[OLD] Mouse Polling rate

Polling rates are an important value of a mouse.
You might think that higher = better, like fps.
But this is not always true, like in R6 Siege.

Rainbow six siege is made for a polling rate of 125Hz, higher polling rates could cause mouse/aim issues.

What is the polling rate and why does it matter?

THIS DOES NOT WORK ON WINDOWS 10 PAST VERSION 1709

CHECK YOUR WINDOWS VERSION BY RUNNING "WINVER"

The pollingrate of a mouse, is how many times the mouse updates its position, sort of.
This means that a higher polling rate, will have a slower response time.

for example, a 125 Hz polling rate will result in a 8ms delay, and 1000 Hz will result in 1ms delay.
The image below might make you think that a higher polling rate is better.

A higher polling rate will mean a slower response time in games, kinda like how people still care about fps being higher then 60 because of the response time.

Why would i want to change my polling rate?

Because rainbow six siege is build for 125 Hz polling rates, 500 Hz could make visual distortions while moving the mouse quick.

Try moving your mouse very fast in-game, if your characters movement will at somepoint desync with your mouse moving, this can be caused by a too high polling rate.

So for rainbow six, ideally you want a polling rate of 125 Hz, besides 125 Hz is fast enough for any competetive experience.

Be carefull when changing your polling rate.

• Your mouse can break if you set the polling rate way too high.
  
• For older computers with a slower CPU, 1000 Hz polling rates can use up to 8%!
  
• Your windows driver may break, causing your computer to be keyboard only until you fix it.

How do i change my polling rate? (WINDOWS; USB MOUSE ONLY)

NEVER DELETE "Setup.exe" WITHOUT DISABLING THE DRIVER FIRST.

NEVER FOLLOW THIS GUIDE IF YOU DO NOW KNOW HOW TO RESTORE YOUR COMPUTER.

To change your polling rate, somebody called SweetLow did some absolutely wonderfull work.
SweetLow made a program which allows you to change the polling rate of any USB mouse.

This is achieved by editing the mouse driver windows uses.

1) Check your current polling rate

Why would you change it if it is already at your desired polling rate after all?
Mouse Rate [sourceforge.net]
This program allows you to check your current polling rate, just move your mouse around
and view the current polling rate.

2) Download hidusbf, by SweetLow

SweetLow made this wonderfull program which allows you to change your polling rate.
HIDUSBF_SINGED [mega.nz]
https://mega(dot)nz/#!WlUxTL5Q!J23LZGdOYe-tLxRNKRZoW_Jf-Qwk45U4sQd0rp0sp34
This driver is officially singed by Microsoft which costed SweetLow money, please donate to SweetLow. you will also need to unzip the driver.

links updated as of 25 jun 2018

3) Install the certificate.

Double click "SweetLow.CER" and then press: "install certificate"

after that, spam "next" until it is correctly installed.

4) Installing the driver.

Open "Setup.exe", then click "Install Service" in the bottum of the window.

5) setting up your settings.

In the same window, you select your mouse, then in the bottum of the window, click
"Filter On Device". After that, Select your Polling rate of "125 Hz".

6) Restart your computer.

After your restart your computer, your mouse should be locked to the 125 Hz polling rate, you can check this using the program from step 1.

Disabling HIDUSBF

to disable it, simple uncheck "Filter On Device" in the setup.exe. and restart your computer.



If mouse stops working and disappears from the list:
Use tab and shift tab to highlight "mice only", press spacebar.
You will see your mouse again.
Use tab and shift tab to highlight your mouse.
Use tab and shift tab to highlight "filter on device", press spacebar.
Use tab and shift tab to highlight "restart", press spacebar.

[Throat Loader]

Thanks!! sorry for complicating things... it really is an awesome guide/well made!!

[iron]

I've added a "[OLD]" prefix to the title of this guide. Hope that helps <3

[Throat Loader]

... SO! If you are a dev with a company account willing to sponsor the driver signing, lmk! We will pay for it. Many times over.

[iron]

When the next version after 1709 was released, It did not work. This is because microsoft changed something with the way it handles mouse input around those upgrades. I have no idea about newer updates of windows or the program. Again, this guide is old.

[Throat Loader]

Had no idea it was under a subsection for R6... sorry. The search result posts for any search for the polling tool,. but I see your point. I just want to raise awareness that this is only blocked due to no sponsoring company now that MS has changed their policies for developer accounts.

[Throat Loader]

Well, your comment above is still wrong. It does work past version 1709 with the exception of driver signing, which is easily worked around... except still blocked by anticheat for example EAC (Apex, Battlefield, Destiny, Halo... )

[iron]

Furthermore, this is a R6S guide, which used BattleEye when the guide was made.

[iron]

Notice how I said "was" and "worked". This guide is long expired.

[Throat Loader]

It is no longer signed. Sweetlow (the creator of this tool) provides the explanation on overclockers net. There is no longer a way to have drivers signed without a company account with MS. Individuals can no longer get drivers signed. He even volunteered to come up with the cash (it's not much) but we need a sponsoring company that is registered with MS.

Thanks for not knowing what you're talking about.

[iron]

Thats simply not true, the driver was signed and worked with battleEye perfectly fine.