Wired, wireless and polling rate: what matters for aim
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Current high-end wireless mouse perform on par with wired ones for competitive play. The bigger questions are weight, battery life and polling rate.
Polling rate
Polling rate is how often the mouse reports its position. Going from 1000 Hz to 4000 or 8000 Hz shortens the interval between reports, which can make motion smoother on high refresh-rate monitors.
The costs
- Higher CPU load, which some games and systems handle poorly.
- Shorter battery life on wireless mouse.
- Diminishing returns above what your monitor can show.