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  1. Aflyxxn

    Question Is there a way for me to limit wifi users bandwidth?

    I currentle have 'GB' Virgin media, happy with the speeds im getting (700mbps+) However, as of recent i have been allowing my brothers to use my router to play their consoles,(PS4 & PS4) Along side my PS5. I am experiencing Latency issues, which as you know i should not be.. this has lead me...
  2. ExtreamChaozZ

    Question 5Ghz Band Not Detected on PC

    Hiya, I have recently just got a new Router, the Virgin Hub 6. Virgin sent me a new one as an upgrade from my old Hub 4 along with a data packaged of 500Mb/s download. Before the upgrade I could connect to the 5Ghz band no problem with my PC but not anymore, it only finds the 2.4Ghz band...
  3. Snazzymacguy

    Question Constant and Severe Packet Loss ?

    Hi all - let's get to it, Working from home, online gaming, VoIP, etc. have all been a struggle for the past few months. The past couple months have been particularly terrible; so I decided to investigate. Two weeks ago I ran a few ping tests then decided to phone the ISP. My contract had...
  4. C

    Question Wifi mesh recommendations

    Hi everybody, I'm just looking for a bit of advice for a first time wifi mesh setup. Currently with virgin media on the hub 3.0 and the router is sat on the other side of the house. It's not practical to run an ethernet cable all around the house to different devices. I've tried a range...
  5. RagedAPE

    Question Virgin Media IP change and Router advice.

    Good afternoon, Can someone give me a bit of their time and expertise to ask a few possible dumb questions, so I can try to understand about my new router and IP. Currently I am on UK virgin media Hub 3 and soon I will be going in as a new customer but under the same address, but a totally...
  6. P

    Question Internet only connects after network reset each morning

    I recently moved into new student accommodation, and to get internet in my room I've been using a TP-Link (wifi and wireless) powerline adapter. The speeds and ping are just fine, however, each morning when I boot my computer, there is no internet (through either ethernet or wifi). After about 5...
  7. M

    [SOLVED] Uk Virgin wifi terrible - looking for router recommendations

    Hi currently using a virgin hub 3 and the wifi range and speeds are terrible (apparently a known issue with that Modem/router). Have had multiple phones calls/complaints to virgin but at no success. So now looking for a router to provide a better wifi connection across the house and putting the...
  8. E

    [SOLVED] Ping Variation

    Hello, over the past week now i have been experiencing very high ping varitation. It is making gaming unplayable and my work very hard adn akward. I have tried everything in the books I can think of to fix it. My service provider is virgin media. My downloads and uploads speeds are fine, I am...
  9. louism481

    Question Unbearable lag and ping in games.

    Hello. I have a problem where my download speed is slower than usual, but more or less normal. However when im playing games my ping is 120ms+ and im lagging alot, it makes competitive games incredibly hard to play, lagging about the place and sometimes i cant move etc. When i run a wifi speed...
  10. NerdyComputerGuy

    [SOLVED] New Router

    Hi, Will a dual core be sufficient for a new router, i currently have Superhub 2 from Virgin Media but I want to upgrade to improve wifi, the one i'm looking at is https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07MQ67TJK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 Any quad cores at around the same...
  11. J

    [SOLVED] New router and Antivirus

    Hey Everyone, I'm just on here to look for what peoples opinons are. So we have Norton antivirus ending soon (I know its paid for, but it was good for my parents at the time) and really we don't want to spend money on a subscription and want to save money in the long run. We also have a wireless...
  12. Y

    [SOLVED] Packet loss problem

    Hello so for about a week now I've realised when playing online games that I was lagging eventhough my ping was good (around 30) and I use an ethernet cable. I called up my ISP they said we see a problem, so the engineers came over and replaced the router and cables yet I still have the problem...
  13. B

    [SOLVED] Why is my 2.4 Ghz under performing

    My Gaming PC is further away from my Virgin media router so usually connects to the 2.4Ghz band. I have had a few issues and finally got through to Virgin Media that its not an issue with my PC (open to the option it could be). Anyway I wanted some advice from everyone to see if they could...
  14. J

    Will my i7 860 Bottleneck my GTX 970

    I upgraded from an EVGA GTX 770 Classified (4gb) to a Gigabyte GTX 970 (4gb) and i’m only running an old i7 860 at 2.8ghz .. i have 2 4gb ram sticks as well as a 7200rpm 500gb hdd and a 240gb SSD i just purchased. I’m not sure if i need a cpu upgrade, if i do it’ll have to be a mobo upgrade as...
  15. C

    Cpu overvoltage error! Please help!

    When I turned on my PC today, my motherboard (Asus x99 deluxe) popped up with a message saying that there was a cpu overvoltage error. I went into the bios and saw that my 5960x was pulling 1.8 volts out of the wall instead of the 1.3 I set it at! I freaked out and pressed the reset button and...
  16. Mr Burns

    Sophos Home Protection - Cannot Restore "Cleaned" File, Please Help!

    So when I heard that Sophos had finally released a Home Version of their Popular Business Antivirus, I couldn't wait to install it on my computer. However, I'm having some issues... First thing that is a bit of a faf is that to change any of the settings you have to log in to the home...
  17. I

    Muddy yellow colors

    I've been all over looking for help on this and it appears that no one has a clue! I just upgraded to Windows 10 on my ASUS A53S/K53SV laptop. I downloaded a new NVidea video driver. It's been okay except for the video color settings. Every time it reboots I have to fart around with the colors...
  18. G

    Best Keyboard Switches for MOBA's

    Hi! I'm looking into new keyboards. I play a lot of MOBA's like league of legends, DotA2 , smite, etc. I was wondering which cherry MX switches would be the best and help to speed up reaction times, responsiveness, etc. Thanks!
  19. Julio Kirk

    Computer restarting for no reason (Windows 8), please help!

    So, I'm freaking out here, because my computer keeps restarting after a few minutes. It has happened about 4 or 5 times now, sometimes after 2 minutes, sometimes after 10 minutes. It doesn't follow any logic. Yesterday everything was normal, I played a lot, turned it off and went to sleep. I...