Can slightly loose usb port cause input lag or mouse issues?

[Samwise]

One of my laptop usb port is little bit wobbly to left and right, it works without issues, at least it feels responsive and all when not gaming, and it doesnt drop connection or anything like that.

What i want to know is if it might add extra input lag or delayed registering of pressing mouse buttons when gaming.

Should i just stop worrying about it or can it add some extra delay? Its wired basic mouse btw.

[Washell]

If it's fine on the desktop, it's going to be fine in gaming. Most common cause of input lag there is v-sync.

[Carlsberg]

Wireless mice are much better for a laptop imo, no need to unplug because plug-in piece is so small it does not get in way and no wire to wrap every time you move machine. If need be you can also secure it with a small dab from a hot glue gun.

[Samwise]

Originally posted by Washell:

If it's fine on the desktop, it's going to be fine in gaming. Most common cause of input lag there is v-sync.

Alright thanks, i just read one topic by googling, that someone had loose port and he claimed moving the usb plug every so slighty, improved his lag, which was apparently massive, if the plug was slightly in different position.

It got me paranoid, and got me thinking maybe it adds lag to me too, but just less or something. He didnt specify if he got issues outside gaming though, so maybe he just got faulty device or something.

Originally posted by Carlsberg:

Wireless mice are much better for a laptop imo, no need to unplug because plug-in piece is so small it does not get in way and no wire to wrap every time you move machine. If need be you can also secure it with a small dab from a hot glue gun.

I was orginally going to buy wireless gaming mouse, but my router is too close to the dongle and i wasnt sure if it would affect wifi signals. I didnt want to order one and then send it back the next day, if it indeed messed up the wifi.

Another factor i decided not to buy gaming mouse is that my laptop is junk tier, and the increased polling rate might have affected performance too much. At least i read very mixed reports.

I got my mouse wire in check, thanks to tape, so its no issue.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

The actual port is loose or the device connector is just loosely fitting into the port?

A modem/router shouldn't be that close to any PC, move that further away.

[Samwise]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

The actual port is loose or the device connector is just loosely fitting into the port?

The port on my laptop. One of the usb ports is looser compared to other usb ports on the laptop, which feels more tight

This is when plugging in the same exact mouse to other ports, so its definitely the port.

It stays there just fine, but it wobbles with just light touch. The other ports barely wobbles.

Im buying new table soon, but for now i got no other place for the router or its distance.

[Washell]

Originally posted by Samwise:

I was orginally going to buy wireless gaming mouse, but my router is too close to the dongle and i wasnt sure if it would affect wifi signals. I didnt want to order one and then send it back the next day, if it indeed messed up the wifi.

For future reference and others reading this: It's extremely unlikely in the 2.4GHz band and impossible in the 5GHz band for the (very) weak mouse receiver/transmitter to interfere with wifi. Wireless mice wouldn't be so popular if they did.

[Samwise]

Originally posted by Washell:

Originally posted by Samwise:

I was orginally going to buy wireless gaming mouse, but my router is too close to the dongle and i wasnt sure if it would affect wifi signals. I didnt want to order one and then send it back the next day, if it indeed messed up the wifi.

For future reference and others reading this: It's extremely unlikely in the 2.4GHz band and impossible in the 5GHz band for the (very) weak mouse receiver/transmitter to interfere with wifi. Wireless mice wouldn't be so popular if they did.

What if its very close, less than one metre away from mode?

[Washell]

Originally posted by Samwise:

Originally posted by Washell:

For future reference and others reading this: It's extremely unlikely in the 2.4GHz band and impossible in the 5GHz band for the (very) weak mouse receiver/transmitter to interfere with wifi. Wireless mice wouldn't be so popular if they did.

What if its very close, less than one metre away from mode?

You could tape it to it, and it'll still be fine.

[mtono]

Originally posted by Samwise:

One of my laptop usb port is little bit wobbly to left and right, it works without issues, at least it feels responsive and all when not gaming, and it doesnt drop connection or anything like that.

What i want to know is if it might add extra input lag or delayed registering of pressing mouse buttons when gaming.

Should i just stop worrying about it or can it add some extra delay? Its wired basic mouse btw.

contact is all a elecrical cable needs. so: if the loose usb cable looses contact, the mouse just doesnt work. then stick the cable into the right place again. thats all.

[Samwise]

Originally posted by teh_germ:

Originally posted by Samwise:

One of my laptop usb port is little bit wobbly to left and right, it works without issues, at least it feels responsive and all when not gaming, and it doesnt drop connection or anything like that.

What i want to know is if it might add extra input lag or delayed registering of pressing mouse buttons when gaming.

Should i just stop worrying about it or can it add some extra delay? Its wired basic mouse btw.

contact is all a elecrical cable needs. so: if the loose usb cable looses contact, the mouse just doesnt work. then stick the cable into the right place again. thats all.

Thanks. So, it either works, or doesnt.

Also, i mentioned the about someone having mouse lag issues with loose usb port, i read it with more attention, and they were talking about some specific Alienware laptop, and someone else mentioned same issues with that same laptop, so i believe its issue with that particular laptop. Probably a design flaw or something.

[Samwise]

Originally posted by Washell:

Originally posted by Samwise:

What if its very close, less than one metre away from mode?

You could tape it to it, and it'll still be fine.

Hmm, when i buy new desk, i might just buy wireless then, i HATE mouse cable anyway. They're too stiff and gets in my way.