Wasn't sure where to post this.
I am running a home network with Plusnet Fibre Optics - we have a 65Mbps plan, with unlimited usage. I connect to the router via wireless - my desktop is upstairs, wires are not really an option. Now when im playing games such as TF2 - (Noted that it seems to be worse in this), Chivalry, BF3, GW2 my ping fluctuates alarmingly. Now this is what really surprises me. One user is always wired in, he has no problems ever. I brought my pc downstairs and tried gaming wired in - no problems at all, perfect connection. Now here's the part that pisses me off - another user games off his laptop (which is crap compared to my desktop) and we will be sat in the same room, on the same game, we will both have a ping of 20ms but all of sudden (ONLY MINE) will fluctuate up to 400/500ms then go back down, making games unplayable for 30 seconds at a time sometimes. The user on the laptop remains at 20ms during this whole time. Please, please help me - it has annoyed me beyond words now. What could be causing these ping times
My specs
Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 64 Bit
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
AMD Phenom ii x4 965
8gb corsair vengenace
GTX 660 Twin Frozr III
1TB HDD
500GB HDD
700W Corsair PSU
TP-LINK 300mbp Wireless Card (forget the model, it has two antennas, and wasn't cheap)
I am running a home network with Plusnet Fibre Optics - we have a 65Mbps plan, with unlimited usage. I connect to the router via wireless - my desktop is upstairs, wires are not really an option. Now when im playing games such as TF2 - (Noted that it seems to be worse in this), Chivalry, BF3, GW2 my ping fluctuates alarmingly. Now this is what really surprises me. One user is always wired in, he has no problems ever. I brought my pc downstairs and tried gaming wired in - no problems at all, perfect connection. Now here's the part that pisses me off - another user games off his laptop (which is crap compared to my desktop) and we will be sat in the same room, on the same game, we will both have a ping of 20ms but all of sudden (ONLY MINE) will fluctuate up to 400/500ms then go back down, making games unplayable for 30 seconds at a time sometimes. The user on the laptop remains at 20ms during this whole time. Please, please help me - it has annoyed me beyond words now. What could be causing these ping times
My specs
Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 64 Bit
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
AMD Phenom ii x4 965
8gb corsair vengenace
GTX 660 Twin Frozr III
1TB HDD
500GB HDD
700W Corsair PSU
TP-LINK 300mbp Wireless Card (forget the model, it has two antennas, and wasn't cheap)