The latency and lack of smoothness issues I experience in every game.
Posted: 08 Jan 2026, 13:14
I want to start my story from the very beginning. I bought my first desktop PC in 2016. It had a GTX 1060 6GB, an i5-7400, a 240GB SSD, and a 144Hz monitor. In CS:GO, playing on the Faceit platform, I was around 1900–2000 ELO and getting 30–40 kills almost every match. I was literally getting bored of killing opponents because the games felt incredibly easy; people simply couldn’t react to me.
After 4–5 years, my computer started to struggle and I had no choice but to upgrade. I switched to a system with a Ryzen 9 5900X, RTX 3080, and a 240Hz monitor—and that’s exactly where the nightmare began. On the first day, almost everything felt perfect, but there were a few things that made me uncomfortable. Even on the desktop, I noticed that the mouse cursor was jittering and leaving a trail behind it. I thought it was probably because of 240Hz and didn’t think much of it.
The next day, I realized that everything had gotten even worse. I could no longer react to anyone, and I was averaging only 10–15 kills per match. I endured this pain for 4–5 years. Then, about 2–3 months ago, I upgraded again to a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, RTX 4060, and an MSI B850 Gaming Plus motherboard. On the first day, when I tested Valorant, I thought, “That’s it, this problem is finally solved,” because everything felt incredibly smooth and latency-free. The game felt like it was gliding.
But on the second day, the problem came back. The game feels like it’s about to be smooth, but it never fully is—as if I’m playing at 120Hz instead of 240Hz. There are occasional stutters, and a serious loss of mouse precision and consistency. At this point, I think I’m starting to give up, because there is no method or optimization I haven’t tried. I’ve tried everything, and I feel like I’m finally at the point of truly giving up.
Sorry for my English, I had to use a translation.
After 4–5 years, my computer started to struggle and I had no choice but to upgrade. I switched to a system with a Ryzen 9 5900X, RTX 3080, and a 240Hz monitor—and that’s exactly where the nightmare began. On the first day, almost everything felt perfect, but there were a few things that made me uncomfortable. Even on the desktop, I noticed that the mouse cursor was jittering and leaving a trail behind it. I thought it was probably because of 240Hz and didn’t think much of it.
The next day, I realized that everything had gotten even worse. I could no longer react to anyone, and I was averaging only 10–15 kills per match. I endured this pain for 4–5 years. Then, about 2–3 months ago, I upgraded again to a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, RTX 4060, and an MSI B850 Gaming Plus motherboard. On the first day, when I tested Valorant, I thought, “That’s it, this problem is finally solved,” because everything felt incredibly smooth and latency-free. The game felt like it was gliding.
But on the second day, the problem came back. The game feels like it’s about to be smooth, but it never fully is—as if I’m playing at 120Hz instead of 240Hz. There are occasional stutters, and a serious loss of mouse precision and consistency. At this point, I think I’m starting to give up, because there is no method or optimization I haven’t tried. I’ve tried everything, and I feel like I’m finally at the point of truly giving up.
Sorry for my English, I had to use a translation.