New PC need help

[B-rock]

Just built my first pc and everything seems ok except for the internet. I've tried wifi, ethernet connected to my router and threading my phone to it through usb c.

 

Sometimes I can get the 30ish mbps I should get but it's usually only for a few seconds then right back down to 1 mbps. Not sure what's going on. Turned off my phone data and I can keep up the 30ish mbps speed. Why can't my pc maintain the speeds it should?

[fuzz0r]

No other devices in your household has this problem?

 

[B-rock]

2 hours ago, fuzz0r said:

No other devices in your household has this problem?

 

They did at first. But when I reset my router everything but my new pc seemed to improve.

 

I would understand if I could never hit the speeds I should. But to hit those speeds for a few seconds then drop and stay low I don't understand.

[fuzz0r]

2 minutes ago, B-rock said:

They did at first. But when I reset my router everything but my new pc seemed to improve.

 

I would understand if I could never hit the speeds I should. But to hit those speeds for a few seconds then drop and stay low I don't understand.

What cable are you using?

[B-rock]

1 minute ago, fuzz0r said:

What cable are you using?

I've tried wifi, tethering through usb c and an ethernet cable I pulled off my xbox. Used to get super high download speeds on my xbox using the same cable.

[fuzz0r]

11 minutes ago, B-rock said:

I've tried wifi, tethering through usb c and an ethernet cable I pulled off my xbox. Used to get super high download speeds on my xbox using the same cable.

Could I get you to post a speedtest result?

[B-rock]

1 hour ago, fuzz0r said:

Could I get you to post a speedtest result?

Better one is phone with data off only connected to wifi. Other is pc connected with ethernet. Same result for pc if wifi or tethered to phone. 2.9 is steam trying to download a game.

[fuzz0r]

Alright and it's plugged directly into the router with ethernet cable?

It could look like it's a problem with your ISP.

204 ms ping and 110 jitter is certainly not good.

Are you running a switch between devices? Otherwise I would contact your ISP @B-rock

2.9MB/s is around full speed though, so steam can utilize your connection fully.

[B-rock]

On 2/19/2021 at 10:12 PM, fuzz0r said:

Alright and it's plugged directly into the router with ethernet cable?

It could look like it's a problem with your ISP.

204 ms ping and 110 jitter is certainly not good.

Are you running a switch between devices? Otherwise I would contact your ISP @B-rock

2.9MB/s is around full speed though, so steam can utilize your connection fully.

Thank you very much for all your help. One thing you said made me look deeper into download speeds. Im super new to all this and didn't realize the internet speed test was megabits and steam was megabytes. So as far as I can tell my steam downloads at 5ish is actually pretty good. Right?

[fuzz0r]

2 hours ago, B-rock said:

Thank you very much for all your help. One thing you said made me look deeper into download speeds. Im super new to all this and didn't realize the internet speed test was megabits and steam was megabytes. So as far as I can tell my steam downloads at 5ish is actually pretty good. Right?

If we're talking 5MB/s then yes.

What internet speed are you paying for?