troubleshooting internet connectivity problem.

[Soro_Hanosh]

So the last month or so I have been having trouble keeping a steady ping and steady connection my ping has a good 200ms variable at any given moment: http://imgur.com/JnKPjfs  My ping used to be 160 +/- 10 in this server. I have also been experiencing random disconnects which also suck.

My roommates say they don't have this problem but they also aren't gamers so its not as big a deal.

I also should mention that i have been using a powerline adapter "netgear powerline 200 mini adapter" but bringing the PC downstairs and hooking it strait to the router see no improvements (actually seems to make it worse)
What could be wrong?

my unexperienced theories are:
1) time warner cable is shit and i need to yell at them

2) motherboard is shot possibly due to a cheep powerline and/or old house and/or case that is falling apart.

thoughts? theories? solutions? thank you LTT forums

 

specs:

 

CPU: Amd fx-4170    (am3+ socket)                                      

 

GPU: Gtx 760  gigabyte windforce                                                                                

 

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard 

 

Ram:  Geil evo veloce ddr3 1866                

 

HDD: 7200rpm sata 1tb 

 

PSU: 550 watt 80+ gold rosewell

 

I'm not sure what my bois version is but I don't think I've ever updated it in the 2 years i've had it.

 

 

 

EDIT: playing around a bit is showing me it might just be Time Warner, but I'm open to suggestions