Should I upgrade to 6.0Mbps?

[belvdr]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833120011

I am waiting for the gigabit version of this. I really liked the product when I worked with it.

Why not get a GigE switch to connect the clients to? Even a small GigE switch is not that expensive. There's no need to have GigE straight to the router when you have a max of 100Mb going out to the WAN.

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

I liked the advanced features. I dont need a switch.

 

[sweetpants]

I liked the advanced features. I dont need a switch.

So you have multiple networks for home?

 

[AdamBomb42]

Dude your internet connection sucks. The lowest speed offered here is 7mbps/600kpbs. I saw quite a difference when I went to 15mbps/2mbps.

 

[belvdr]

I liked the advanced features. I dont need a switch.

What features? The only benefits I see are the firewall and the VPN, but if you don't have a site-to-site VPN to use, the firewall is what's left. Anyway, to each his own.

 

[spet3r]

I have the exact same router... wouldn't you know it, I bought it at Walmart also because it was cheap. I bought after market antennas capable of 10 ohm to increase the range of the wireless and upgraded the firmware. I get similiar ratings as you and I do notice problems with certain IPs versus others. I use Charter Cable... get a 2800k / 240k rating (we pay for 3000k/256k). Its all in the upload speed when it comes to gaming, usually that slows down the "feel" of the connection. So really your connection is much better than mine at 384k.

For me some IPs come in at 20-40 ms... (usually Chicago based), all others are 60-150 ms (even if they are closer). It was explained to me it has something to do with the routing from the service's network to others and how much bandwidth is available in those connections. Things are always changing... as networks or upgraded or routing is adjusted.

If you can increase your upload speed and don't mind paying for it, you'll notice a difference, depending on how your DSL service's network is hooked up to other networks. The difference mainly is in gaming and FTPing...

Dude your internet connection sucks. The lowest speed offered here is 7mbps/600kpbs. I saw quite a difference when I went to 15mbps/2mbps.

What part of the country do you live in? In rustic areas like Wisconsin, we aren't so fortunate unless we hook up directly to an optical line

 

[ikjadoon]

Hey guys, I'd post a new topic for this question, but since many of you are already here....

I got a 9064 on 3DMark05 with my ATI X1900 AIW card, and swapped it out for my X1950 GT. My score dropped 2000 pts to 7001. Any idea why this is?

Does the X1950GT take a 6-pin power? Is that fully connected? Check clock speeds.

~Ibrahim~

P.S. I love my Linksys WRT54G = hacked firmware!

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

ya but does your linksys run Vista? if not, your pwnd.

 

[ikjadoon]

ya but does your linksys run Vista? if not, your pwnd.

Better yet, my router is running Linux. F*CKING PWND!

~Ibrahim~

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

Dude, they have got linux to run on watches, cc terminals, ... game consoles, networking devices..... Thats no longer an amazement to anyone, infact, it is now a disappointment if a device does not have a linux software patch for it.



The real amazing "WHAOH now that is need" is getting Vista to install on a watch, cc terminal, game console, or router.

Lets see someone do it.... then I will be impressed.

 

[JonnyDough]

Hey guys, I'd post a new topic for this question, but since many of you are already here....

I got a 9064 on 3DMark05 with my ATI X1900 AIW card, and swapped it out for my X1950 GT. My score dropped 2000 pts to 7001. Any idea why this is?

Does the X1950GT take a 6-pin power? Is that fully connected? Check clock speeds.

~Ibrahim~

P.S. I love my Linksys WRT54G = hacked firmware!

It's working fine, it's just lower on benchmarks. Yes, the 6-pin is connected. It's got a 500w Enermax Liberty attached to it, PCI-E is outlined in red. It can't be mistaken. The only things on that PSU besides the X1950GT are an A8N-VM CSM mobo, two laptop DVD burners, a 150gig Raptor, FX-55 and stock fan for an Athlon64 3000+, a floppy drive, two 1GB sticks of Corsair XMS ram, two UV LED 120mm fans (one is in the PSU (modded), and one of those little Antec 5 LED light thingers. I don't understand why my score DROPPED! I tested it in Oblivion on Fraps, and it does seem about 2/9ths slower. 😛

 

[ikjadoon]

lol, true...I've heard about those Linux firmwares or whatevers on iPods.

Interesting. Just the benchmark dropped? Try other games, are they any different? Are you sure you were running 3DMark at the right/same resolution?

~Ibrahim~

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

Anyone know their 3Dmark3.1 score?

 

[JonnyDough]

Interesting. Just the benchmark dropped? Try other games, are they any different? Are you sure you were running 3DMark at the right/same resolution?
~Ibrahim~

I was trying to figure that out myself. I THINK it's the same res, not sure. I plan on running another couple of benchies today to see. Problem is, I've got to ship out my AIW card I sold, so I can't stick it back in and test. I had my raptor defragged, and shut down the programs on my task bar, left everything else running as normal without editing config.sys or anything. My guess is it's resolution too.

http://www.gamestop.com/search.asp?Ntk=TitleKeyword&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&Ntt=alan+wake&N=0

Btw, notice how the PC version has no pictures? Does anyone feel like the gaming industry is shafting PC users lately? (Vista, and now EB/Gamestop?)

 

[sweetpants]

For DSL, are you sharing it with your TV? And how many neighbours are on your same line? You might find that your CIR drops considerably during peak viewing times. Other than that, 'familiarity and contempt' comes to mind 1.5 Mbps was blazingly fast when I first got it... Now I want 8Mbps.

That usually happens on cable. Or at least here it does with Cableone. They have entire networks on a fiber-switch at a "switching station" but during "peak times" their bandwidth is over-sold and we experience drops in throughput.

My understanding is that DSL is not setup this way and is a direct line to the ISP so that you don't have that problem of "peak time lag".

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

if you disable everyone's internet near you.. you dont have peak hour lag.

 

[torque79]

the only thing to do with an ISP like that who sells more than their local throughput allows, is to COMPLAIN (or switch). If you do not have a better local ISP (dsl or cable), then your only option is to call and harass them.

In a "customer service" environment, the best way to get results is to complain and be as much of a nuisance as possible. Most companies will eventually get to your problem before others, just because you are consuming time with their customer service people and asking to speak with managers all the time, etc. Get on a first name basis with a manager or two, and you MIGHT have a chance of getting your area improved before they improve somewhere else. Provide your worst examples of bandwidth WAY below their advertised speed (the speed you are paying for!), and even try to demand discounts since you are only receiving part of your money's worth (it does not matter what time you want to use your internet, you are paying for a speed measurement they advertise).

It is NOT acceptable to have your internet speed regularly any significant margin below your advertised speed. In my opinion, you should constantly have within 500kbit of your advertised paid for download speed, or they are actually performing false advertising (in which case you may even have a court case against them!).

 

[JonnyDough]

Dude your internet connection sucks. The lowest speed offered here is 7mbps/600kpbs. I saw quite a difference when I went to 15mbps/2mbps.

BTW, I tested Chicago, which is about 2hrs away. I got 5000down and 500up. :-( My ISP DOES suck! I noticed a huge difference in the LA server too, must be crap. The west coast has the most high tech servers, something I always suspsected. Gaming sure seems to be hosted by Californians a lot...
As I suspected too, Australia has HORRIBLE server link times. I can't stand playing RB6 Vegas with Aussies. Nothing against them, but those transocean signals and whatnot really lag out a game. I wish they had their own servers. When will they get online gaming right?

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

500 up and you say suck? I get less then a 1/3 of that.

 

[JonnyDough]

Just pinged Chicago. 4888kbps down/483up. Slightly higher than average system, with D-Link gaming router. I think they recently upgraded to 5meg wiring here. You think that's GOOD? It's an improvement over the 3meg I think we had. It seems to work ok for gaming, but I never pull host in my games. And I can honestly bitch about lag sometimes. I dunno.

 

[JonnyDough]

I guess my average is higher than 75% of the worlds...US average is 4667 down. I guess I'm doing good.

 

[ikjadoon]

I get about 3/4 of that (384k)..

~Ibrahim~

P.S. Interesting. Run some more benches, they should tell us more.

 

[JonnyDough]

Getting the same results with lowering my desktop res. I think the free version of 3DMark sets the res automatically anyway. I swear I didn't change a thing. I MIGHT have reinstalled some HP drivers. I don't know if it'd make a difference though since the CPU and stuff seems to be scoring about the same as before. The system appears to be GPU limited.

 

[ikjadoon]

Haha, this isn't your fault, at least I don't think it is.

Have you been able to verify the clock speeds, with ATI Tool or Overdrive?

~Ibrahim~

 

[JonnyDough]

Verified it on the AIW card, it's packed and ready to ship now...was just under rated on both core and mem, where it should be. I OC'd it a bit just to see what it'd do (never gamed or benchied it like that though) but haven't checked the other card yet. I will in a bit. Messing with WD's diagnostic tool to make sure this HDD is bad (my mobo said it was) before I ship this bad raptor off.