Gulikit KK3 Max Bad Connectivity and Latency/Lag
Yesterday I received my Gulikit KK3 Max and while I've been loving the build quality and texture feel of the controller itself, playing with it has been a bit of a nightmare.
After I tried it with the Hyperlink adapter while playing Cyberpunk, I immediately noticed a very strange and weird latency or lag while playing. I would move the sticks around and it would register half a second later, or sometimes not even register at all.
The wireless adapter is quite close to the controller itself, but putting my hands below the desk would significantly increase the lag and misinputs described above. And if I put my hand covering the L and R and triggers, the controller straight up would not send any inputs to the PC, and the PC would say the controller had disconnected after 10 seconds despite the controller still being on.
I decided to try with a bluetooth adapter, same distance. The issues remained the same, bad connectivity and latency/lag that becomes worse if my hand is on top of the controller.
With a wired connection, the issues are not present.
I've tried the following with no improvements:
- I have updated the controller to the latest firmware available, both the 5.4 firmware and the 3.27 BT firmware updates.
- I have updated the hyperlink adapter to the latest v1.1 firmware.
- I have tried disabling the 2.4ghz WIFI from my router to ensure it wasnt the signal being overlapped.
- I have tried unplugging both my keyboard and mouse adapters to ensure they were not affecting performance
- I have tried plugging both the Hyperlink and bluetooth adapters straight to the back of the PC instead of using the USB Hub on my monitor.
I have an 8bitdo 2C controller, and a Gamesir Nova Lite, both come with their own 2.4GHZ adapters, and I can confirm none of them present any of these issues.
Running the KK3 Max through Gamepadla, the results are the following:
These are the results then the KK3 is connected wired to the PC:
KK3 Max Wired Gamepadla Results
This is compared to the results I get from my 8bitdo Ultimate 2C under the same circunstances with its respective adapter:
8bitdo Ultimate 2C Gamepadla Results
And with the Gamesir Nova Lite:
Gamesir Nova Lite Gamepadla Results
I know the results are based on Polling rate and not actual latency, but still, something appears clearly wrong with the KK3.
What these tests also dont show is the missed inputs that I get while playing. And the loss of connectivity at any minor block between the controller and the adapter.
I think I've tried all possible solutions I could think of, and I've searched the internet and seen some people complain about latency but not to this extent.
The only option I haven't tried yet is rolling back my Win 11 version. Currently Im on 24H2 and I've heard it has brought a lot of issues, so I will try reverting to 23H2 and report here in the comments if that fixed the problem.