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October 30, 2013 5:31:09 PM

Hello, I've had my PC for about a year and a half now. However, overtime I've noticed input lag in every game I play.


Could this be my CPU? I use my PC A LOT. Pretty much every day.For gaming, mostly, and video rendering and encoding.

SPECS
AMD FX4100 @ 3.6GHz
GTX 660 2GB
8GB RAM

Could it be that my CPU is wearing out?
Or does it have something to do with mouse polling rates?

My mouse is set to 125ghz

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October 30, 2013 5:35:16 PM

no cpu's don't "wear out". are you using a wireless mouse? it could be your mouse is wearing out....
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October 30, 2013 5:38:55 PM

oczdude8 said:
no cpu's don't "wear out". are you using a wireless mouse? it could be your mouse is wearing out....


No, it's wired. But is it due to its low polling rate of 125ghz?
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October 30, 2013 5:38:55 PM

oczdude8 said:
no cpu's don't "wear out". are you using a wireless mouse? it could be your mouse is wearing out....


No, it's wired. But is it due to its low polling rate of 125ghz?
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October 30, 2013 5:41:58 PM

SinisterGamer said:
Hello, I've had my PC for about a year and a half now. However, overtime I've noticed input lag in every game I play.


Could this be my CPU? I use my PC A LOT. Pretty much every day.For gaming, mostly, and video rendering and encoding.

SPECS
AMD FX4100 @ 3.6GHz
GTX 660 2GB
8GB RAM

Could it be that my CPU is wearing out?
Or does it have something to do with mouse polling rates?

My mouse is set to 125ghz


I don't think it is polling at 125ghz probably just hz. You can try lower the polling rate, which may improve response, but reduce accuracy (by a very tiny amount, probably unnoticeable under most circumstances).

The mouse could also be wearing out like oczdude said. If it came with special drivers, a reinstall of them may be in order. You could also run an antivirus/malware program to see if yuor PC has picked something up.
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October 30, 2013 5:46:31 PM

It might sound obvious, but if you haven't yet tried it use a different USB port if the mouse is USB.
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October 30, 2013 5:48:33 PM

JOOK-D said:
It might sound obvious, but if you haven't yet tried it use a different USB port if the mouse is USB.


I've tried that :3
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October 30, 2013 5:50:56 PM

Do you notice input lag when doing anything else, or only when gaming?

Also could you list your motherboard model, it could be a common problem or just a compatibility issue.

In addition, have you tried any other mice? It could be an issue with the mouse itself.
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October 30, 2013 5:57:29 PM

JOOK-D said:
Do you notice input lag when doing anything else, or only when gaming?

Also could you list your motherboard model, it could be a common problem or just a compatibility issue.

In addition, have you tried any other mice? It could be an issue with the mouse itself.


Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX V2

I never noticed mouse lag with my first mouse. But I don't have that anymore. Also, I only just recently really started to notice it. It's not like I got my new mouse and I had input lag. It only became apparent over time.

And yes, I only notice it while gaming.

Quick question. What would increasing to 1000Hz polling rate do?
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October 30, 2013 6:06:18 PM

SinisterGamer said:
JOOK-D said:
Do you notice input lag when doing anything else, or only when gaming?

Also could you list your motherboard model, it could be a common problem or just a compatibility issue.

In addition, have you tried any other mice? It could be an issue with the mouse itself.


Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX V2

I never noticed mouse lag with my first mouse. But I don't have that anymore. Also, I only just recently really started to notice it. It's not like I got my new mouse and I had input lag. It only became apparent over time.

And yes, I only notice it while gaming.

Quick question. What would increasing to 1000Hz polling rate do?


It could be as simple as a broken mouse, a wire could have come loose over time for example. <<< That explanation is unlikely considering you only get it in gaming however.

I've found a thread that may solve your question: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/120100-13-mouse-mul...
TL : DR - It could be that you're playing at low FPS, high ping, or with V-Sync enabled.

Honestly, I haven't got a clue what changing the polling rate would do, but you ought to try it. Cheaper than buying a new one lol.

If the mouse came with any software you could try changing settings or updating the software.
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October 30, 2013 6:12:13 PM

SinisterGamer said:


It could be as simple as a broken mouse, a wire could have come loose over time for example. <<< That explanation is unlikely considering you only get it in gaming however.

I've found a thread that may solve your question: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/120100-13-mouse-mul...
TL : DR - It could be that you're playing at low FPS, high ping, or with V-Sync enabled.

Honestly, I haven't got a clue what changing the polling rate would do, but you ought to try it. Cheaper than buying a new one lol.

If the mouse came with any software you could try changing settings or updating the software.


Yes, you could be very right about the V-Sync. I find that in particular games like Terraria or COD4, mouse lag is very much visible with v-sync on.
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October 30, 2013 6:14:16 PM

PyjamasCat said:
SinisterGamer said:


It could be as simple as a broken mouse, a wire could have come loose over time for example. <<< That explanation is unlikely considering you only get it in gaming however.

I've found a thread that may solve your question: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/120100-13-mouse-mul...
TL : DR - It could be that you're playing at low FPS, high ping, or with V-Sync enabled.

Honestly, I haven't got a clue what changing the polling rate would do, but you ought to try it. Cheaper than buying a new one lol.

If the mouse came with any software you could try changing settings or updating the software.


Yes, you could be very right about the V-Sync. I find that in particular games like Terraria or COD4, mouse lag is very much visible with v-sync on.


No, I never have V-sync on. I even forced it off in the Nvidia Control Panel
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October 30, 2013 6:15:55 PM

Could it be my monitor?
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October 30, 2013 6:21:24 PM

SinisterGamer said:
Could it be my monitor?


I wouldn't say so as most modern monitors take 15-30ms to respond. But still a possiblity. What is the model
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