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Has anyone tried using a high-end power conditioner to fix EMI-induced input lag?
Posted: 14 May 2026, 07:13
by TanvirPlayz
I’ve been reading up on how Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) can supposedly cause input lag across various devices. I’ve seen plenty of lists recommending the "best power conditioners," but I haven't seen many gamers or PC builders actually using them specifically to cut out EMI from their mains electricity to improve latency.
I'm really curious if anyone out there has tried a high-end unit for this exact purpose—specifically something like the Furman Prestige Series P-1800 PF R 15A Power Conditioner (the one with Power Factor Technology).
If you search for the 'Furman Prestige Series P-1800 PF R 15A Power Conditioner' on YouTube, you will find a Short that claims and demonstrates a 99% reduction in EMI.
Please let me know if my logic is completely off base here. I don't know much about the deep electrical engineering side of things, I'm just genuinely curious if this is a viable fix!
Re: Has anyone tried using a high-end power conditioner to fix EMI-induced input lag?
Posted: 14 May 2026, 13:56
by Slender
0% difference
Re: Has anyone tried using a high-end power conditioner to fix EMI-induced input lag?
Posted: 14 May 2026, 20:15
by crack
TanvirPlayz wrote: ↑14 May 2026, 07:13
I’ve been reading up on how Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) can supposedly cause input lag across various devices. I’ve seen plenty of lists recommending the "best power conditioners," but I haven't seen many gamers or PC builders actually using them specifically to cut out EMI from their mains electricity to improve latency.
I'm really curious if anyone out there has tried a high-end unit for this exact purpose—specifically something like the Furman Prestige Series P-1800 PF R 15A Power Conditioner (the one with Power Factor Technology).
If you search for the 'Furman Prestige Series P-1800 PF R 15A Power Conditioner' on YouTube, you will find a Short that claims and demonstrates a 99% reduction in EMI.
Please let me know if my logic is completely off base here. I don't know much about the deep electrical engineering side of things, I'm just genuinely curious if this is a viable fix!
I'd say moving out trying other locations where electronics work properly is your best bet, I had a little over 20 years of electronics working as they should in my area, without EMI induced lag or weird behavior, even now I remember having a 2008 Samsung T220 60Hz LCD, 125Hz polling rate office mouse in 2018 feeling addictingly good compared to the 240Hz IPS, 1000Hz mouse with a flawless sensor I have now.
Still have the old setup and it feels abysmally slow now, some people say the lack of grounding could be the issue, nope, faulty ground yes I do agree it can mess up and cause you this problem, but in my case it's not grounding because I don't have any.
I highly doubt an expensive name brand power conditioner is going to fix your problem.
Funny I've seen some russians map out places where electronics work properly and shit places to avoid plugging in.
Re: Has anyone tried using a high-end power conditioner to fix EMI-induced input lag?
Posted: 16 May 2026, 11:19
by astroasis
Take it from me DO NOT BUY ANY EXPENSIVE GEAR IF YOU HAVE THE ELECTRICITY LAG, mine is fixed after moving out into a different area, had it since 2018. The easiest way to test is if you sit on youtube dark mode and just move your cursor about it will feel really laggy like when youre playing games. My 5ms old 120hz is 10x more responsive in my new house than my old place with a very expensive 0.5ms monitor.
Re: Has anyone tried using a high-end power conditioner to fix EMI-induced input lag?
Posted: 16 May 2026, 11:29
by astroasis
as well as pc and consoles feeling better at my new house, my phones picture quality and smoothness when scrolling has improved since charging it. Try different houses first before you move out if you can
Re: Has anyone tried using a high-end power conditioner to fix EMI-induced input lag?
Posted: 17 May 2026, 13:21
by Yazeedtt
Slender wrote: ↑14 May 2026, 13:56
0% difference
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Re: Has anyone tried using a high-end power conditioner to fix EMI-induced input lag?
Posted: 18 May 2026, 18:34
by shebu
A portal opened in 2017, leading to the NVIDIA forum topic "Input Lag Is Killing Me"
Re: Has anyone tried using a high-end power conditioner to fix EMI-induced input lag?
Posted: 26 May 2026, 00:57
by Slender
astroasis wrote: ↑16 May 2026, 11:29
as well as pc and consoles feeling better at my new house, my phones picture quality and smoothness when scrolling has improved since charging it. Try different houses first before you move out if you can
@since charging it
problem still on phone at new place, and fixed after charge in new place?
Re: Has anyone tried using a high-end power conditioner to fix EMI-induced input lag?
Posted: 26 May 2026, 03:24
by MK92
I've fixed everything over a week ago by getting a new circuit to my room, it was split in the main fuse box from PEN into PE+N so I have a proper 3 wires now, and then getting cables on top of the wall to my room where a new socket was installed, but I had ACTUAL electrical problems with old wiring (impedance, imbalance, neutral drift, oxidized wires, lose junctions, load-dependant PC behaviour because of shared circuit with oven and induction hob...) and not some "behind the server desync" crap that 85% of people here have, which has nothing to do with electricity but with internet
Re: Has anyone tried using a high-end power conditioner to fix EMI-induced input lag?
Posted: 26 May 2026, 08:49
by Slender
MK92 wrote: ↑26 May 2026, 03:24
I've fixed everything over a week ago by getting a new circuit to my room, it was split in the main fuse box from PEN into PE+N so I have a proper 3 wires now, and then getting cables on top of the wall to my room where a new socket was installed, but I had ACTUAL electrical problems with old wiring (impedance, imbalance, neutral drift, oxidized wires, lose junctions, load-dependant PC behaviour because of shared circuit with oven and induction hob...) and not some "behind the server desync" crap that 85% of people here have, which has nothing to do with electricity but with internet
Very good! Now, everything you said doesn't make sense to us because we've already done it.