Timer not accurate

Question

I am using a timer from the toolbox witha an interval of 1ms but it is not accurate.

System.Timers.Timer?  this is the same

any answers?

Answer 1

The timer, or computer clocks in general, aren't that accurate.  Here is a discussion on the subject: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1512294/what-is-the-maximum-precision-of-the-timer-in-net

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Answer 2

Here is a project that claims to get a bit better accuracy than the standard timer: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/98346/Microsecond-and-Millisecond-NET-Timer

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