Since I got this computer:
- i5 7600K 3.80Ghz
- 16 RAM Single channel 1069 Mhz
- STRIX Z270E mobo
- PG348Q Monitor
- GTX 1080 Zotac
- 500 GB SSD Western Digital
I haven't been able to play smooth any games with a mouse. It does work well with an Xbox controller via USB tho. Quite an irony. The micro stuttering or lag happens when I use the mouse – it is unplayable and gives some headache with the time. It does happen in single and multiplayer and the FPS are not a problem, no drops and its steady well above 60.
While in game, if I use the keyboard to move around or I use the Xbox controller everything goes well, the issue shows up as soon as I move the mouse to look around. After a lot of googling and 2 weeks of installing OSs and trying everything, my guess is that the issue is related to the mouse polling rate. The feeling is clearly different to lag or fps drops but close enough for me to call it stutter or lag, not sure if there is a specific term. The software Mouse Rate Checker shows an average of 90Hz.
I've tried overclocking the mouse polling rate but no effort yet. In case it might be something different, what are your ideas? What could it be?
The OS and Nvidia drivers I've tried are:
Windows 10 64 – I've tried the Education N version, up to date and a doggy Pro one which haven't updated, just in case, which currently is in 1511 (just before anniversary update).
Nvidia drivers: have tried the last 2 versions (I can't recall the exact v. number of the previous one, I think it had a "28" at the end).
Best Answer
I found an answer on the Microsoft Forum:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/mouse-stutter-in-win-10/f1aaa4a8-5ed4-4fa0-bf3a-a30b470fb05a
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