USB and Bluetooth devices disconnect while gaming on 2020 13" MBP 10th Gen
Howdy!
I have a 2020 13" MBP with the 10th gen Intel chip (4 thunderbolt ports) and 32GB of RAM connected to an eGPU while gaming.
I casually game (some Fortnite, some Civ, nothing too exciting - I'm pretty terrible) and have found my Corsair keyboard and mouse drop out randomly while gaming. Both devices support wireless dongles, wired connection, and Bluetooth for connectivity. All the connection methods drop out, but I've found wired to be the most reliable, followed by Bluetooth, and finally the wireless dongles. They usually both drop at the same time, but I've found the keyboard drops more frequently than the mouse. Disconnecting and reconnecting the USB hub tends to resolve the issue, but not always.
This keyboard and mouse combo worked great connected to my 2015 13" MBP via the wireless dongles; I rarely connected them via USB. They both also work connected to my work laptop (Windoze) for roughly 40 hours/week via the dongles.
I've tried multiple USB hubs for the dongles and wired connections, and nothing appears to be super reliable. Bluetooth feels like it should work best, as these are they live a mere 18" from the laptop with no other wireless devices between the laptop and the devices - and I'm using a hard-wired LAN connection while gaming.
Has anybody experienced anything similar and have any tips or tricks to resolve it?
Thanks!
Rob
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15