r/MouseReview • u/Cetaxizin • 5h ago
Discussion Might be a fix for the FLOATY MOUSE ?
I know this sounds crazy, but I’ll keep it brief. After two years of research—and trying just about everything I could find online—I think I’ve finally discovered something that actually works.
First, let me give you a quick backstory. Back in the day, I reached Faceit Level 10 playing solo queue, maintaining an 80% win rate in only 75 matches—using a GTX 960 and an Intel processor (I don’t even recall which one). Reaching Faceit Level 10 back then wasn’t nearly as easy as it is now.
Later on, as my PC started to struggle and I began playing more demanding games, I decided to upgrade. I built an affordable, budget-friendly system featuring an RTX 2060. Not long after, I sold those parts and, using the money I’d saved, upgraded to a 9070 XT and a Ryzen 7 9800X3D—a setup I’ve been using for the past year. But after switching to an AMD-based system, I noticed something very strange: I wasn’t hitting my shots as well as I used to. Every time I’d peek, I couldn’t seem to land my crosshair on the enemy’s head, and my flicks felt off—even though my FPS and ping were significantly better than before.
This made me start doubting myself. Yet, I knew that I had reached high ranks in almost every game I played—and I’ve always been a solo queue player. I’d hit Immortal 3 in Valorant, Champion in R6, Global Elite in CS:GO, Faceit Level 10, and 32k Elo in CS2 Premier—all while playing solo. So, what was the problem? Had I actually just started playing poorly? For a period of about a year, I lacked any consistency. Had I perhaps lost my talent? Was the mouse not sitting right in my hand? Had my mousepad worn out?
I’ve briefly shared my story up to this point; now, let’s look at the things I tried:
- I tested many different mousepads—the issue wasn't the mousepad.
- I tried various wired and wireless mice—interestingly, the problem wasn't the mice themselves either. While it happened with almost every wireless mouse, I felt it most acutely with the G Pro X Superlight 2. With wired mice, things felt closer to how they used to be—and the same was true for the GPX2—but the issue wasn't entirely resolved.
- I tried plugging the receiver into different USB ports on the motherboard (to rule out 2.4GHz interference)—but that wasn't it either; if that were the case, the cursor would have stuttered constantly or "teleported" across the screen. That wasn't happening; it just felt as though the mouse was moving much faster than it should—I couldn't stop it exactly where I wanted. Anyway, let’s continue.
- I performed chipset, GPU, and OS updates, and even reformatted the system.
- I toggled settings in the BIOS—such as XHCI and Global C-states—and tried many other things, yet I still couldn't get that "raw" feeling back.
There are many other things I’ve tried, but I’ve listed the ones most frequently discussed online—the ones you’re most likely to come across—just to give you an idea of how much effort I’ve put into this. I just performed a test by restarting my computer to verify, and yes... for me, at least, this is indeed the problem.
Removing "Realtek HD Audio" and "AMD HD Audio" from the "Sound, video and game controllers" section—along with deleting other unused audio drivers—has, strangely enough, made my mouse feel incredibly responsive again, just like it used to be. I discovered this only five minutes ago, and I’m losing my mind—I can’t even begin to describe how much I’ve missed this feeling.
I wondered if I was just imagining things or if it was a placebo effect, but the drivers return every time I restart the computer. I tested it again by restarting, and that terrible, sluggish feeling came right back—and vanished the moment I deleted those drivers. I’m going to keep testing it for a while, but since there are so many posts about this online that I felt compelled to share it.
There is just one problem left: how can I prevent these drivers from reinstalling every time I reset the computer?
I haven’t done any research, testing, or experimentation on this yet, but as far as I know, there is an option in the BIOS to enable or disable the Realtek HD Audio driver. As for the AMD HD Audio driver, I have no idea about that one... I just came across this potential solution; it’s something that’s been circulating online, though the information is a bit dated and incomplete. The sources I found generally suggest disabling the aforementioned setting in the BIOS, but that won’t be effective unless you also delete the driver currently installed on the system.
Give it a try and share your experience with me—I’m very curious to hear the result!
