The math behind 8000Hz polling: Why 400 DPI drops your 8K mouse to ~1500Hz, and an interactive calculator to test your CPU overhead
A substantial technical guide breaking down 8000Hz mouse polling: DPI saturation thresholds, high-refresh monitor alignment, USB microframe scheduling, and CPU interrupt load. The author also built a free web calculator to estimate overhead. Well-structured and informative despite being user-generated, but not a hands-on review with measured hardware results.
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