Hardward and Connection Tips for PvP

A few hardware and Internet connection tips for PvP players.  Basic, commonsense information but I think the tips for turning your video settings low might be useful for some players and there are good ideas for minimizing latency problems in PvP.
http://www.wow.com/2010/09/02/the-art-of-war-craft-a-handy-guide-to-winning-at-everything/

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Improving Your Game Through Hardware

Skeleton Jack's first in a series of articles about improving Lich King play.  It's all about hardware (PCs only, no Mac information).
http://www.skeletonjack.com/2010/03/22/improve-your-game-by-sj-wow-system-requirements/

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Hardware Roundup

WOW Insider says Razer has updated the software for their 12 button gaming mouse called the Naga so that key mapping is possible.
http://www.wow.com/2010/01/08/razer-naga-now-supports-key-mapping/

Here is more about the Naga from the Razer website.
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-naga/

Razer  also has a new gaming mouse compatible with Macs.  It's called the Imperator.
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-imperator/

In other hardware news, a Kotaku story led me to this Steam hardware survey that shows what hardware Steam users own.  Thanks, Luke!  (If you don't know already, Steam is a game download service run by Valve, the makers of the classic Half-Life series and also Portal.)
http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/

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PvP Gear Review (Systems, Mice, Mouse Pads, Sound Systems, Keyboards)

WOW Insider has done a series of articles about various hardware and peripherals you might want to invest in if you are interested in playing PvP. The first article is about your computer's video settings and cooling.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/20/the-art-of-war-craft-gearing-up-for-pvp/

The second article is about various gaming mice.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/21/gearing-up-for-pvp-your-mouse/

The third article is about keyboards and mouse pads and the small game pads.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/22/gearing-up-for-pvp-gaming-surfaces-and-keyboards/#continued

The fourth article is about sound systems. I'll post it here when it is published.

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Latency Effects (and Strategies to Minimize) UPDATED

The Hunting Lodge's Wertez tries to chart how latency effects hunter shot rotation. Surprise! DPS is effected by lag....
http://www.brigwyn.com/2009/06/24/1261/

UPDATE: Wertez has added a second posting about lag/latency with strategies to minimize any latency you might get in-game with hardware and software and addon tweeks. Note that his tips are for Windows machines mostly.
http://www.brigwyn.com/2009/06/25/where-does-lag-come-from/

UPDATE #2: Wertez demonstrates the use of Traceroute to check your realm latency and to look at latency of various realms if you plan a transfer.
http://www.brigwyn.com/2009/06/28/how-many-hops-does-it-take-to-get-to-the-tootsie-roll-center/

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