Ethernet connection dropping out periodically (PUBG)

[Capt_Banana]

I recently upgraded a few pieces of hardware in my system, and I'm having some weird issues. My PC used to have a rock solid connection, but ever since I upgraded hardware my connection drops out periodically for no more than a second and then reconnects. The kicker is that this only appears to happen while I am playing PUBG or CS:GO, or any other online game by the looks of it.

Previous hardware:
AMD FX-8350
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
16GB DDR3

New Hardware:
Intel 7700K
MSI Z270 M3
16GB DDR4

OS is a clean, unmolested Windows 10 Pro.

I'm thinking it is the Killer E2500 ethernet hardware/software that's causing the issues, with its prioritizing of traffic causing random dropouts in games.

With that said, has anyone else experienced this issue, and is there some barebones driver that doesn't have any prioritization crap built in?

 

[Capt_Banana]

Update: I figured out the issue, it was indeed the Killer E2500 software/driver.

Fix:
Plug in any WiFi USB dongle (or other means of connecting to Wifi), connect to WiFi.
Uninstall Killer software, if installed.
Uninstall Killer E2500 from Device Manager.
Profit.

Basically the software (including the "driver-only" version from their website) is the culprit. Funny how it's supposed to optimize game play, and here it was causing issues with it.

 

[newyorkgiants]

Update: I figured out the issue, it was indeed the Killer E2500 software/driver.

Fix:
Plug in any WiFi USB dongle (or other means of connecting to Wifi), connect to WiFi.
Uninstall Killer software, if installed.
Uninstall Killer E2500 from Device Manager.
Profit.

Basically the software (including the "driver-only" version from their website) is the culprit. Funny how it's supposed to optimize game play, and here it was causing issues with it.

Did you ever find a fix or a better driver? I also found that your solution works but I don't want to stay on WiFi when my PC is right next to my router and wired > WiFi for gaming anyday.