Slow internet on my new build.

[axlrose]

Just put together a new build and my internet seems to be running really slowly. I have it hard lined in and I'm having trouble even playing something like bloons 5 right now. Wondering what I might check or if there is any software or anything that I might check my network speed etc. with?

Thanks for any ideas.

 

[goerk27]

You can run a speedtest at speedtest.com
If that comes close to what you booked with your ISP then the internet speed is fine. If not this could mean that there is something using the connection on your end or that the ISP is not delivering what you booked.

 

[larkspur]

Did you install the newest driver for your network interface controller? It's provided by your motherboard manufacturer.

 

[axlrose]

http://www.speedtest.com

?

 

[axlrose]

Not sure about the network interface controller. If I can figure out how to locate it in this new windows ten, I'll try to check if there is a new driver.

 

[axlrose]

Went in and right clicked and looked for updated drivers in device manager and everything seems up to date. Just put the build together, so I guess I'd expect the drivers to be up to date.

 

[axlrose]

Wondering if it has to do with a firewall setting or something I need to address in windows 10. Again, I'm brand new to it and I didn't have any issue with windows 7 prior to the new build. I can't even get through a game of bloons now. I keep getting kicked out because of lost connection with the server before I can even finish a game.

 

[larkspur]

Assuming the page linked below is for your exact motherboard listed in your signature, have you made sure that the listed drivers have been installed? (choose your OS and they'll show up) https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z170A-MPOWER-GAMING-TITANIUM.html#down-driver&Win10%2064

Particularly the LAN driver, but you should check on the others as well.

 

[axlrose]

Sorry if it's a dumb question, but is there a way for me to verify if I have the drivers other than downloading and installing each of the drivers listed?

 

[axlrose]

Ugh. Zip files too. I suppose I'm going to have to try to find something to open those with. Haven't done that in a while. Wonder if I still have something on my old hard drives...

 

[axlrose]

Hmmm. Eight minute driver update download. That seems kind of lengthy on a good connection too.

 

[axlrose]

What do I do at the speed test site? It just looks like an ad to me.

 

[larkspur]

Get 7-zip for the zip files. I think you need flash installed for speedtest to work. Motherboards usually come with optical driver disks... You could just use the disk, but I usually download the newest drivers from the motherboard's support page since the disks are often outdated... based on that MSI website, all those drivers listed were released this month (look at the release date).

 

[axlrose]

Hmm. I found steam was running in the background and installing a huge game, so I paused that and I'm going to see if I have more luck without that eating up bandwidth. I'm extremely interested in the files on the site from this month however. I did get a driver disk with the motherboard, but I haven't had an optical drive installed in a long time.

 

[larkspur]

Ok, well you definitely want to install those drivers. I really wouldn't trust Win 10 to find the proper drivers. I'd install them myself after downloading them from MSI. Unless Win 10 actually found the proper drivers for your motherboard's components, it will use generic drivers that aren't going to give you full performance and features. You should also get the newest drivers from Nvidia for your 560ti cards if you haven't already.

 

[axlrose]

Going through the process of downloading all of these and installing them. Moving forward, how do I keep up to date? I didn't realize I'd have to go to the site and manually download them all like this.

 

[larkspur]

Oh, just install those once and don't worry about it. Unless you have a problem, you shouldn't really need to update them. The updates are usually just stability/compatability updates anyway.

 

[axlrose]

Did the first three or four an now my audio is all F-ed up, so I think I'm going to stop there. Have to figure out my audio now.