Hi,
I just built a new PC with an ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3. From the first time I started the PC, both my USB mouse and USB keyboard lag out for periods of time ranging from barely noticeable to as much as 3 or 4 seconds at a time. When this occurs the rest of the system runs normally. If I am playing a game, the game continues to run at the same framerate with no stuttering or slowing down. Sometimes it is just the mouse, and other times it is just the keyboard. Sometimes it is both. It can occur with no programs open. I leave the windows system monitor open and see no CPU spikes or other indications that the system is experiencing issues.
The system sees the problem both on stock CPU speeds and overclocked speeds. The problem occurred before I ever attempted overclocking.
This occured the very first time I started my system up. I am convinced that both the mouse and keyboard are fine as I have used them both on two other computers now without an issue. I played a few games on two other computerss with them for over an hour and had no input lag. I switched back to my new PC with this motherboard and immediately saw the issue again.
I am on Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, fully patched as of today.
Troubleshooting (tested USB for lag before attempting the next step. Saw lag after each step):
1)Restart system.
2)Update the BIOS. I am currently on the latest BIOS version 1.1. I continued to experience issues.
3)USB drivers. I updated to Etron USB 3.0 driver ver:0.96_WHQL. This did not fix the problem.
4)Beta USB drivers, Etron USB 3.0 driver ver:0.104_WHQL. Still no improvement.
5)Try different USB ports. I have now tried every port on the system, both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0.
6)Try a different mouse.
I am STILL seeing issues with input lag that is making gaming extremely difficult. The problem is intermitant. Sometimes I will play 30 minutes without a problem. Other times I will experience lag every 5 seconds or so. In one game, you fire a machine gun by holding down the mouse. Even with the mouse button being held down, my gun will stop firing, then start firing, then stop firing, all without me ever releasing the button! During this time the gameplay does not stutter or show signs of slowing.
It seems as though added bandwidth makes the problem worse. Previously, all my tests were done with only a mouse and keyboard in use. I tried a Logitech G35 USB headset and the problem seemed to get worse. At times the sound would start to cut out in the headset and there would be static.
Does anyone have any ideas?
I just built a new PC with an ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3. From the first time I started the PC, both my USB mouse and USB keyboard lag out for periods of time ranging from barely noticeable to as much as 3 or 4 seconds at a time. When this occurs the rest of the system runs normally. If I am playing a game, the game continues to run at the same framerate with no stuttering or slowing down. Sometimes it is just the mouse, and other times it is just the keyboard. Sometimes it is both. It can occur with no programs open. I leave the windows system monitor open and see no CPU spikes or other indications that the system is experiencing issues.
The system sees the problem both on stock CPU speeds and overclocked speeds. The problem occurred before I ever attempted overclocking.
This occured the very first time I started my system up. I am convinced that both the mouse and keyboard are fine as I have used them both on two other computers now without an issue. I played a few games on two other computerss with them for over an hour and had no input lag. I switched back to my new PC with this motherboard and immediately saw the issue again.
I am on Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, fully patched as of today.
Troubleshooting (tested USB for lag before attempting the next step. Saw lag after each step):
1)Restart system.
2)Update the BIOS. I am currently on the latest BIOS version 1.1. I continued to experience issues.
3)USB drivers. I updated to Etron USB 3.0 driver ver:0.96_WHQL. This did not fix the problem.
4)Beta USB drivers, Etron USB 3.0 driver ver:0.104_WHQL. Still no improvement.
5)Try different USB ports. I have now tried every port on the system, both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0.
6)Try a different mouse.
I am STILL seeing issues with input lag that is making gaming extremely difficult. The problem is intermitant. Sometimes I will play 30 minutes without a problem. Other times I will experience lag every 5 seconds or so. In one game, you fire a machine gun by holding down the mouse. Even with the mouse button being held down, my gun will stop firing, then start firing, then stop firing, all without me ever releasing the button! During this time the gameplay does not stutter or show signs of slowing.
It seems as though added bandwidth makes the problem worse. Previously, all my tests were done with only a mouse and keyboard in use. I tried a Logitech G35 USB headset and the problem seemed to get worse. At times the sound would start to cut out in the headset and there would be static.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram