Random Lag

[ELI5678]

I have been having lag/stuttering when I play games on my newly built pc(it wasn't happening on my old pc). I got a little bit of help before from someone and looked at my pc performance and everything seemed fine. He reccomended playing a game when there were less people using the network and It seemed to be better when there were no people using the network but still had some issues. I also did a speed test and everything seemed normal. I'm not sure if it only looks normal because the lag is kinda random and not a consistant problem. Does anyone have any insight on why this might be happening on my new pc but not my old one, and what I can do to fix it?

[Falcon1986]

25 minutes ago, ELI5678 said:

I also did a speed test and everything seemed normal.

What speeds are you seeing compared to what you're paying for? Also, what are the ping results?

 

25 minutes ago, ELI5678 said:

Does anyone have any insight on why this might be happening on my new pc but not my old one, and what I can do to fix it?

On WiFi or ethernet? Please give more details on the network adapter.

[ELI5678]

I am plugged through ethernet on a linksys mesh node. I am getting the same speeds that I am paying for, I get around 45 ping

[Falcon1986]

3 hours ago, ELI5678 said:

I am plugged through ethernet on a linksys mesh node. I am getting the same speeds that I am paying for, I get around 45 ping

If others on the network are accessing the internet at the same time as you and doing quite a bit of downloading, it might affect your speed. You can see if there are any QoS settings that can be adjusted to deal with that.

 

Another thing to take into consideration: a wired link to a mesh node is not the same as a wired link to the primary router/gateway. The former still relies on a wireless uplink to the central mesh router which can introduce more latency just by how it's designed. Mesh systems can only extend coverage and probably maintain close to maximum speed; they can't guarantee low latency.