internet Download Slow randomly

[sShingo]

Hello, 

Very newbie to this world of network setup. 

 

Question: Why is my download speed all of a sudden slow?

I used to get 1gb down and 4gb up a few months back. Today i noticed i was getting packet loss while playing online games. (Valorant, Escape from Tarkov, COD) Now im getting 60 Down and 40 UP. 

 

Equipment:

Modem - Netgear CM1200

Router - Orbi w/ 2 bridges

Mobo - MSI x470 Gaming Plus

 

Things I did.

• Swap cables [cat 6]
• Swap ports on my router
• check several other computers and they are stilll getting the 1gb down and 40up
• Reset my network several times
• Reinstall drivers, but not the newest bios. 
  • The new bios updates didnt have anything to say about ethernet

 

At this point all things point to it being a computer hardware issue. Is this a true? I dont want to have to buy a new motherboard. I dont have space for an ethernet card in my rig sadly. 

 

What are some other things i can test or try to fix/change? Network wise I did not change a single thing. 

[kirashi]

9 minutes ago, sShingo said:

Hello, 

Very newbie to this world of network setup. 

 

Question: Why is my download speed all of a sudden slow?

I used to get 1gb down and 4gb up a few months back. Today i noticed i was getting packet loss while playing online games. (Valorant, Escape from Tarkov, COD) Now im getting 60 Down and 40 UP. 

 

What are some other things i can test or try to fix/change? Network wise I did not change a single thing. 

Um... I'm assuming you don't mean 1 gigabit down and 4 gigabits up, because I don't know of any ISP currently providing 4 gigabits upload to regular consumers, even on fiber. Please use speedtest.net or fast.com to check your speeds so you can report your speeds in mbps.  

 

I'd start by connecting an ethernet cable from your motherboard directly to the back of your CM1200 cable modem to bypass / rule out your other networking equipment. Totally understand you might normally need to use WiFi if your computer is not located by the modem, and that's fine - just move your PC temporarily to test things out.

 

As you add networking devices back one by one, you'll eventually find the point where your speedtests start to tank again, and thus will have found the culprit device.