Why is it taking so long to download a steam game?

[J O N]

I literally just got a new computer 5 hours ago and it says the game "A Hat in Time" will take a full day to download. Is there any way to fix this, or is it just my internet? Is it the PC i bought or is that just how long it takes to download games on steam? (It took 10 minutes for it to go up by 2% and its downloading at an average of 100 KB/s) EDIT: Its randomly switching between 2 to 10 days, in a span of a few seconds

[XBL Laberbacke]

How would we know what your internet is like?

[The Giving One]

1. It is the weekend here in the US, Saturday night in fact.

2. There is a big sale going on right now.

Stands to reason, the servers are loaded heavily. So, try changing regions to the other side of the Earth first, but you have to try many and not just one or two.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2274-IFLV-5334

Change Download Region

The Steam content system is divided into geographical regions. The Steam client automatically detects its current region and uses content servers located in that region for best performance. Sometimes, servers in a specific region may be slow, overloaded or have a hardware failure causing download issues. It is advisable to temporarily switch to a different download region to use another set of content servers.

Steam -> Settings -> Downloads -> Download Region. You may need to test several regions other than your own.


EDIT...

Originally posted by AttackingJJ:

I literally just got a new computer 5 hours ago

Also , new computers often need more work and updating than ones already in service and use. There can be device drivers that are not up to date, and/or software conflicting in the background.

If it was just bought new, chances are there is bloatware installed, and/or problematic or misconfigured antivirus also.

Just to name a few possibilities. Check background processes and try safe mode with networking to troubleshoot if you are unsure.