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First post, by bryco

Posted on 2019-04-25, 18:42

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I recently picked up a Windows XP system, P4 2.2 GHZ Northwood with 2 gbs of ram. I was having trouble running Far Cry with a Ge force 4. So I added a 6800GT to try and remedy that. I'm still have problems whenever I move the mouse the whole computer lags. To test my theory that it was the mouse I installed need for speed underground 2(a childhood classic of mine). It ran flawlessly with keyboard controls but if I moved the mouse while driving the PC stutters and the frames hit unplayable levels. I tried looking for spyware as recommended by google searches. Used Spybot Search and Destroy. It found some different things and removed them but the issue hasn't been resolved. I'm using a new mouse that has a high DPI and I tried to lower it. There isn't much information out there about what I should be looking for to fix. So I turn to you guys to maybe shed some light on the issue. Any help is appreciated! 😀

Reply 1 of 4, by wiretap

Posted on 2019-04-25, 19:48

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USB mouse? PS/2 mouse? Try a different mouse. Try a different polling rate.

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Reply 2 of 4, by cyclone3d

Posted on 2019-04-25, 20:28

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This reeks of a resource conflict.

Is whatever port the mouse is plugged into sharing an IRQ with the sound or video card?

I seem to remember a very similar thread not too long ago and the "solution" was to use a different port type. If it is USB, and there are more than 1 USB "hub", you may be able to remedy it by using a USB port on a different hub or controller.

What about PCI latency settings in the BIOS? If there is no BIOS setting, or even if there is, try this:
https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/pci-late … ool-3-1-v2.html

https://hardforum.com/threads/chaning-pci-agp … latency.780965/

There was some other fix that I used to use all the time, but it has been quite a while and can't seem to find it or remember what it was.

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Reply 3 of 4, by bryco

Posted on 2019-04-26, 12:33

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It was a USB mouse that I was using. I went to Goodwill and found an older laser mouse to try(They didn't have any PS2 mice unfortunately), one a little more basic and that didn't produce and results either. I swapped to every single USB port including the two on the front to no avail. I'm going to hit a couple thrift stores around here before I try and order one online.

A side note, how would I found out if the USB port shares the same IRQ? Is it possible they all share the same one or should I start looking for the culprit somewhere else?

I'm going to mess with the AGP latency tonight and report back. I figured I'd start with the easiest and most obvious fixes first and move on from there. Thanks for the insight guys!

Reply 4 of 4, by rasz_pl

Posted on 2019-04-26, 14:51

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all the USB ports are on an internal hub connected to one USB controller, swapping ports is pointless
start by reinstalling USB drivers, probably from Intel Inf

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