Slow Speed

Im using an old Dell 690 desktop pc. My ISP is capable of over 1144mps however I'm only getting 350mps. Im thinking its the Broadcom Net Xtreme 57xx Controller slowing things down. Is there an Ethernet card I can buy that will enable me to get the most out of my possible internet speed? I would...

Hello everyone, I apologise if this becomes lengthy! For months now I've had various symptoms suggesting a fault on my FTTC connection. I'm with BT (UK). I'm 3 routers and 4 engineers in. Fault reappears each time. Nothing can be done without proof of a fault, so I'm trying to gather...

I have an z490 mother board with possible speeds of over 2gbs. My internet speed is 1gb but not able to produce over 400 mbps download but capable for getting up to 40 upload I have tried different ethernet cables still not getting anywhere to 1gb of speed. Tried the same ethernet on other...

I have fiber optics, ethernet gives me 600/600 up/dn, however when switching to wireless, cant get above 170/160 This is the same as my old service that could not get above 150dn (15up) standard. I did not see an option to change the channel. The router is 15ft from my current device, so...

Hi, I've recently set up an unmanaged Netgear 24port (GS324) Gigabit Ethernet Switch from a Virgin Superhub (UK). Wireless speeds are clocking at 250mbps which is roughly in line with my 350mbps deal, but the speed from the switch won't seem to go above 75/80mbps (regardless of location)...

Hello, I have 400Mbps plan. Most of my devices reach that speed over WiFi. However, on my pc WiFi, with different speed test websites I get 30-40 Mbps. With ethernet I get 430. In my network settings, the link speed shows 144Mbps so I would like to know if I can increase my download speed to...

My modem is successfully connected to the internet. It has WiFi capabilities. It has Ethernet capabilities. My phone is successfully connected to the internet via WiFi, good and normal speeds. My PC is successfully connected to the internet via Ethernet connection BUT my speeds are at a...

Hello, I have 40/4 Mbps internet, but I'm downloading at 1,8MB/s. It won't go above that. When I tried to check my internet speed on speedtest, the values were accurate. The upload speed is as specified, but the download speed is only 1,8MB/s. It's like that on every device, I tried connecting...

Sorry if this is the wrong forum, not sure where to post. Quick question, I have around 970mb download speeds on speedtest.net. Most of the time, things download in a blink of an eye. but with some websites, files download around as little as >100kb/s. Is there anything I can do to combat this...

We just got internet with Rogers Gigabit plan where we pay for 1gbps download and 30mbps upload speed. The first 3 or 4 days were great and we managed to all have 800mbps download speeds and everything was downloading very fast. Now myself and my other roommate only get around 150-200mbs where...

To start out I have 1Gbps fiber internet. I was getting full 1gbps on my computer up until the last windows update. I tried to roll it back, did not good my issue. I updated drivers, did not work. I can not get above 500 Mbps, it will normally sit in the low 400's. 3 other computers and 3...

Hi, My uncle has a laptop (Acer Aspire ES1-512-C0G0 (NX MRWEX 058). Last couple of months the laptop struggles with basic activities such as: long time to turn on and off, very slow opening the Facebook and playing movies and songs on YouTube. I know that I need to change the thermal paste on...

Hello guys, I recently bought the Samsung 970 EVO PLUS and inserted it in the M2_1 port of my motherboard, Asus Z390i and I also installed the correct Samsung drivers (Samsung NVME Driver and Samsung Magician). The SSD works on PCIE Gen 3 x 2 and I am receiving half the speed I am suppose to...

Hello, since the gpu prices are going up so much i went to look for a prebuilt pc. I found one that’s pretty good but don’t know if it’s worth the money. I’m planning to use it on 1080p with a 144hz monitor. Is it worth the money and how long will i be able to get around 100 fps if i tweak the...

Hello, I just bought a new PC i5 6600k gtx 1060 ram 16 but i have windows 10 , i used all my life windows 7 and its what i like the most , if i install win7 will i get the same performace ,temperature etc... ? Thank you

Hey guys in the UK will a 125v power cord that came with a 110-240 power supply work in the UK with just an adaptor for the wall socket ? Thanks

PC specs are: Motherboard: Acer Veriton M680G Processor: Intel Core i7 870 2.93GHz RAM: 16GB Patriot DDR3 GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB PSU: FSP Group 450W Good day, not the brightest when it comes to these things. Recently had my PC give me an issue when logging in stating: When this...

Hey Guys I am Currently Running AMD FX-4170 , Quad Core machine , which has been working Well since i got it , But always had a Noisy CPU , I believe the CPU cooler is just a very basic , cheap AMD single fan , I Have been looking to Upgrade to a cheap (around 30 - 40 bucks or so )but better...

Would merging two HDDs into a single partition double the read/write speed? I know it would combine the storage capacity but would it also increase read and write speed? Is it possible it would slow down read/write speed?

My main desktop is used as a plex media server. It also runs sickbeard, couchpotato, and Sabnzbd. I occasionally edit photos with photoshop and am looking to put together some home videos with a basic editing program (something like imovie for pc). Otherwise it is used for web browsing sometimes...

Ok so I'm thinking about buying a low budget gaming laptop for when I'm on the go, vacation, etc. So what I decided to go with was: http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16834315302 Now I would like to know what games I could run at an approximate FPS and resolutions. The games...

It fitted in my old P8Z68 Pro/Gen 3. 970 will not sit all the down in Hero Alpha VIII and does not align so I can scew it in.

Hello! As I have little to no knowledge of digital cameras, it would be nice if I can have some help! I am looking for a low budget $200-400 digital camera that's good as a gift for my sister. Do you guys have any recommendations? (brands like Sony, Olympus etc) thank you! :-)

On my current build I have a total of four case fans. They are all plugged into corresponding "fan" spots here and there on the MOBO. I have all the fans set to "silent" until the temperature rises and they need to work harder. So one of my fans does not have a long enough wire to reach it's...

I'm looking for a £350 build for gaming mainly, I have a few builds but fluctuating prices are setting me back, I was wondering if anyone here could help.

Whenever i start a Game like Diablo 3 for example, my sound card starts to have a background buzz/static sound. but sometimes, it stops or doesn't at all. i've tried moving the front panel header cable away from any power cables, all cables infact, and it seems to have no effect. after i tried...

I have the price list of all the pc stuff here https://www.dropbox.com/s/in6z6g0en4yjf0e/Pc%20Theme%20Pricelist.pdf My budget for the PC Build is SGD 1000 I would like to play games like BF4 on Ultra settings if possible :/ I would like to get a Window 8.1 but I saw this Windows 8.1 Pro Student...