Games are taking ages to connect to a server?

[hqrvey]

Hello!

I recently bought a new GPU, the Gigabyte RX 460 4GB.

I was playing Rocket League today and as you can expect, it runs a lot better now that I have my new GPU compared to my old integrated one. But, the loading times are noticeably longer to get into a lobby and this makes no sense what so ever. Sometimes I can't even join a game and the match is cancelled because I take so long. This could be something to do with my internet speeds but I tested it, here is the results:

Ping - 16ms
Download - 18.56 mbps
Upload - 4.22 mbps

I shouldn't be getting these kinds of speeds as I am on Virgin Media's 200mbps package I believe and I am using a Netgear Powerline 500 to access the internet.


I am thinking it is something to do with the CPU and something in the background hogging all the power. I am using quite a budget one and definitely thinking of upgrading to a better one but reconnecting all the wires puts me off as I am quite clueless when it comes to this and I don't want to mess anything up!

Thank you for any replies!

 

[Tomdude006]

Go into your Task Manager, you can most of the time see what is using your cpu, disk, and network. If you find the culprit, close it.

 

[hqrvey]

Go into your Task Manager, you can most of the time see what is using your cpu, disk, and network. If you find the culprit, close it.

When im idling, the thing that takes up the most % of my CPU is Task Manager itself with around 4-7% usage when open.

When i'm playing a game, for example, Rocket League, the CPU usage is much higher and I usually have Discord open in the background as i'm talking to my friends.

Takes ages for me to connect to a game which isn't right as it was not happening before I upgraded my GPU, which makes no sense at all as it should be quicker. I'm thinking it is the CPU and the bottleneck of the GPU possibly? I am looking at the Corsair CXM 450W power supply.

 

[king3pj]

Is this something that just started happening? Steam has been down for a couple hours today. Since Rocket League uses Steamworks it might be affecting the game too

 

[hqrvey]

Is this something that just started happening? Steam has been down for a couple hours today. Since Rocket League uses Steamworks it might be affecting the game too

Yeah, it started a couple of days ago when I installed my new GPU, which is a big upgrade from my integrated GPU. It used to be fine before upgrading. I'm confused! :/

 

[king3pj]

Well I'm not aware of any reason why adding a GPU should cause problems with your internet connection. My guess is that it is just a coincidence and that something else is going on.

 

[Tomdude006]

As your internet is running slower than it should, i would recommend restarting your internet box by unplugging it, waiting around 20-30 seconds then plug it back in, doing this solves many internet problems. After you do this test your speeds again and see if that is fixed then try loading into a game again. If you want you could also try re-syncing your Netgear boxes, but i would just try restarting the internet first.

 

[hqrvey]

As your internet is running slower than it should, i would recommend restarting your internet box by unplugging it, waiting around 20-30 seconds then plug it back in, doing this solves many internet problems. After you do this test your speeds again and see if that is fixed then try loading into a game again. If you want you could also try re-syncing your Netgear boxes, but i would just try restarting the internet first.

I will try resyncing, sounds good