Slow Download Speed

[Kaneda]

Anyone else experiencing slow download speed currently? I have a 1 Gbit connection and should be able to download at roughly 100 MB/s, but currently download Dragon Age 1 I get between 3-10 MB/s.

I've tried clearing download cache. There are no limiters set nor on streaming etc. All the tweaks I could find online are enacted, still, slow download speed from the Steam server.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

My copy/pasta...

Read and try everything...

Programs Which May Interfere with Steam

Spyware, Malware, Adware, or Virus Interfering with Steam

Troubleshooting Network Connectivity

Try all download servers until you find one with speeds you are happy with.

There are over 130 to try.

Any server near me was slow as dirt. Nearest does not always equal faster.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9498-WPDF-3220

Today, Vancover was better for me. Yesterday, Rio was better (odd, ain't it?). Btw... I'm on the East Coast.

Also consider traffic.

[DUH]

Yah i came here for the exact same Question. My internet is working fine , i tried different Server's but they're all the same slow speed

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Try servers that are far away.

[DUH]

Uhm no matter the server it starts fast and then drops to super slow OH
Owwww now its back to normal

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by June:

Uhm no matter the server it starts fast and then drops to super slow OH :Deer:

There are over 130. Keep trying.

[suomuhauki]

I was going to make a thread until I saw this. I just got home, bought a few games and decided to download Battlefield 1 first.

The speed is in KB/s, as opposed to my usual ~3 MB/s
I have tried everything:
-changing download region back and forth
-checking and unchecking the bandwidth limit
-clearing download cache
-restarting my PC

Nothing works. I also tried with different games. Still the same.

[AlexVezok]

Same here. Very slow downloads with a 600Mb connection.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Well, I'm using Seattle for my DL server and have been at a stable 850mb/s downloading a few games.

[AlexVezok]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Well, I'm using Seattle for my DL server and have been at a stable 850mb/s downloading a few games.

:qr:

Looks like Seattle works fine, even outside US.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by AlexVezok:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Well, I'm using Seattle for my DL server and have been at a stable 850mb/s downloading a few games.

Looks like Seattle works fine, even outside US.

Yup!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2301936988

[Sollaire]

My internet is 500MBPS. Im currently downloading on steam at 500kb/s. Nice........ WTF IS GOING ON?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Sollaire:

WTF IS GOING ON?

Read everything above.

[Sollaire]

Changed to US-Boston now its at 58mb/s ..

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Sollaire:

Changed to US-Boston now its at 58mb/s ..

Is it mb/s or is it MB/s?

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Sollaire:

My internet is 500MBPS. Im currently downloading on steam at 500kb/s. Nice........ WTF IS GOING ON?

Sales are going on. Did you not read the thread?

It's like this EVERY sale, and cannot be avoided. It's just popularity.

But you need to remember a couple of things.

Firstly, do the region dance. Many people think it's like online gaming where you choose a region near to you. NO! If your region is congested, then your neighbours are going to be too, right?

Go to Google, and look which areas of the world are currently around 2am. Pick any of them as they won't be so busy. Distance is NOT a big factor.

Furthermore, here's what I do on sale time. I DO NOT go near the store even during the day time. I wait until VERY late at night and have a nose through. Any thing I want to buy I simply buy around 2 to 4am. This mean less chance of payment errors.

And obviously downloading as I stated.

You think this is busy now, consider this. When the coronavirus hit and lockdown started for much of the world, Steam was hitting around 18 million simultaneous users. That IMMEDIATELY rocketed to about 23 million.

And that was when weather was getting warmer for much of the northern hemisphere.

Now next month is Christmas and the Winter Sale. What do you think it's going to be like with lockdown still a thing, it being colder and more people at home, AND people with Christmas spending money and time on their hands?

So learn these rules as it'll make your life better. But understand this is not a problem that Valve nor anyone can miraculously "fix".