Thread: Mouse gets laggy/jumps around

I just built a new system and am kind of frustrated with an issue with the mouse I am having. I have tried updating drivers on everything from the mouse to the motherboard and chipsets. I am not sure if it’s something to do with my crossfire setup or other video card settings or is it just a windows vista thing.

It seems anytime I get done playing a game or watching a youtube video my mouse gets unresponsive and jumps around or like moves in slow motion across the screen. It shouldn’t be a processor or memory issue as I have plenty of power in both departments.

Any suggestion?

RIG:
PhenomII 920
8 gigs pc5300 Ram
Crossfired ATI HD4850
Asus M4A78-E motherboard.

My cursor moves, wandering around in tiny increments in random directions like Katharine Hepburn trying to find her meds in the dark - ever since I bought a new mouse. I discovered that it does so only when the mouse is parked on a specific area of my desk - specifically, the area that has been rubbed super-smooth by other mouse over the years. Apparently, the new one cannot deal with the "lack of landmarks". (Both the old and new messes are optical).

Optical mice don't like reflective or transparent surfaces to be sure but the OP said his mouse only skips under certain circumstances. What does your CPU usage look like when the mouse is moving slowly.