osu! - How To Get The Lowest Input Lag (ms.)

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A short tutorial on how to reduce input lag when playing osu! on your PC.

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:14 - In-Game Settings
1:06 - Task Manager
2:04 - Mouse Settings
2:32 - Game Bar
2:59 - Update GPU
3:28 - Update Operating System
3:46 - NVIDIA Control Panel
4:23 - Delete Temp Files

Disclaimer:
The information contained herein should NOT be used as a substitute for the advice of an appropriately qualified professional. Follow the instructions at your own risk. Due to factors beyond the control of tech How, no information contained in this video shall create any expressed or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result.

[lip_osu]

2:17 do NOT change the mouse sensitivity on this slider. keep it at 6/11 (the middle). this is an artificial way to change your mouses sensitivity and can cause extra input latency.

[LilTimmy]

In McOsu my input lag was at 0.3 ms but on normal osu i get 7 ms and now osu feels unplayable

[sunja]

thank you so much! I have used to have 30 ms and then it go down to 3 ms and then spike up to 30 or 40 ms. Now I am running at 0.5 ms!!! thank you so very much.

[niema]

i've changed only a few things and it went from 5 to 0.5

[zawny]

Thanks bro, I was getting 8.4ms with drops to 20ms, Now I get 1.5ms with no stutters

[gabrielnnv]

Thank you very much man. when playing hovering the pen i get 3-4ms. Dragging 1.3 ms. Now, regardless of whether I hover or drag, I'm always playing if 0.9 ms

[gabrieln]

dudee i was getting 8ms peak and avarage 13, now i'm getting 0, 5 no wayy tysm

[OmaChief]

Yeah this has lowered my ms but... It would sometimes jump to more than 50 ms for a second then go back to normal, making it impossible for me to play

[mmppsshh_]

you play game at 400+ fps and still want more??

osu player: yes

[callmecricket]

This is a very well done guide, but after doing all of this my ms still hasn't changed from 8-9 ms, is there anything else I could possibly do?

[imrdx]

i still play with 29-48 ms
i have no idea why, the problem is that i have 120-140 fps but still having high ms 😶

[Dark_xK]

went from 2ms to 0.2ms thanks a bunch!

[robloxglobalworld]

thx man ill go to 10 ms to 4 ms thank u very much👍👍😊

[AdameQs]

LOL NOW I'VE GOT 0, 43MS THANKS DUDE

[IINVIC]

thankss, i went from 1, 5ms to 0, 35ms !!!

[kaimuu]

the ms value ingame does not actually refer to latency but rather frametimes which is 1000/fps. So basically just another way to display fps. There really isn't a need to use unlimited most of the time and Optimal (8x refresh rate) is recommended by ppy for stability.

[OnlyMarxo]

i can play war zone with mid settings without lagging but not osu???

[starryskyhighway]

after i open nvidia control panel and change power management from optimal to prefer maximum perfomance
and turn off ingame detect perfomance issue
all went smooth

[KiLLJOY]

Any body else clicking perfectly on beat on mark and it just doesnt register your click at all?

[lambdziak]

On mouse i have 0.30 on tablet 2-4 What's is wrong ?