Good download and upload speed, but connection generally slow?

[JozefK]

I don't really know what's going on. Speedtests show my DL speed at around 56MBps and upload at around 11MBps - ping is 30ms.

So why does it take me forever to load webpages? Why am I lagging in online games? Why is my Skype connection to people so slow?

I'm connected directly to the router/modem (I get the names mixed up) via ethernet cable.

 

[USAFRet]

The connection may be fine, but the PC itself may be running slow. Too much stuff going on in te background, insufficient RAM, etc, etc.

What are the specs on your PC?

 

[JozefK]

The connection may be fine, but the PC itself may be running slow. Too much stuff going on in te background, insufficient RAM, etc, etc.

What are the specs on your PC?

CPU: i5 760 2.8Ghz quad-core
GPU: GTX 550Ti
RAM: 4GB

Lag in games has just started recently.

 

[lostsurfer]

Also your ISP's DNS server's might be overloaded, might want to look into using other DNS servers.

 

[JozefK]

Also your ISP's DNS server's might be overloaded, might want to look into using other DNS servers.

I'm not tech-savvy when it comes to networking, could you explain? 😛

 

[USAFRet]

The connection may be fine, but the PC itself may be running slow. Too much stuff going on in te background, insufficient RAM, etc, etc.

What are the specs on your PC?

CPU: i5 760 2.8Ghz quad-core
GPU: GTX 550Ti
RAM: 4GB

Lag in games has just started recently.

Take a look in Task Manager and see if anything is using up too many resources.

 

[JozefK]

The connection may be fine, but the PC itself may be running slow. Too much stuff going on in te background, insufficient RAM, etc, etc.

What are the specs on your PC?

CPU: i5 760 2.8Ghz quad-core
GPU: GTX 550Ti
RAM: 4GB

Lag in games has just started recently.

Take a look in Task Manager and see if anything is using up too many resources.

Already closed all the non-essential processes excluding my browser, Origin and the game I'm playing.