HANDS ON GUIDE

Improve your interface with new peripherals

Price:

Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 - £22;

Logitech G9 - £53;

SteelSeries Steelpad SX - £32;

Total price: £22

Supplier: www.kustompcs.co.uk

If you're attempting to take on the elite marksmen in Custom PC's Readers' Night with the standard three-button mouse that came with your PC, now is the time to start thinking about acquiring a new one. You'll be amazed at the difference it makes to your gaming experience, in terms of both comfort and accuracy.

For just £22, you can pick up a re-release of Microsoft's acclaimed Intellimouse Explorer 3.0, which has a good, solid weight and perfect curves that feel exactly right in your hand. It also has five customisable buttons, and a clicking scroll wheel that's great for switching between weapons, although the click action is pretty noisy. Thousands of gamers swear by this mouse, and we mean that in a good way; it's a great mouse that delivers a lot for very little money.

If you want to spend a little more cash, you can't go wrong with Logitech's G9, which takes the comfort of the Intellimouse a step further by offering interchangeable grips to suit the shape of your hand. It also has more precision with its 3,200dpi laser sensor, and you can adjust the weights to suit your preferences too.

Finally, we also recommend investing in a decent mousepad. It's a treat to glide your mouse effortlessly over the hard metal of the SteelSeries Steelpad SX, and its textured rubber foot ensures that it doesn't slide around on your desktop either.

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