Download speeds going from 26 MB/s to 0, then only going up to about 5 - 10 every few seconds and then stopping again.

[Sabruui]

So I've had this problem for about 4 years now but when stream first came out and for a while never had a single issue with this. It's not my hardware, it's not my isp, it's stream. They need to fix this because I know for sure I am not the only one with this problem.

People have said it's because stream stops to unpack files that are compressed but I don't believe that to be the case when every single other game service like this gives me a constant stream of my highest download speeds and I am able to play them right away.

Games with similar size take 3-5x as long on steam than any other service and I'm sick of it. I just want them to fix their servers because it's unbelievable how good it used to be compared to now. And changing regions doesn't work, or clearing download cache.

I know I'm venting, but enough is enough. I hope they see this and can sympathize and maybe take a look, because it's hard to support them when I pay for a game on steam but I have to wait half a day to play it, when in everything else I can usually get the game started within 30 minutes of starting a download. It's
It usually starts at 26 MB/s and then drops to 0 within 1 minute. And then I'm lucky if it even comes close to that every again. It takes 5 minutes just to start downloading again too get to 5-10 MB/s then back down to 0 for a few minutes again. It's driving me crazy there are no solutions for it and it's been going on for years with nothing being done.

[Griffin185]

Iceira W10 a écrit :

Griffin185 a écrit :

I have a top spec machine i9-12000, hods of RAM and good SSDs. It most definately IS Steam. Not one single other game providing portal has the woefully poor system that Steam has. I have struggled with this issue for some time and Steam continues to ignore it. Shameful.

If you have disk working at 100%, then your system is to busy, then get a better disk write system, this dont ruleout wan line cant delive it to your wallplug. ( and how many other local user is using your wan lines such things matters , and many forget multi unit access to same wan-line's shared bandwide has a cost.

then it actual dont matter how fast your pc is.

and please dont say toy have not read other steam post about this, gather proof is part of claim, atm you have nothing. this is how things works today, be happy someone dare or bother with a diffrent point of view, other usre have post steam dotn have delivery issue with 10g network, sense i dont have that i cant confirm it. but i ahve seen and been with backbone before 10g is nothing, now you are over in server with Raid systeam that can handle with inc data.

gl with gather proof and tell steam about its possible they have configuration bug , but that is rare , and require many steam user from same region to point at something ,even same isp is also a clue. but this post is scatter all around the world, this dont add up.


and dont forget own local region isp issue also a possibility.

That is a totally blinkered response. The FACTS are that no other system fails to deliver like Steam. I downloaded a non-Steam update this afternoon of a significant size in no time at all. Meanwhile the download page on the Steam client sits there doing next to nothing apart from coughing up a bit or two every couple of minutes.

I'm no tech expert, I just know that I have a good machine, a wired connection and a 500 download capability.

Case most definitely closed from me.

[Big Paul]

Y'all ever found a fix?

I've had the exact issue for years, did a huge post on reddit and hundreds of people mentioned to have the same problem aswell.

I've changed all hardware, internet provider, cables - I've even moved apartments. Still, several years later, the issue persists. In the way early steam days there were no problems, but then someday it just happened for me.

Still to this day, after trying hundres of different stuff from reddit I'm convinced Steam is the problem.

I even tried borrowing my friends steam account, double checked E-V-E-R-Y single setting he had, making sure it was the same as my account. Guess what, the downloads were flawless on his account. Same damn PC, just a different account. It's ridicoulous.

Picture of what mine usually looks like: https://imgur.com/a/tnl6ivX

Straight to max download, then reaches a point (usually ~30 seconds) where it rockets to 0.. waiting a bit.. goes up a tiny bit.. then back down to 0.. Only thing that works is pausing for a couple of seconds then resuming the download. That "resets it" meaning I can download with max speed again for ~30 seconds before the same ♥♥♥♥ happens.

ONLY happens on Steam for me aswell. Every other platform is totally fine.

[Iceira]

My 10+ year old laptop is faster then yours, so you need to graps this.

Test with other pc is seen as you have 3 option my ende equipment , or ISP or steam in other ende, then you learn such edge way to sepereting who or where it coming from then you will learn and accept, process of elimination, that is how network enginner works, its so rare that its 2 that dont work together, normaly its always only one that has the problem.

this is what technicain do. test with own laptop at custommer ende, what prevent you from doing same, Nothing.

im not rude its simple matter of split up in faulty finding i can also say proof this is from ISP or steam thats require you talk with own ISP then you have ruleout own ende equipment issue.

and have double check hes laptop actual can DL from other network, and explan you do this to own ISP,

google
speedtest ( do you get what you paid for into own ISP ) not rest of the world
bad packets ( you test for ir to aviod resend of data )

plenty of network trouble shooting guide with netsh winsock reset and repair own internet connection laptop user know this , desktop pc owner forget this.

You cant hide for a network engineer, no such things as driver or cable dont work, i and other see DATA from A to Z and back from them Z to A and that require a pc that actual work.

and again i dont care if you buffer up data and cant handle it, then network work as intended
this is know as my disk work at 100% in windows task manager ( aka windows resource manager )

dont forget own board and its onboard net card and its driver, there are no excuess in where the problem is.

there is 3 option you, ISP, steam, thats how its working

ohh and dont forget change steam DL zone even that is seen part of matrix to get past crowded ISP lines, dont work if this is your own ISP that is the bottleneck.

gl with it.

[Jaguar]

Battlecat a écrit :

Y'all ever found a fix?

I've had the exact issue for years, did a huge post on reddit and hundreds of people mentioned to have the same problem aswell....



So After a Long Steam Pause, I did Re-download Dirt Rallye 2 days ago with an Up An Down speed... It Never Happened to me before.
I did Uninstall yesterday.
Now Im Re-Downloading it Again and this Time at full Constant speed.
Off Course No Trouble to download full AND Constant speed in U-Play And JDownloader.
So What I did is changing the "Downloading Region" closer to where i Live.
For Some Reason it was set in the UK and i live in the Caribbean, so I changed to Miami and it went Flying.
IT WAS NOT A PC Problem AT ALL As I predicted.

[7IПFΉ_]

If you are using WiFi/Ethernet check the bandwidth by motoring when these drops occur. How many devices are connected, background apps or updates. Does the issue persist within a hour hour of startup???

(Hope this helps, use motoring tools like Task Manager / Computer Management)

[Jaguar]

INFH a écrit :

If you are using WiFi/Ethernet check the bandwidth by motoring when these drops occur. How many devices are connected, background apps or updates. Does the issue persist within a hour hour of startup???

(Hope this helps, use motoring tools like Task Manager / Computer Management)

It's Not a Hardware problem. it's a Steam Problem Network. A temporary one Maybe, but it's Not the Pc or its configuration.

[7IПFΉ_]

Steam/Settings/Downloads
1. Then look at your download region, (It should be the closest option)
2. Try limiting download speed just below peak 200 KB less
3. Turn off Game file transfer over local network
4. Clearing download cache might help

[Big Paul]

Jaguar a écrit :

INFH a écrit :

If you are using WiFi/Ethernet check the bandwidth by motoring when these drops occur. How many devices are connected, background apps or updates. Does the issue persist within a hour hour of startup???

(Hope this helps, use motoring tools like Task Manager / Computer Management)

It's Not a Hardware problem. it's a Steam Problem Network. A temporary one Maybe, but it's Not the Pc or its configuration.

Definitely not temporary. It's been happening for me for years. Different households, different internet providers, different PC, cables, you name it.

[Iceira]

Turn off write behind cache some SSD has this enable.
if you buufer more data up then you can handle youi will get this hamonica effect.
and internet DL work as intended, it was a well know issue in the past, problem is some SSD now has it on again.

[Big Paul]

Iceira W10 a écrit :

Turn off write behind cache some SSD has this enable.
if you buufer more data up then you can handle youi will get this hamonica effect.
and internet DL work as intended, it was a well know issue in the past, problem is some SSD now has it on again.

As mentioned; doesn't happen on EA, Epic Games, League of Legends, Rockstar. Only on Steam.

[Tofuu]

This happens when I download the game on my SSD. I tried it with my HDD and never encountered any issues. Idk what's causing this. Other clients works perfectly fine even if I download games on my SSD. This sht just happen with steam alone.

[DAT DUCE!]

Iceira a écrit :

Turn off write behind cache some SSD has this enable.
if you buufer more data up then you can handle youi will get this hamonica effect.
and internet DL work as intended, it was a well know issue in the past, problem is some SSD now has it on again.

^^^ This....I disabled this on my SSD that I install my games on and it completely solved my problem.

[Tofuu]

DAT DUCE! a écrit :

Iceira a écrit :

Turn off write behind cache some SSD has this enable.
if you buufer more data up then you can handle youi will get this hamonica effect.
and internet DL work as intended, it was a well know issue in the past, problem is some SSD now has it on again.

^^^ This....I disabled this on my SSD that I install my games on and it completely solved my problem.

How’s you do that?

[laagamer]

Jerry a écrit :

I guarantee, it is your CPU or hard drive, that cannot keep up. Give it a try by limiting your download speed to half of what it currently reaches at its peak and see, if it still keeps dropping off as often.

Bruh this was the answer 2 year later ♥♥♥♥♥♥' nice bro thank you

Weird. I have a kick as ssd and a 5800x3d

[Tim]

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