Question Is It Network issues or my Pc

Sep 13, 2024
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For about a year now I have been having issues with my games connecting to online severs. My browsers work completely fine and my internet on my pc never loses connection.
Also I plan on getting a new rig so I need to know if these problems will persist
  • I use powerline adapters
  • PC: I5-9600k, asus tuf 1650, Asrock z390 pro 4
  • I got a new modem with 1gb speed and I get less than 30mb of download, and less than 20mb of upload
  • I have done every network tweak fix I mean every single one
  • I got new Ethernet cords cat 6 or cat 5
  • I reinstalled windows
  • I factory reset my pc
  • I bought a new network card and still get the same problems
  • I troubleshooted my network and It said there wasn't a problem
  • I ran DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth to see if maybe I had a corrupted file that didn't work
  • I disabled my firewall that didn't work
  • I ran Tracert google.com and request time out popped up after 15 hops and continued for the rest
  • I tried Tracert ww.google.com and request time out popped up after the 1 hop and continued for the rest
 

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Anything else will be better than powerline adapters. Even wifi. Only use powerline if you absolutely have no other choices.

Don't think a new rig will solve your problem with online gaming server, it could be just the internet congestion issue. You basically have no control beyond your house.
 
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Anything else will better than powerline adapters. Even wifi. Only use powerline if you absolutely have no other choices.

Don't think a new rig will solve your problem with online gaming server, it could be just the internet congestion issue.
ok Ill do that, Wifi or just plug directly into my wifi box with a 100ft lan cable. And what do you mean by internet congestion?
 
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Just like you driving a car to the work. You have no control over any traffic congestion / slow response along the way at any point. You & your pc have no knowledge at all before transmitting data packages to the internet.
Thank you I really appreciate your response. But also was just hoping it was a pc problem because I am still getting a new rig. So Ill just get a 200ft cat 6 cable
 
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Buy a quality cable especially when you are trying to go longer distance.

You only need cat5e but cat6 is sometimes cheaper but isn't better. Key though the wire must be pure copper wire with wire size 22-24awg. If you do not see that information in the ad for the cable look somewhere else. There is a massive amount of fake ethernet cable sold. The most common is that flat cable that has wires way to small...like 30 awg, larger number is smaller wire.