USB-Switch / KVM and latency for competitive gaming?

Any idea whether these usb-switches would introduce latency to my mouse and keyboard?

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I’m playing competitive shooters and would like to avoid latency at all costs but really would appreciate such a switch to run my Gaming PC and Mac with the same periphery.

I personally would prefer this one with USB inputs:

Although I don’t know whether their 3.2 usb switch without power input would be a better option?

I have heard in the past that PS/2 connectors are the way to go rather than USB for competitive gaming. USB has a polling rate while PS/2 does not (its a direct wire). Daisy chaining USB will likely degrade the latency even further.

Lol I need a serious answer.

@regulareel isn’t wrong. If you are that concerned then it’s a fair answer to your question. Otherwise the latency you will experience through a USB hub is negligible compared to what the network connection will introduce.

Is it a fair answer? The last time I saw a new board with a PS/2 port was 2011.

Problem I have I use a mouse with 1 ms latency so I probably should get then a second one for my second system and just use the hub for my dongles and non-latency relevant stuff?

@Melodist I dont mess around outside The Lounge. You are welcome

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/17m89e8/modern_motherboards_that_have_ps2_port/

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also from the same reddit post

ok fine i do mess around

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Haha man it’s not what I wanted but I appreciate the effort :heart:

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