In intense gaming situations, low latency input is very beneficial for competitive gamers. So it is crucial to keep track of your mouse polling rate. And that is what the mouse rate checker does.

Mouse Rate Checker records the number of times your mouse sends the data to the computer and measures it in Hz, and because it calculates the polling rate in Hz, that is why it is also called Mouse Hz checker.

What is Mouse Polling Rate?

The Mouse polling rate is how often the Mouse registers its position to the connected computer or PC. The polling rate is measured in Hz or in times per second.

Especially in gaming, the mouse polling rate is of critical importance. Think of an example wherein you have just half a second to dodge and quickly shoot your target. In that case, if you have a slow polling rate, then you might already be dead. That’s why gaming mice companies advertise for fast response time.

The faster your Mouse responds to your input, the less you will suffer from input lag.

Most of the Mouse these days comes with 125, 250, 500 and 1000Hz polling rate. The general rule of thumb is the higher a polling rate, the better the Mouse is.

Important: If you have a mouse with a higher polling rate, then there is a lot of stress on your system. So it is recommended not to always set your Mouse for the highest polling rate it can handle.

We have attached a photo showing the four most common polling rates available in the market and their corresponding response time.

How to use Mouse Rate Checker?

To start the Mouse Polling rate checker, click on the “click to start” button. After that, the tool will begin showing the polling rate of your Mouse.

You can see the average and the maximum mouse polling rate in Hz in between the ongoing process. Once you get enough Mouse report rate, you can stop the polling rate test and browse through all the Mouse polling rates in times per second or Hz.

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Is 1000Hz polling rate good?

For most people, 500Hz will prove to be more than enough. But For advanced and professional gamers, a polling rate of 1000 Hz is highly recommended.

So you might ask the question, is 500Hz better than 1000Hz? To understand the difference, you first have to know that on 500Hz, your mouse position will update every two milliseconds, and on 1000Hz, it will update every millisecond. The difference is not much, but the 1000Hz Mouse makes your aim more snappy, while 500Hz makes it smoother.

How to Change the Polling Rate of a Mouse?

Now that you know what the Mouse polling rate is, you may now question how to change it?

So how do you change the polling rate of your mouse on Windows 10? The answer is simple; it largely depends on the mouse you have.

The method you choose to change the polling rate of your mouse depends on whether you have a branded mouse at home or a non-branded one.

So without further ado, let’s dive in and understand the two methods. First, choose according to the mouse you have.

1) Changing the polling rate of a branded gaming mice.

There are two ways by which you can alter the polling rate of your mouse.

Method 1: If you own a gaming mouse-like Zowie EC2-B – CS: GO Edition, it wouldn’t be that hard for you to change the polling rate. All you have to do is press the button already there on your mouse to reduce or increase the mouse polling rate.

Method2: Other branded mice like Zowie, Logitech, Corsair and Razer come with supporting apps to alter the mouse configurations. If you do not know about it, then download the app from your manufacture’s website to get it for you.

Now that you have an app, you can change all the configurations, be it mouse DPI and even changing the report rate/polling rate (See it in the picture down below).

Changing the polling rate of non-branded mice

First and foremost, check whether your mouse supports the higher polling rates or not. If yes, then you can give this method a try.

Follow these steps to change the mouse polling rate successfully.

1. Download this Mouse polling rate changer tool for Windows and extract the files.
2. Inside the folder, you will find the mouse rate checker app along with the Readme document.
3. After you perform the steps written in the ‘Readme’ file. Then, it would be best if you restarted your computer.

Important points to remember:

• You have to repeat the above steps every time you restart your device. Alternatively, you can also use TaskScheduler to schedule the task that will automatically change the polling rate for you.
• Make sure you have all the administrative access while performing the above steps.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I use 8000Hz polling rate?

While using 8000Hz polling rate will make your mouse movements smoother and faster, you must understand it will require 8 times more processing power that will put extra burden on your CPU. If your CPU is capable of 8000 Hz without lags, don’t worry setting your mouse polling rate to 8000 Hz.

What is the different between polling rate and DPI?

Polling rate of your mouse means how often the position of your mouse is updated to your CPU while DPI means how far the cursor moves on screen if the mouse is moved by 1 inch. Clearly, both settings control two very different aspects of your mouse.