"I'd say there's a difference from 1 to 2K and then, after that, 8K you don't even reach anyway. So it's only 2K or 4K, but they're both fine. I play at 4K."

"1K is the minimum. If you play 4K, it's going to be way smoother—not 'way' [smoother], but you will notice it. It's a smoother motion than if you put it at 1K... I'm on 800 [DPI], 1 kHz... because usually I like to flick."

A couple of days ago I got the chance to speak with two pro Counter-Strike 2 players, Azuwu and yxngstxr, both from team Luminosity Gaming. Amongst other things, I asked them about polling rates.

As a long-time (and recently-returned) Counter-Strike player, I've stuck to 1 kHz despite all the hype over 4K and 8K. I've tried 8K for comparison before and couldn't make out much of a difference.

I've always stuck to 800 DPI and 1 kHz, just like yxngstxr, in my case mainly because it saves battery life and doesn't risk any lower performance or stuttering which is a risk with 8K on some systems. Our James recently tried out different polling rates and didn't find a consistent benefit, either.

But I never tried out higher polling rates for too long, and after now having heard directly from pro players that the difference is noticeable above 1K, I'm thinking I might give it another go.

I was a little surprised that yxngstxr sticks to 1K, but he explains that that's because he likes to do more flick-shots than perhaps most low-sens pros:

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