He yanked the cable.
The mouse froze. For three full seconds, the cursor was a stone. His heart thumped. Then—a soft click from the USB port, like a key turning in a lock. The cursor returned, but different. Faster. Hungrier. It moved before he moved it. It anticipated his tremors.
The dropdown didn't go higher. Not officially. But there was an “Advanced” tab, hidden behind a registry key warning. Inside: a text field. “Custom rate (Hz).” how to change polling rate on mouse
He clicked Apply.
Leo leaned forward. His monitor was 240Hz. He’d been playing with an 8ms delay for three years. It was like sprinting in quicksand. He yanked the cable
A warning appeared: “Changing polling rate on unsupported hardware may cause instability, increased CPU usage, or unexpected behavior.”
He plugged in his mouse. The software read the current rate: 125Hz. He clicked the dropdown. 250Hz. 500Hz. 1000Hz. His heart thumped
His name is Leo. Of course he pressed Y.