^ wow, thats interesting and I'd definitely try it if this were laser! My CM Spawn is an optical though..

not a wood desk...

im using a steelseries 4hd best mousepad iee had

Its funny you mention that, I was just looking at and considering the SS 4HD! What mouse do you use it with? Is it super smooth, or does it have a bit of control/grit to it?

I really like Razer's. Supposedly they are designed very specifically to optimize for mice. Might be just marketing but I suppose it's something vs nothing. http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mouse-pads I can tell a difference though between their speed pads and precision ones over just regular pads and wood surfaces. Precision one like the Destructor 2 definitely improved my average accuracy percentage in BF3 but everyone notices or doesn't notice different things. I never cared much for the speed surface.

I prefer a "control" surface as opposed to a speed one as well. I am sure thats a good one, but I just can't justify paying $40+ for just a mousepad. Especially since I am not gaming competitively for $$. That is nearly what I spent on the gaming mouse itself lol.

I prefer a "control" surface as opposed to a speed one as well. I am sure thats a good one, but I just can't justify paying $40+ for just a mousepad. Especially since I am not gaming competitively for $$. That is nearly what I spent on the gaming mouse itself lol.

Im having a goliathus control limited edition mousepad, limited in this case means its really big across the whole table, 1 m long and 30'ish cm wide and its amazing. I have it for 2 years already, the only downside is, it hasnt lose its surface friction, but it has gotten pretty dirty out of everyday usage, I even cleaned it once with a shampoo and all, but nothing changed it stayed pretty much the same, but it didnt suffer any damage from cleaning it as well.

Ok, after some deliberation I settled on a Rocketfish dual-sided pad online. I got a great price on it and it looks like its similar to the old Razer eXact-mat I used to have with a speed and control side. It looks to be a good size also. I haven't tried it before though, so I hope it works out as a good replacement 🙂 Thanks for all of the info everyone