Keyboard continously losing power (flickers) during gameplay

DodoSerebro

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I have a SteelSeries Merc Stealth Keyboard (USB Gold Plated) in which when I play some heavy games like for example Battlefield 3, it continuously flickers on and off making gameplay impossible. This is because I have no control on my character, and keeps performing the last pressed key for example moving forward.

This flickers all the time, for example every 2-3 seconds and it sometimes loses power for a fraction of a second or even for a full second.

I had a UPS back in the days, but I removed it because I thought it was affecting it. Now even without it, it still behaves the same.

When I exit the game and the load sorta decreases, full power and control comes back to the Keyboard meaning no flickering.

Could it be the Voltage? I know I live in a voltage sensitive area. or could it be either the PSU / MoBo?

Specs:

CPU: i7 920 2.66 GHz with Corsair H100 Watercooler
RAM: 16GB 1066 Mhz DDR3 Corsair
PSU: 850W Corsair TX 90% Efficiency
GPU: GTX760 EVGA
MoBo: P6TSE Asus
SSD: 256 GB Samsung 830
HDD: Western Digitial 2TB Green Power Saving

Thx
 

DodoSerebro

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No Haven't tried another one, though way back I used a standard Keyboard this never happened. The problem is when the computer is being stressed with a high end game

when I exit the game all returns back to normal....
 

DodoSerebro

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Yes I have, I've tried reinstalling, or even run without it.

the problem seems to lie something within the power....
 

DodoSerebro

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I think the voltage is flactuating... either spiking or dipping, as otherwise it works perfectly

Are there any voltage stabilisers for just the plugs I'm using (I'm using a 4x power hub not a multiple plug) rather than for the full house?
 

DodoSerebro

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I am not using a USB Hub, where I plug the plugs like Monitor and Power Supply yes...
I tried other USBs, but same :/