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    Mouse USB Polling Rate - Need software running?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by kent1146, Jan 30, 2016.

  1. kent1146

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    So, there are a lot of gaming mice out there that store profiles onto on-board memory (e.g. DPI settings, macros, etc). One of the settings is USB Polling Rate.

    Does anybody know if you need that mouse software running in order to get USB Polling Rates above the default 125Hz? Is the polling rate determined by the mouse's USB interface, or is it a Windows-side driver that needs to be running?
     
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    If anyone's interested, I found the answer. I tested this using a Mouse Polling Rate tool, and ran it on a clean system that never had any mouse gaming software installed. G602)

    My mouse (Logitech G602) ran at the correct 500Hz USB polling rate, as stored on the mouse's on-board memory. You do not need the mouse configuration software actively running on the computer in order to take advantage of higher USB polling rates.
     
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    I'm sure the results of this vary depending on whether or not a mouse has onboard memory. For instance, Razer phased out this feature on its mice after they rolled out Synapse 2.0, so I'm guessing all of that has to be controlled in the software.
     
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    Yup. It only applies to mice with onboard memory. Razer mice are SOL, since they don't have onboard memory. You need to have Razer Synapse running on that machine, have internet access, and log in to a Razer account to access mouse settings.

    Oh, but don't worry.... according to Razer:
    No longer limited by last generation onboard device memory, Razer Synapse 2.0 brings the brain of the Razer [mouse name] to the cloud.​

    What a crock of BS.
     
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    Actually, once you've created an account and logged in the first time, the software can be used in offline mode just fine. I totally get the argument of not wanting to go through all that, but to be honest, I find the cloud sync function quite handy. Whenever I reinstall Windows, I just log in and all my game profiles are present and accounted for, no fuss.
     
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    Actually, once you've created an account and logged in the first time, the software can be used in offline mode just fine. I totally get the argument of not wanting to go through all this, but to be honest, I find the cloud sync function quite handy. Whenever I reinstall Windows, I simply log in and all my game profiles are present and accounted for, no additional configuration necessary.
     
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