I have 200 mbps but Steam downloads games at 1MB/s

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Sampai Jun 23, 2018 @ 7:37pm

I have 200 mbps but Steam downloads games at 1MB/s

Whats the problem?

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Shotgun Jun 23, 2018 @ 7:49pm

See if you're capped in the Steam settings. Steam > Settings > Downloads

Sampai Jun 23, 2018 @ 7:52pm

Originally posted by Shotgun:
See if you're capped in the Steam settings. Steam > Settings > Downloads

Nope, not capped at all.

iceveiled Jun 23, 2018 @ 8:18pm

That happened to me yesterday. I stopped my current download, restarted steam, resumed the download and let it run for a few minutes. Eventually it sped up. Keep in mind steam's servers get hit pretty hard in the first few days of a summer / winter sale.

Failing that, if you have an ISP with data caps, they could be throttling you if you've capped out your allocation for the month.

Last edited by iceveiled; Jun 23, 2018 @ 8:19pm

Hannibal Jun 23, 2018 @ 9:42pm

Or just change download zones. During last years sales I would change to countries I knew were asleep.

MA☝Omgwtfbbqstfu™ Jun 23, 2018 @ 10:21pm

servers being slammed right now, pretty ugly speeds

Unknown Jun 24, 2018 @ 3:44am

There might be 3 reasons for that. Some of that were already mentioned.
1) Download speed is capped in steam settings, in router or somewhere else.
2) Steam servers are overloaded, try changing region.
3) Because of slow HDD. Steam unpacks and installs game files as it downloads them. Check HDD load while donwloading.

Last edited by Unknown; Jun 24, 2018 @ 3:44am

Dura_Ace Jun 24, 2018 @ 5:24am

Originally posted by Sampai:
Whats the problem?

You could have the fastest line in the world but if the server is capped at whatever then that is all you re goign to get. The limit is the server not your line bandwidth.

wuddih Jun 24, 2018 @ 5:36am

Originally posted by Я не русский:
Originally posted by Sampai:
Whats the problem?
You could have the fastest line in the world but if the server is capped at whatever then that is all you re goign to get. The limit is the server not your line bandwidth.

250megabyte/s .. that is a 2gbit line ... Steam can deliver that, in every download region at offpeak times.

the limit is always somewhere on your end.

this in general.

Originally posted by Unknown:
There might be 3 reasons for that. Some of that were already mentioned.
1) Download speed is capped in steam settings, in router or somewhere else.
2) Steam servers are overloaded, try changing region.
3) Because of slow HDD. Steam unpacks and installs game files as it downloads them. Check HDD load while donwloading.

+ CPU, decompressing and validating files takes cpu cycles and not too less.
check your task manager if you are maxed out on anything while a Steam download is going on.
also excluding Steam directories in your anti-virus/malware solutions helps alot.

Start_Running Jun 24, 2018 @ 6:14am

Keep in mind OP that your speed is onmly the speed which data comes from your ISP to you. Most data has to make 2 or so hops beyond the ISP . A slowdown on anyone of those servers will affect you.

Super Soldias moat.gg Jun 24, 2018 @ 6:50am

everyone is downloading games atm because of the sales so i wouldnt be suprised if thats why youre being capped

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falchion-gpx Apr 28, 2021 @ 6:06pm

Confirmed its the server. Change server you're downloading from (Steam will restart) and find one that runs on something other than a hamster on a wheel hooked up to a mutant guinea pig typing on a 49 year old typewriter after feeding punch cards into a Touring machine.

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Ninz Feb 19, 2022 @ 10:32am

Originally posted by falchion-gpx:
Confirmed its the server. Change server you're downloading from (Steam will restart) and find one that runs on something other than a hamster on a wheel hooked up to a mutant guinea pig typing on a 49 year old typewriter after feeding punch cards into a Touring machine.

what a beautiful sentence

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Ninz Feb 19, 2022 @ 10:33am

Originally posted by falchion-gpx:
Confirmed its the server. Change server you're downloading from (Steam will restart) and find one that runs on something other than a hamster on a wheel hooked up to a mutant guinea pig typing on a 49 year old typewriter after feeding punch cards into a Touring machine.

also, thanks!

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