The complete database of CS2 pro player configs

400 DPI is the overwhelming pro standard — paired with in-game sensitivity between 1.5 and 2.5, giving an eDPI of 600 to 1000. A small minority use 800 DPI with proportionally lower sens, but 400 is what you'll see on roughly 80% of player pages in our database.

At a stretched 4:3 aspect ratio, player models render visibly wider than at native 16:9 — making targets easier to land. The tradeoff is reduced peripheral vision on the sides. Most pros decided the wider-targets benefit outweighs the lost FOV, especially for AWPers and riflers. CS2 restored stretched modes after a brief absence, and the meta went right back to it.

240Hz is the competitive floor. Below that, you're at a measurable disadvantage in fast duels. Many top pros run 360Hz (Zowie XL2566K, Alienware AW2725DF) and the very early adopters are on 480Hz. Past 240Hz the gains are smaller, but the cost of dropping below it is real.

Start in the 700–1000 eDPI range. Most easily: 400 DPI × 2.0 sens = 800 eDPI. That's right in the pro pocket — fast enough to flick across the screen, slow enough that micro-adjustments stay controllable. Spend a week in deathmatch with it before tweaking.

No, never. Every pro uses Raw Input On + Mouse Acceleration Off + Windows pointer speed 6/11 (the 1:1 default). Mouse acceleration breaks muscle memory — the same hand movement produces different camera turns depending on speed, which makes consistent aim impossible. Turn it off in both CS2 and Windows.

Player shadows are a callout — you can see an enemy's shadow on the ground before they peek a corner. "Low" still renders player shadows at reduced quality, but "Lowest" disables them entirely and removes that information. Pros want every bit of free intel, so Low (not Lowest) is the universal pick.

The Logitech G Pro X Superlight (1 and 2) is the most-used mouse on the CS2 pro scene by a wide margin. The Razer Viper V3 Pro and Pulsar X2/X3 also have meaningful share. The common thread: all are wireless, all weigh 60–65g, all have ~1ms response time.

Mostly yes. Sensitivity, DPI, crosshair commands (cl_crosshair*), viewmodel, and gear all transferred directly from CS:GO to CS2 — most pros didn't change a thing. The few CS2-specific tweaks: subtick movement (no config needed), the crosshair share-code system (in addition to console commands), and some video settings have new names. The fundamentals are unchanged.