consistent lag spikes

[Abimbolababatunde]

I keep having lag spikes consistently and I know it's not the game I'm playing because it happens in zoom calls too. I also know it's not the wifi itself nor is it the distance between my pc and my router and whats in between it because I played the same game on my laptop and set it next to my pc, but my laptop wasnt having lag spikes at all. I've tried some solutions in command prompt, i forgot what they were (something about flushing and renewing), I've checked for windows updates, I dont have any antiviruses, i've updated all network adapters, I've gotten rid of all vpn's, networking apps and such.

[IoTPanic]

Well the distance of the Wi-Fi isnt the only variable, I would connect to ethernet and see if the issue continues to persist. If it does, one thought would be to run iperf to see if and to what extent you are dropping packets. (There is also an online tool you can use to check this).

 

But there isn't a solid answer until you narrow down the issue a bit.

[Falcon1986]

1 hour ago, Abimbolababatunde said:

I also know it's not the wifi itself nor is it the distance between my pc and my router and whats in between it because I played the same game on my laptop and set it next to my pc, but my laptop wasnt having lag spikes at all.

WiFi is one of the biggest culprits in network latency. You can’t eliminate it completely. Just because your other computer performs better does not mean it isn’t causing issues for your desktop. Your laptop probably has a better wireless adapter chipset or is connecting to a different wireless band than the desktop.

 

1 hour ago, Abimbolababatunde said:

I keep having lag spikes consistently and I know it's not the game I'm playing because it happens in zoom calls too.

How are you measuring these “lag spikes”? Are you sure that you’re the only one accessing the network when this behaviour occurs? Is your or another computer downloading/uploading files in the background? Running Windows Updates?

 

Things to consider:

1. What is the exact make/model of your network hardware and the wireless settings you are using? What about the desktop’s WiFi adapter?
2. How far is your desktop from the wireless router/AP? On the same floor or different? Any intervening walls or floors?
3. Run WiFi Analyzer (download from the Microsoft Store) and post screenshots of the ‘Networks’ and ‘Analyze’ tabs (include 2.4GHz and 5GHz band outputs).

[TechNurd]

What do you mean by lag spikes? 

 

If your laptop gets good connection and your desktop doesnt, i guess we could eliminate the AP as the culprit. What kind of wifi adapter are you using on your desktop? is it one of those "USB wifi adapters?"