rain CS2 Settings: Full Config, Crosshair & Peripherals

Håvard “rain” Nygaard is a professional Counter-Strike player from Norway. He is known as one of the most loyal players in the scene, having served for FaZe Clan for over 8 years with no plans to stop. He is one of the most successful players in the scene with a Major title under his belt. Here is a complete list of rain’s CS2 settings and gaming peripherals.

rain Mouse Settings

Though he is turning older, rain is still known to be an extremely reliable rifler, so taking a look at his mouse settings might help you become the “big game” player rain is.

Mouse Settings Value
DPI 400
Sensitivity 1.8
Effective DPI (eDPI) 720
Zoom Sensitivity 0.9
Hz 1000
Windows Sensitivity  6

Rain is using a mouse DPI of 400 and an in-game sensitivity of 1.8, totaling his effective DPI to 720. Overall, this falls around the average eDPI for professional players in the scene. Since he is a rifler, he prefers this DPI for a stable and consistent aim.

rain Crosshair Settings

Another thing you should consider copying if rain is your idol is his crosshair, which allows him to do what he does best – hit those headshots in high-pressure situations. Here are the crosshair settings he uses.

Crosshair Setting Value
Style Classic Static
Follow Recoil No
Dot No
Length 1.5
Thickness 1
Gap -3
Outline No
Color Green
Sniper Width 0

Rain is using a pretty standard crosshair when compared to other professional player crosshairs. He is using a tiny, green crosshair with thin lines and thickness, allowing him to be as accurate as possible.

rain Crosshair Code

If you want to give rain’s crosshair a spin, copy and paste his crosshair code into your game.

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rain Viewmodel Settings

Next on the agenda is to take a look at rain’s viewmodel settings. Having a good viewmodel is important to help you see your screen as best as possible while playing.

Viewmodel Setting Value
FOV 60
Offset X 2.5
Offset Y -1
Offset Z -2
Presetpos 3

Rain is using an odd FOV value of 60, which is the lowest FOV available in the game. Most professionals prefer playing on 68, which is the maximum. Additionally, rain uses unique viewmodel offset settings, and clearly goes against the average viewmodel.

rain Viewmodel Config

If you want to try something new, you can give rain’s odd viewmodel a shot and see how it goes. 

viewmodel_fov 60; viewmodel_offset_x 2.5; viewmodel_offset_y -1; viewmodel_offset_z -2; viewmodel_presetpos 3;

rain Video Settings

If you have seen rain playing Counter-Strike and appreciate his video settings, look no further, as we’ll cover all of them here.

Rain Resolution and Aspect Ratio

The first group of video settings we’ll cover includes rain’s resolution and aspect ratio, which are two of the most crucial settings in this category.

Video Setting Value
Resolution 1280×800
Aspect Ratio 16:10
Scaling Mode Stretched
Brightness 125%
Display Mode Fullscreen

Rain continues using non-standard settings, as he is playing on a 16:10 aspect ratio and a 1280×800 resolution. This is very rare, but at least he is following the majority of players and using a stretched scaling mode.

rain Advanced Video Settings

Here are some additional advanced video settings you might consider copying if you’re such a big fan of rain.

Video Setting Value
Boost Player Contrast Enabled
V-Sync Disabled
NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency Unknown
NVIDIA G-Sync Disabled
Maximum FPS In Game 0
Multisampling Anti-Aliasing Mode 4x MSAA
Global Shadow Quality High
Dynamic Shadows All
Model / Texture Detail Low
Texture Filtering Mode Anisotropic 8x
Shader Detail Low
Particle Detail Unknown
Ambient Occlusion Unknown
High Dynamic Range Unknown
FidelityFX Super Resolution Unknown

Playing on a stretched scaling mode automatically makes your game look less visually appealing, so rain has chosen to tone down most of his advanced video settings to get maximum FPS performance.

rain Radar Settings

With his wealth of experience, you will often see rain playing at the right place at the right time. Such positioning can only be done with effective minimap usage, so let’s see what he uses.

Radar Setting Value
Radar Centers Player Yes
Radar is Rotating Yes
Toggle Shape With Scoreboard Yes
Radar HUD Size 1
Radar Map Zoom 0.65

Overall, rain is using very standard video settings, but his radar map zoom is pretty high at 0.65. This allows him to be extremely aware of his near surroundings and position accordingly.

rain Peripherals

Last but not least, let’s take a quick look at rain’s Counter-Strike peripherals and gaming gear.

Peripheral Name
Monitor ZOWIE XL2566K
Mouse Razer Viper V3 Pro Black
Keyboard SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Gen 3
Headset SteelSeries Arctis Prime
Mousepad Lethal Gaming Gear Saturn Pro V2
Earphones Logitech G333 Black
Processor Intel Core i9-12900K
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Rain is pretty well-versed in his choices for peripherals, as he is utilizing numerous brands to complete his gaming setup.