Wifi doesnt seem to run at neccasry speeds for games?

[Insomnia]

I recently just finished building my first PC and everything runs smoothly, yet I still get massive frame drops and massive input delay while playing. I do not believe it to be any other parts in PC to be the issue, as when i look at task manager my WiFi speed while playing most
games only sits at kbps.
I am using the WiFi antennas that came with my board which is an msi z790 tomahawk max wifi. I have seemingly installed all necessary drivers with it and have doubled checked for anyway windows updates that I may be missing. If it helps I am also using a i7 14th gen with 32 gb of ram, a rtx 4060, 2tb of ssd, and finally I am running windows 11 pro.
Besides all that I have as well done a full wifi reset on my pc, and tested the wifi strength which can actually reach hundreds of mbs for send/receive. Apologies if this is not enough information to help solve my problem but this all I can currently give about it.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

To ensure it's not a WiFi lag (high ping) issue can you test with a Wired Ethernet connection?

Make sure YOU installed the correct WiFi Device Driver. Also the defaults for the WiFi often need to be changed/tweaked for best results. For starters set WinOS Network to Private not Public. Then go to Device Manager and click Properties for the WiFi device and edit the settings so they are more suitable for best performance.

Ensure the WiFI antennas are screwed in all the way and that the antenna is somewhat spread like a V helps. Pointed upward away from the PC Case.

[N3tRunn3r]

Change your connection to use "5 GHz" only, set it up on your router "and" machine/PC/Laptop . . .

2.4 GHz tends to lag and provide just 50% and less of "bandwidth" after a specific time.
2.4 GHz also switches channels far more often and conflicts with other near-by WiFi stuff, which then tends to abort / cut your WiFi connection.

The only downside of 5 GHz is, it doesn't provide higher disctances as a 2.4 GHz would, also 5 GHz is absorbed faster by concrete walls around . . .

Also try to use WiFi 6, if your hardwares are capable of it.
Killer WiFi 6E is even better but not that widely spread yet.

Use WPA3-(Personal), as WPA2 and below can be hacked within 10 minutes or less . . .
Additionally setup your WiFi connection with a "hidden SSID" . . .

Also check this:

> check your dongle's latest drivers
> check router firmware if it is on latest
> check and re-check ALL and advanced router settings
> if in doubt, do a factory reset of your router
> are all cables to and from your router correctly wired and also stable
> do you gain enough bandwidth from your ISP

is it an old / ancient router? does it meet todays standards?

you can take a look at some high-end routers for about 150 bucks already..

Just look at a router something like:

Gigabit WLAN ~6.000 Mbit/s (2,4 GHz – 1.200 Mbit/s, 5 GHz – 4.800 Mbit/s)

WiFi 6.x, IEEE 802.11 ax/ac/n/g

Minimum 2000 MBit/s Ethernet

ADSL, VDSL, Vectoring, Supervectoring, Fiber-ready

So WiFi 7 (802.11 be) will be big in coming too.. yet too expensive for private useage.

Good Luck !

[Iron Knights]

And it never will, no serious gamer should use Wi-Fi.

[emoticorpse]

What is the ping results in your speedtests?

[_I_]

or pingbomb the router to see if wifi is the issue
winkey + r -> cmd
tracert google.com
(first hop is the router ip)

ping -t 192.168.x.1 (router ip)

play games
then hit ctrl + c to stop ping, will show min/max/avg and loss

[Bad 💀 Motha]

What I also do is ensure the Router WiFi has a separate SSID login for both 2.4Ghz vs 5Ghz.

Many do not do this and just use one SSID and the WIFi adapter will auto switch between 2.4 vs 5.0

This is what you do not want, you want to force one or the other. You do this very easily by making each have a login.

[Tonepoet]

What router are you using? You didn't tell us that when mentioning all of the other stuff.

I mean, imagine buying a new motherboard with wifi 7 hardware built into it and still using the same wifi router your I.S.P. gave you back in 1997[standards.ieee.org] and thinking your speeds will get faster.

What? That's how slow Insomnia's connection sounds right now. >_>

[Freqsync]

*raises hand* Ooo Oooo me me...
Does this have to do with tcp and that your not having packets all over the place and its being sent from only one source and that if the protocol tunneling hasn't been activated by intel chipset or whomever creATED THAT SMALL tb DRIVE OF A WIFI gosh this caplocks has a mind of its own......*puts hands down* apologies can I go use the add optional features or does it have a chance of a check box of turn windows features on and a quick stab at regedit.... or can it just be that killer network ap is gone and no way to get it... or...*just shuts up now*

[Masque]

N3tRunn3r lähetti viestin:

Change your connection to use "5 GHz" only, set it up on your router "and" machine/PC/Laptop . . .

2.4 GHz tends to lag and provide just 50% and less of "bandwidth" after a specific time.
2.4 GHz also switches channels far more often and conflicts with other near-by WiFi stuff, which then tends to abort / cut your WiFi connection.

The only downside of 5 GHz is, it doesn't provide higher disctances as a 2.4 GHz would, also 5 GHz is absorbed faster by concrete walls around . . .

Also try to use WiFi 6, if your hardwares are capable of it.
Killer WiFi 6E is even better but not that widely spread yet.

Use WPA3-(Personal), as WPA2 and below can be hacked within 10 minutes or less . . .
Additionally setup your WiFi connection with a "hidden SSID" . . .

Also check this:

> check your dongle's latest drivers
> check router firmware if it is on latest
> check and re-check ALL and advanced router settings
> if in doubt, do a factory reset of your router
> are all cables to and from your router correctly wired and also stable
> do you gain enough bandwidth from your ISP

is it an old / ancient router? does it meet todays standards?

you can take a look at some high-end routers for about 150 bucks already..

Just look at a router something like:

Gigabit WLAN ~6.000 Mbit/s (2,4 GHz – 1.200 Mbit/s, 5 GHz – 4.800 Mbit/s)

WiFi 6.x, IEEE 802.11 ax/ac/n/g

Minimum 2000 MBit/s Ethernet

ADSL, VDSL, Vectoring, Supervectoring, Fiber-ready

So WiFi 7 (802.11 be) will be big in coming too.. yet too expensive for private useage.

Good Luck !

:cwat:

This comment right here is why I quit WiFi, 5 years ago, and have been using the same powerline adapter for five years straight, with absolutely zero problems whatsoever.

You'll be told by the experts here that powerline adapters are "notoriously" unreliable.

They're cheap and you can return them to Amazon if those experts are right.

You'll end up keeping it, and not returning it, and will never use WiFi for a desktop home PC, ever again. And you'll wonder why the experts here are so invested in telling people that powerline adapters are unreliable, every time they're mentioned.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Powerline-Pass-Through-TL-PA9020P-KIT/dp/B01H74VKZU/

[Masque]

Also you'll be told powerline adapters won't work on two different breakers.

This is untrue. My computer (and one adapter) is on a completely different breaker than the outlet the router (and the other adapter) is on. They're at opposite ends of the house.

They have to be on the same main house circuit -- in other words, the same breaker box.

[_I_]

powerline adapters do work across breakers, but not nearly as good or as fast as if on the same breaker
and work even less effectively on other side of the 110v rails

[Masque]

Maybe my internet is so slow I can't tell. I pay for 25Mbps -- 3.2 MB/s.

It hasn't dropped below what I pay for, in five years, not once.

Using one on the same breaker would be fairly pointless in most houses or apartments, since they're usually per-room, or even per-wall in each room.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Masque lähetti viestin:

N3tRunn3r lähetti viestin:

Change your connection to use "5 GHz" only, set it up on your router "and" machine/PC/Laptop . . .

2.4 GHz tends to lag and provide just 50% and less of "bandwidth" after a specific time.
2.4 GHz also switches channels far more often and conflicts with other near-by WiFi stuff, which then tends to abort / cut your WiFi connection.

The only downside of 5 GHz is, it doesn't provide higher disctances as a 2.4 GHz would, also 5 GHz is absorbed faster by concrete walls around . . .

Also try to use WiFi 6, if your hardwares are capable of it.
Killer WiFi 6E is even better but not that widely spread yet.

Use WPA3-(Personal), as WPA2 and below can be hacked within 10 minutes or less . . .
Additionally setup your WiFi connection with a "hidden SSID" . . .

Also check this:

> check your dongle's latest drivers
> check router firmware if it is on latest
> check and re-check ALL and advanced router settings
> if in doubt, do a factory reset of your router
> are all cables to and from your router correctly wired and also stable
> do you gain enough bandwidth from your ISP

is it an old / ancient router? does it meet todays standards?

you can take a look at some high-end routers for about 150 bucks already..

Just look at a router something like:



So WiFi 7 (802.11 be) will be big in coming too.. yet too expensive for private useage.

Good Luck !

:cwat:

This comment right here is why I quit WiFi, 5 years ago, and have been using the same powerline adapter for five years straight, with absolutely zero problems whatsoever.

You'll be told by the experts here that powerline adapters are "notoriously" unreliable.

They're cheap and you can return them to Amazon if those experts are right.

You'll end up keeping it, and not returning it, and will never use WiFi for a desktop home PC, ever again. And you'll wonder why the experts here are so invested in telling people that powerline adapters are unreliable, every time they're mentioned.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Powerline-Pass-Through-TL-PA9020P-KIT/dp/B01H74VKZU/

PowerLine adapters can work however it often depends how the home is wired internally for this to end on a good note. It's definitely a worthy option for sure.

[Masque]

Well, my house was built by a guy in the late 70s from plans in Popular Mechanics. I don't know if he used an electrician or he did it himself, but it does the trick.

If what _I_ said above is true, and it probably is, it may indeed cause a decrease in speed if you're paying for much faster internet that what I pay for.

I'd advise the OP to at least give it a try, since Amazon allows returns for any reason.

It can't hurt.

In all my years I've never once had good luck with desktop WiFi. Laptops, tablets, phones, XBOX 360 -- all worked perfect. I found out about powerline adapters after trying my 5th WiFi adapter for my current PC -- and going through all that checking of things and adjusting of things over and over.

Haven't checked or adjusted anything in five years.

[_I_]

it may not slow internet traffic much, but lan traffic is definitely slowed
copying large files across pc to pc will be a huge difference between gigabit/2.5/10g lan and powerline