new mouse + mousepad

If you can't get a new MX518, get a G400 (slightly improved version). I don't think I've ever heard someone mention new and awesome mousepads, so you might as well stick with QPAD/QcK/etc.

yes. nothing new, just "better" version

g400s + puretrak talent mousepad

omg snoop omg
mx518 all the way

Get a glass mouse pad. I've been using a homemade version of icemat one for 10 years now and its still like new.

If you want top quali (sensor / mousepad)

just buy:
Zowie EC1/EC2 eVo (just that EC2 is a bit smaller, otherwise same mouse)
Puretrak talent

Izi game izi life

Lol fucking nerds buying mousepads

I use the free one I got when I bought sofas XD

from my own experience:
MX518 - loved for 3 years, thought it got damaged so I switched it with Steelseries Ikari Optical (in the end I found out that it was my mobo that was causing mouse problems - so I sold MX518 to my friend who used it for another few years)
Steelseries Ikari Optical - it was actually decent performing mouse, but build quality is horrible (double click problems in ~1 year)
Logitech G400 - best mouse I had used to date, smooth, flawless; however I broke its cable :(
Logitech G400s - after I broke the cable on G400, I needed something to play with - since G400 was unavailable at the time, I bought this new version - twice as expensive, half of the performance. I either got one with faulty sensor or there is something very wrong with it. It was skipping big time on my PureTrak Talent, maybe it didn't really like the hive pattern.

today I should be receiving my new Zowie EC1 eVo CL, I am really wondering what it is about.

As for mousepad: I once had QcK heavy, then I switched to Everglide Titan MonsterMat for few years (same surface in terms of smoothness, but much more durable). Since it got discontinued, I switched to PureTrak Talent - decent mousepad, liked Titan a bit more. But, few months ago I bought Artisan Hayate Soft L - at first I was like "hmm, too smooth", but after a week of getting used to I think I am not going to switch back to PureTrak Talent. Hayate provides very smooth surface, very controllable with enough friction to provide very precise movement stops on flick shots. I like it but it costs quite a lot.

Zowie EC1 or FK series

Als ob ne neue maus was bringen würde, besser wirst davon eh nicht. n00b.

g400s prolly best work around if u had mx518 before, at least was for me.

zowie fk1

med/high prized optical mouse on avago 3090 sensor, like 'roccat savu', 'roccat kone pure optical' or zowie AM, zowie FK, zowie EC1 evo/EC2 evo

I do not recommend g400 :) i have two mouse and two broke cable


http://www.razersupport.com/gaming-mice/razer-lachesis/

steelseries sensei pro+ steelseries 4hd

SS Rival (optical) + SS Qck Mass -> Headshots