Updating speed

[$inful]

I get 800MB/S of internet speed and my games are updating at 5.1-6MB/S I've noticed this, and it is so annoying can someone please help me resolve this issue so I can download these games faster

[crunchyfrog]

First off, Steam reports in MEGABYTES per second rather than the usual megabits, so your result will need multiplying by 8.

Next Steam downloads are encrypted and compressed, so it ain't just your internet that limits the speed. It's your hard drive, RAM, CPU, I/O and more. You can check the downloads page and look at the graph plus check Windows Task Manager.

If anything there starts getting higher up with usage then that's your bottleneck.

[$inful]

is there anyway i can speed it up cuz it is a 145 gb update and I am downloading it at 3 mbs and i have converted it i should be getting like 116 megabytes of download speed but i am only getting 1-5

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Spork:

is there anyway i can speed it up cuz it is a 145 gb update and I am downloading it at 3 mbs and i have converted it i should be getting like 116 megabytes of download speed but i am only getting 1-5

Maybe, but you need to check as I said because everything depends on what is said there.

If it's your RAM limiting things, you can buy more RAM. If it's your CPU then you could buy a new CPU, but if it's your I/O you're proabbly not wanting to buy a new motherboard.

So it entirely depends.

[$inful]

how would I check if one of these is the problems? I'm kinda stupid when it comes to things like this

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Spork:

how would I check if one of these is the problems? I'm kinda stupid when it comes to things like this

Open Task Manager in Windows (CTRL - ALT - DEL).

The windows that pops up shows you all the processes running on your system. Look along the top of that table. See the CPU, RAM et al?

If they're running higher up in percentage, there's your problem./

[$inful]

ah ok yeah everything is low besides my disk, My System is using like 25 percent of it and something called "UtcSvc" any tips on how to fix these?

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Spork:

ah ok yeah everything is low besides my disk, My System is using like 25 percent of it and something called "UtcSvc" any tips on how to fix these?

Check the downloads page on Steam. You might notice that the green graph and the blue box graph run along together but at some points one will stop.

If so, this is normal.

The thing to remmeber is that ALL these things work together, so you need to watch what's going no there. If you notice them both working together and your speed isn't that high, but the disk is being hit, then that disk is your bottleneck.

There's not much you can do in any case, except make sure of the usual things when you're downloading - don't use wifi (use a cable), make sure you're not using the internet for other things, get rid of any management software and turn off VPNs or anything.

[$inful]

Are the lines supposed to be touching or are they supposed to be far away? and I am using a cable and I have no VPNs on, do i have to turn off my antivirus or something aswell?

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Spork:

Are the lines supposed to be touching or are they supposed to be far away? and I am using a cable and I have no VPNs on, do i have to turn off my antivirus or something aswell?

You shoulnd't need to turn off antivurs.

The graph that is a line should go up as speed increases and down as it slows. The bar graph is much the same - more usage, higher bars.

Thyey do not need to realte to each other. They just both will do their own thing.

[$inful]

alright thanks, im gonna just let it download even though it is taking forever lol thanks for your help i appreciate it.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Spork:

alright thanks, im gonna just let it download even though it is taking forever lol thanks for your help i appreciate it.

No problem. All the ebst.

It can be a little weird to get used to here as it works a little diferently.

[$inful]

yeah i just restarted my internet and got like 10 more megabytes so i should be good now