USB to PS2 Performance Loss ?

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Simmonz

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I was thinking of moving my mouse and keyboard from USB ports to PS2 ports. Would I experience any performance loss from doing so ? I use the Logitech G15 keyboard and the Razer Lachesis mouse if that matters. I was thinking of doing this to save some USB ports.
 
Nope, there should be no loss in performance. You can also set the polling rate on the PS/2 port higher if you wish, in which case it'll offer higher precision than USB.
 
Check to see whether or not they actually work on the PS/2 ports. I don't know about the Razer Lachesis, but I believe that the Logitech G15 is USB only.
 
yeah i know for sure the lachesis will not work on ps/2.. the drivers wont detect the mouse..


if your really short on usb ports.. why not just but a PCI card with 4 usb ports on it.. or get a 4 usb thing that comes with some boards that connects to one of the exta expansion slots but uses the extra USB headers on the motherboard..
 
You can connect up to 127 devices to a single USB port, all you need is a USB hub and you can find them for like $4.
 
GotNoRice said:
You can connect up to 127 devices to a single USB port, all you need is a USB hub and you can find them for like $4.
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A single USB root controller, to be precise :) Most systems have around 2 of them. Don't forget about total bandwidth (and latency) on each root controller either. Having 127 external USB HDDs on one root controller would mean some very slow transfer rates ;)
 
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