Trying to keep variable input lag at bay

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Hyote
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Re: Trying to keep variable input lag at bay

Post by Hyote » 07 Mar 2026, 15:58

F1zus wrote: ↑
07 Mar 2026, 14:59
Hyote wrote: ↑
06 Mar 2026, 07:14
I took the script down and embedded the function into my program like I mentioned earlier. But if you want to try the whole original thing, it's at https://github.com/LuSlower/MemDrain
So, I just need to run this program as an administrator after Windows starts, and the input lag shouldn't change over time, regardless of the number of processes in the system and other factors? Shouldn't there be any games running while this program is running, like CS2? Doesn't this program change game priorities and threads?
You run it and hopefully it works as it should and after a few seconds it picks up game threads and optimizes background processes as well. There will be variability at all times obviously but if you just read the description instead or tried the program, there wouldn't be a single question here. A program's name has to be input into the command prompt with or without the .exe

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Re: Trying to keep variable input lag at bay

Post by F1zus » 07 Mar 2026, 18:06

Hyote wrote: ↑
07 Mar 2026, 15:58
F1zus wrote: ↑
07 Mar 2026, 14:59
Hyote wrote: ↑
06 Mar 2026, 07:14
I took the script down and embedded the function into my program like I mentioned earlier. But if you want to try the whole original thing, it's at https://github.com/LuSlower/MemDrain
So, I just need to run this program as an administrator after Windows starts, and the input lag shouldn't change over time, regardless of the number of processes in the system and other factors? Shouldn't there be any games running while this program is running, like CS2? Doesn't this program change game priorities and threads?
You run it and hopefully it works as it should and after a few seconds it picks up game threads and optimizes background processes as well. There will be variability at all times obviously but if you just read the description instead or tried the program, there wouldn't be a single question here. A program's name has to be input into the command prompt with or without the .exe
Thanks, I tried this program, and it definitely reduces input lag a little. But it doesn't significantly improve gaming performance. In any case, the program doesn't solve the issue of variable input lag after repeatedly pressing the DPI button on the mouse. I think all mice have a sleep mode or power saving levels for the mouse sensor (C0, C1, C2), like the processor, and when I press the DPI button, the mouse briefly switches to C0 mode.
So far, no one has figured out why mouse input lag decreases after switching DPI modes.

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