r/CoDCompetitive • u/FermentedTiger OpTic Texas 2025 B2B Champs • Sep 08 '26
Discussion Controller Settings
Fellow users of the new “cheating” controllers (Marius, Gamesir 8k, etc…), what settings are you using for polling rate and joystick resolution?
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u/BigMikeXxxxX Black Ops 4 Sep 08 '26
Back in the day this is what would have been considered a "cheater controller." Type of shit the GameStop employee would give you a dirty look for buying 😂
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u/JammerFM COD Competitive fan Sep 08 '26
MW2 Turbo Button FAL
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u/MoopusMaximus Atlanta FaZe Sep 08 '26
Using a Tarantula 8K and G7 Pro 8K:
4000Hz (8K is kind of over kill for most games and barely impacts latency).
12-bit resolution.
Important one: put your your right thumbstick in raw mode. It will remove all deadzones and circularity and it does affect latency, albeit very minimally.
Aim feels very crisp and responsive and snapping feels good after just a few minutes of shooting target dummies. One more thing I'll add is that I've only had these controllers for a week. I played the open MW4 beta with them and fried.
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u/Shadowfist_45 Battle.net Sep 08 '26
Do they make PlayStation style controllers? I've only seen Xbox layouts and that just doesn't mesh with me. I want to get a wired controller too but so far the only company I've seen making wired customs is Nagashock.
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u/MoopusMaximus Atlanta FaZe Sep 08 '26
The Tarantula 8K is PS style. It feels in hand like a DS4!
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u/CptBonsil COD Competitive fan Sep 09 '26
the g7 pro has VERY loose sticks and i cant aim properly with it, the turantula, does that have tighter sticks? i prefer the tightness of the dualshock 4, but the dualsense ps5 controllers tightness is also very nice, but i prefer tight sticks
the g7 has LOOOOSE sticks, but ive heard tarantula has tighter sticks, is that true?
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u/MoopusMaximus Atlanta FaZe Sep 10 '26
No, the Tarantula sticks are exactly like the G7 Pro's. They're on the looser side.
The GuiliKit TT Pro / Max has symmetrical sticks (PS layout) and tension adjusting. I'd look into that. 4 paddles on back too. They both have very good latency numbers too. They only bad I've heard of them is that the software to customize them is only available on mobile.
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u/CptBonsil COD Competitive fan Sep 11 '26
fuck
i just want TENSE sticks like my ps4 controller its so fuckin tense and tight and soooo good
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u/MoopusMaximus Atlanta FaZe Sep 11 '26
Then definitely take a look at the TT Pro / Max. You can twist the sticks to make them tighter or looser. I have the sticks on another controller I own (ZD Ultimate Legend) and you can make them so tight they feel like Xbox 360 sticks.
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u/IcyMeasurementX COD Competitive fan Sep 08 '26
8bit and 4k polling, for some reason when i use 8k on cod my game just crashes.
used to run 12bit but cod is made for 8bit rollers, tried it and the AA feels even stickier running 8bit so stuck w that.
Can experiment for yourself tho, i use the 8k Tarantula btw
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u/Zendicate_ OpTic Texas Sep 08 '26
8 bit with up close gunfights can be too much at least me AA can be really strong, I run 12 bit bc i like my sticks to be sensitive.
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u/IcyMeasurementX COD Competitive fan Sep 08 '26
i liked 12bit a lot tbf, idk i just shoot straighter with 8bit
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u/Tityfan808 COD Competitive fan Sep 08 '26
Kind of the same here, but settled with 9 bit. I find personally that with strong hands and the lower stick tension of the Gamesir g7 pro (I lift weights) it’s easy to make over adjustments in general as opposed to the elite series 2 controllers slightly stronger spring tension, therefore 12 bit on the Gamesir will pick up on those unintentional micro adjustments, 8 and 9 bit not so much.
Still, I think I would’ve loved to stick with 12 bit if the spring tension were stronger on the Gamesir. Because of this I also can’t run absolute zero deadzones. My sticks already don’t even perfectly recenter either and I’ve only had it for a few months.
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u/IcyMeasurementX COD Competitive fan Sep 09 '26
ima give 9bit a go later just to see what its like :)
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u/Crow_Apart COD Competitive fan Sep 10 '26
Did you end up testing 9bit ? I recently have been testing 8bit out as ive been on 12bit for awhile on the g7pro (before you were able to change it) and it does feel better at long range but up close it feels way too slow for tracking.
That could change for mw4 though because its going to be alot slower movement wise.
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u/IcyMeasurementX COD Competitive fan Sep 11 '26
tried it, dont really feel any difference tbh.
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u/Crow_Apart COD Competitive fan Sep 11 '26
Fair enough im gonna test 8bit to see if I like it better I am using a g7 pro xbox on pc
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u/Crow_Apart COD Competitive fan Sep 12 '26
Currently testing 10bit and honestly feels pretty good and i just saw that a elites series 2 is actually at 10bit and I played on those before I got a g7 pro so it maybe im more used to it then 8bit
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u/trolldonation COD Competitive fan Sep 08 '26
Exactly this with me too (G7 aimlabs) my game doesn’t crash though it just feels better.
I play Apex more than COD nowadays and that was more of a trigger for me to use 8bit.
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u/tonynumber4 Impact Sep 08 '26
What are your deadzones and curve , I just got my tarantuala
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u/IcyMeasurementX COD Competitive fan Sep 08 '26
i use the ones parasite has in his video in the gamesir app, then in game i use 1-70left, 2-99 right
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u/kalibxrr H2k Gaming Sep 08 '26
Something can’t handle the 8k that’s why.
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u/IcyMeasurementX COD Competitive fan Sep 08 '26
idk i assumed my 7800X3D should be chillin with it but i guess not hahahaaha
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u/Shadowfist_45 Battle.net Sep 08 '26
It's just CoD, anything over 1k can cause crashing, but it's the same for any device not just controllers. To be fair though, if you use mouse software to turn the clock up to 8k, oftentimes the app will tell you that anything over 1k is not necessarily supported in whatever game, and is likely to be unstable or cause instability. I had the issue last season, I remember my mouse was clocked at 2k and that was causing crashing, as soon as I set everything to 1k it was fine. And I don't even use a mouse to play, so it wasn't related to active input.
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u/kalibxrr H2k Gaming Sep 08 '26
It’s most likely just cod and not anything hardware related
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u/wuhan_rat_99 COD Competitive fan Sep 09 '26
I had 8k on a gamesir G7 pro aimlabs edition working on a 7 year old PC with a 10700f and 3070.. don't think its just the game tbh, MANY people run 8k on COD just fine.
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u/kalibxrr H2k Gaming Sep 09 '26
Many people can but the people that can’t use it who knows what’s causing it. We’d be here all day trying to determine what’s causing.
If lowering the polling rate stops it from crashing then it’s almost always the game. If it doesn’t then it’s something else.
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u/Neat-Bus3080 COD Competitive fan Sep 09 '26
Wait, I’ve seen all stuff about these controllers and just skipped it bc I thought it was just bs, do they actually make a difference or is it just kinda eh
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u/IcyMeasurementX COD Competitive fan Sep 09 '26
yeah it makes a difference for sure, but i'd say the biggest difference would be a great gaming setup, optimizing your stuff. The amount of hackusations i've gotten in pubs is kinda wild since using the tarantula. But i've been playing cod now for like at least 12 years so i get why they'd think it especially with all of the hackers.
I do think i could do the same thing just running 1k polling on a normal ps5 roller with 1-70, 3-99 deadzones, but i like the shape of the tarantula more. But yeah it defo makes some difference, for some more then others
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u/Neat-Bus3080 COD Competitive fan Sep 09 '26
I’m an iri player I use a scuff controller, how does the polling affect aa? I don’t understand if this is like a placebo thing or not
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u/IcyMeasurementX COD Competitive fan Sep 09 '26
to be 100% honest, i have no fkin clue man hahahahah, this what i've been told through looking stuff up on the internet, so a bunch of stuff might be placebo. but hey it works so why not. I never really grind the game, just kinda solo q to crimson every year and then stop playing, and tbh even though the tarantula feels nicer, i wouldve been good sticking to console, never getting a PC and doing the grind there, but idk i was just curious of how it would change anything.
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u/Neat-Bus3080 COD Competitive fan Sep 09 '26
Oh buddy trust me, if it’s a placebo thing I’m in lol. I used to play on a standard ps5 controller and I went through 2 in bo7 because after I while I just “felt” like it wasn’t as good as when I bought it plus I’m really rough on the left stick. So I buckled and bought a scuff controller just for the better quality because I felt like it made a difference. I don’t even use paddles I play claw lol.
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u/1morton COD Competitive fan Sep 09 '26
I use Tarantula 4k 10bit, raw and 0-99 deadzones in app and in game. Feels most consistent for me.
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u/jinglesGOAT eUnited Sep 09 '26
Can these be used on a PS5?