Is the optical switch on my new mouse actually worth it for FPS games?

[Sarah Roberts]

Hey guys, I’ve been torn between two mice for my CS2 setup and want to know if optical switches are genuinely better or just a fancy way to charge more. My current mouse has these regular mechanical Omron switches and I’ve started noticing double-firing issues after about a year of heavy clicking, which is annoying during ranked. A friend told me optical switches use a light beam instead of physical contacts so they’d never double-fire and should be faster. But everyone also talks about debounce delay and polling rate, so I’m confused about which thing actually matters for reaction time. Anyone actually tested the difference in-game, or is it mostly marketing?

"System Specs:"

"CPU: Ryzen 5 7600X"

"GPU: RX 7900 XTX"

"* Monitor: ASUS PG248QP 540Hz"

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