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WiFi card problem with new PC

storera21

I recently built my first computer and the wifi speed that it is getting seems WAY slower than it should be. I have a macbook pro that gets 120 Mbps download and 23.3 Mbps upload as determined by speedtest.net, but from the same location my new gaming PC gets just 25 Mbps download and 2.6 Mbps upload. I put a TPI-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-express wifi adapter <http://www.newegg.co...N82E16833704133> in the PC, and its supposed to get up to 450 Mbps.


 


I installed the drivers for the card and I've run both the windows diagnostic/repair utility and the TPI utility but I can't seem to fix my problem. If I look at the wireless network connection in control panel it says I'm getting 216 Mbps, but that's obviously not the case.


 


In a practical test, I downloaded the same game from steam on my MacBook and my new PC. The new PC took 4-5 times longer.


 


Does anyone have any thoughts? I'm a lifelong Mac user and I've only recently begun to use a windows machine in my daily life, so is there just something about setting up a wireless connection with windows that I don't know? Or are there other things I can do to diagnose my problem? Thanks in advance.


 


PC Specs:


Windows 7 64 bit


MoBo: Asus z97 A


CPU: Intel core i7 4790k


Cooler: Noctua NH-D14


GPU: 2x EVGA GTX 780


SSD: Samsung 240 Evo


PSU: EVGA supernova 1000 P2


Case: CM storm stryker


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Did you install the newest drivers?

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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