to update (or install) new drivers for the mouse. If this cannot be done, or if it still does not work properly, I'd advise you to get a refund and get another mouse.