NiKo CS:GO Crosshair, Settings, Gear and More in 2022

Heralded as one of the greatest riflers in CS:GO, Nikola “NiKo” Kovač is known for his aggressive playstyle and pinpoint accuracy. His crosshair settings and sensitivity fall under the less extreme settings used by pros.

Here’s the crosshair, settings, gear, and configs used by NiKo in CS:GO.

NiKo crosshair settings;

It's worth noting that crosshair settings are largely a personal thing. Professional CS:GO players renowned for changing their crosshairs often, and sometimes even during matches.

NiKo keeps it simple with a classic small-to-medium thin crosshair, perfect for his one-tapping playstyle while still letting him spray control comfortably.

• cl_crosshairalpha "255"; cl_crosshaircolor "5"; cl_crosshaircolor_b "50"; cl_crosshaircolor_r "50"; cl_crosshaircolor_g "250"; cl_crosshairdot "0"; cl_crosshairgap "-2"; cl_crosshairsize "2"; cl_crosshairstyle "4"; cl_crosshairusealpha "1"; cl_crosshairthickness "0.5"; cl_fixedcrosshairgap "-2"; cl_crosshair_outlinethickness "0"; cl_crosshair_drawoutline "0";

NiKo mouse settings

NiKo has been known to use a somewhat low sensitivity which he prefers for optimal accuracy with rifles and pistols.

• DPI: 400
• Sensitivity: 1.51
• eDPI: 604
• Raw Input: On
• Hz: 1000
• Zoom Sensitivity: 0.90
• Windows Sensitivity: 6
• Mouse Acceleration: Off

NiKo resolution and aspect ratio

Niko prefers playing with a 4:3 aspect ratio in stretched scaling mode, which might take some getting used to if you’re coming from a standard widescreen setup.

Here are his monitor settings:

• Resolution: 1280x960
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3
• Scaling Mode: Stretched
• Hz: 240

NiKo in-game settings

No surprises with the settings, as Niko looks to maximize his frames with some of the lowest possible settings. He’s currently reported to be rocking an NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080, so even with maxed out Texture Filtering and Multisampling Anti-Aliasing, he should be getting 400-450+ FPS consistently.

• Global Shadow Quality: Medium
• Model / Texture Detail: Low
• Texture Streaming: Disabled
• Effect Detail: Low
• Shader Detail: Low
• Boost Player Contrast: Disabled
• Multicore Rendering: Enabled
• Multisampling Anti-Aliasing Mode: 8x MSAA
• FXAA Anti-Aliasing: Disabled
• Texture Filtering Mode: Anisotropic 8x
• Wait for Vertical Sync: Disabled
• Motion Blur: Disabled
• Triple-Monitor Mode: Disabled
• Use Uber Shaders: Enabled

Niko gear, monitor, and peripherals

The Zowie S2 has become a staple of competitive CS:GO, and despite its age it remains as one of the preferred mice of professional players today. One of its biggest proponents, Niko still swears by the iconic S2.

Monitor: BENQ XL2546

Mouse: Zowie S2

Keyboard: Logitech G513

Headset: Logitech G PRO X Headset