Dark Core RGB Wireless Mouse Lag

So the only way I can play R6 Siege now is in wired mode, any time now I play wireless, ill get what seems to be lag when moving the mouse. It almost seems like the sensor stops tracking and it happens alot. It never did this when i first got it 3 months ago. I have updated, re-paired device, you name it. Anyone else with this issue? I've never had this issue with any other wireless mouse I have used. Games are unplayable via wireless, for me anyway.

My apologies, i have the dark core pro, not sure if that matters. I have tried what you have recommended both unplugged and plugged in, it does nothing at all. The mouse is rendered useless when unplugged and toggled in the middle position which is usually used for wired us.

I've seen some other instances with other corsair mouse users, not specifically the same model as mine, where similar things are happening. In their case, it seems to be the ICUE lagging their system, only when they move the mouse. I will check this evening to see if i am getting FPS drops when mouse is in wireless mode, but as mentioned, it almost feels as the sensor stops tracking momentarily. I have died many time when transitioning from one aim point to the next b/c the mouse just stops tracking. I will provide feed back later.

I have the same issue and the same mouse (Dark RGB Pro SE). When on the 2.4GHz wifi connection it lags, but when bluetoothed no issue. Wondering also if it is the iCUE that is causing the problems. When under bluetooth the mouse is not able to talk with iCUE where is with the 2.4GHz wifi stick it does. Wired I have no issues either.

So all my peripherals have been corsair apart from my mouse as nothing I've tried could compare to my G502. Finally impulse purchased the Dark Core RBG PRO SE. I was super excited to finally have all my stuff match and a single program for managing all peripherals. Only thing is now I'm finding input lag to be a massive issue. I have double checked to confirm that the dongle is connected to a usb 3.0 port because i thought that may be it, nope, So i used the extension and put the dongle no more then 18inches from the mouse, in line of sight. Nope still lagging. So i think to myself well okay wireless was never a deal breaker for me anyway ill just use it wired. NOPE. STILL lagging so I'm flat outta ideas and torn because on one hand matching, satisfying, etc and being stuck with lag or going back to my 502 as nothing else as far as corsair mice peak my interest apart from the Ironclaw but Im concerned it may be Icue so even a new mouse wont fix it.

So I have noticed this stutter or lag where the mouse kind of doesnt register as if its been lifted off the mat, only happens when I play R6 Siege. It does it whether ICUE is running or not. I dont recall this happeneing when i first got the mouse. Now I run the mouse in wired mode and no issues, kind of defeats the purpose tho... any thoughts?

I have the Dark Core RGB Pro SE and I see the stutter and lag on both 2.4 GHz wireless and wired with iCue in the background running

Well, i guess we just have to deal with it as there seems to not be much support on this issue. ICUE is by far the worst software created. It seems to conflict with almost everything... Point of getting this mouse was wireless use, now it stays plugged in all the time. Like I said it feels like the mouse is lifted off the pad and stops tracking....

I too noticed this issue after a few months of working great. My receiver is about 6 inches from the mouse with direct line of sight. I use my laptop with the mouse on the right hand side with the usb receiver on the right usb port and I get what I can only describe as lag. It will do it when gaming and when working, almost as if it lost connectivity. I also get the same issue on Bluetooth. Ive done the soft reset option and it didnt make a difference, made sure both icue and the mouse firmware are on the latest version.

 

Edit: Initially I thought it might have been the mouse pad (maybe dirty or the design was causing the sensor to have issues) so I tried out a different one that was all black and the issue still persist.

Edited February 8, 2021 by Indecision1991

I have been having this problem since about seven months after getting my Dark Core RGB mouse. I have reset everything more than once. I have reinstalled everything more than once. Once I turn on/wake up my mouse it works just fine, but after about five minutes it starts to lag BAD. It's barely usable as a normal mouse, forget playing any games with it. It will basically register every other mouse click, and there's no telling where it might end up on the screen when you move it.

 

Edit: It's the same with iCue running or not. I just now had to click "submit" and "edit" more than once because of this problem.

Also, the dongles are in the front of my PC case, line of sight, about six feet away.

Edited February 9, 2021 by pushmonk
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I too am having lag issues when using 2.4 GHz. Not as much when not in any game, but obviously that doesn't help. This only started happening when I got my new PC. On the laptop I played on before I had no such issues. I've tried restarting the mouse and moving the receiver, but neither made any difference.

So many moons ago when i had one of the first Logitech Wireless gaming mice, I experienced a similar issue. I later found out that it was my desk causing the issue. Tempered glass and wood do not cause any problems, but when i had an alloy based desk top if my mouse got to close to the desk (while using the keyboard tray for mouse and keyboard) i would dead zone and the dongle would lose contact with the mouse. So i relocated my computer to under the desk, and then if my keyboard tray was not open all the way and my mouse went between the metal tray and desk the mouse would go wild as if it was getting ghosted signals. Have not tested to see if these are still issues that can happen but could be something to look at. I just avoid metal stuff being between the dongle and the mouse these days.

I recently had to return the Dark Core RGB Pro (Non-SE) because of these issues, but it was more than just lag. It cut out completely, wouldn't even register being connected to iCUE. The only thing that worked was bluetooth mode, as when it was connected via USB-C, the left and right click would intermittently not work at all. I reinstalled iCUE, completely removed all of the drivers and even the Corsair folder from the registry, restarted, and the issue persisted. This was after the mouse working just fine for 4 solid days as well. I tried moving the receiver to a USB 2.0 port, and the issue persisted, so I moved it back to the USB 3.0 port. I tried moving the mouse so that it was literally within 3 inches of the receiver, and the problem persisted. At one point, unplugging and plugging the receiver back in caused my PC to have a bluescreen error as well. I returned the mouse for a new one and it isn't doing anything yet, but one thing that I'm doing differently is that I am not updating the firmware on the receiver or the mouse, as my issues started popping up after that. I did force firmware updates to see if that solved the issue on the mouse that I returned, but the issue persisted.

 

As a side note, I will also add that whenever I try to upgrade the firmware of my Corsair Vengeance PRO RAM, iCUE crashes in the middle of the update. I'm starting to believe this is an iCUE problem, rather than a hardware problem.

 

Edit: I also did the reset on the mouse both by holding the the two side buttons while powering on, and also while holding left and right click, and the issue still persisted.

Edited May 30, 2021 by Broghan
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Bought this mouse (Dark Core Pro SE RGB) a couple months ago and it seems like things went weird one to three weeks before if I'm correct, i guess around the same time that the latest firmware update came out. Maybe a day later I had connection issues, but wired instead of wireless (or bluetooth). From then and currently, my mouse randomly shuts off for a couple seconds and then work again, or if I have bad luck; the mouse response shuts off completely (LEDs are on though) - temporary solution for me is to reconnect it.

 

But so far I had no issues related to Wireless.

i have the same issues relating constant stutter, connection issues 

On 5/31/2021 at 2:02 PM, C0lin said:

my mouse randomly shuts off for a couple seconds and then work again

aswell as this.

It's sad to see that the corsair support doesn't seem to care much about this issue. If this issue still persists in a week or two I will probablytry to get a refund and switch to a Gpro. for 100€ it's really embarrasing that we get something like this

I literally had skipping looking horizontally (most noticeable) and tried EVERYTHING else. 

IT TURNED OUT TO BE MY DONGLE PLACEMENT. 

It was originally in my back USB port of MB. I moved it to the hub to have it separated from every other USB connection/dongles and it fixed it instantly. Some sort of interference. 

Edited August 23, 2021 by sethpays

I had the same problem this fixed it 

 

Hey, did we get any further with the lag/drop out issues for the Corsair Dark Core Pro SE RGB Wireless mouse. Mine seems to stutter constantly, opening a browser and it stutters. Basically the second the PC is under any load and the mouse just skips or fails to register.  

well well well a whole year later and the problem still exists. Has anyone had luck with the fix?

 

On 3/3/2023 at 10:27 PM, mellow_jo3 said:

well well well a whole year later and the problem still exists. Has anyone had luck with the fix?

 

Nope still having this issue too, brand new system, reset iCue, new and soft reset Dark Core SE. Tends to happen if you've been idle for a mere few minutes. Like a sharp drop in DPI for a few seconds.

Fast forward to January, 2024 and I just bought this mouse and noticed this immediately.  It happens on wireless, bluetooth, corded, with iCue running and stopped...after reset, updated firmware, etc. 

This mouse doesn't seem to work as a mouse. 

Corsair just keeps selling it...I don't understand how so many problems can exist in one product. 

This is my second one by the way - took the first one back after two hours of usage and this one is exactly the same.