SwiftJAB wrote:> If you're getting 11 MBytes/s, that's probably decent, unless you've got something
> like Google Fiber and should be getting 1 Gbits/s (125Mbytes/s)
>
> There's a ton of factors that go into your download speeds:
>
> - The source location's speed. Steam is a pretty reliable source and you'll most
> likely never hit their cap
>
> - Your home internet speed. This in itself has a bunch of nuances to it, but using
> a hard wired connection to your router (or directly to your modem) then doing a speed
> test at something like speedtest.net or fast.com will get you a rough estimate of
> what you're capable of with your current modem.
>
> - Your home network speed. Again, tons of nuances here, but running that same test
> above but on wifi if you're computer is connected to wifi normally
>
> - Your home network utilization. If other devices are downloading, streaming, or
> any other things that are going to use bandwidth on your internet and network, these
> will have an impact on your experience.
>
> - Your PC hardware. You've already seen the benefits of faster storage, but things
> like CPU, RAM, and your motherboard's bus speeds are going to play a role here as
> well. People mention that particularly with Steam, the CPU can be a bottleneck because
> Steam is actively decompressing while downloading so that the game is playable shortly
> after the download is complete.
>
> - Your PC software. Other things running on your computer are going to take up resources.
> The less you have open, the better chance you have of hitting those maximum speeds.
> If you're watching YouTube while you wait, most likely that download is going to
> take longer than if you were to just walk away.
>
> - Using a VPN. Running your traffic through a VPN could possibly slow things down
> a bit since it's adding an additional link in the chain
>
> - Steam client configuration. People have mentioned that there is a setting to select
> which server you download from. Typically this is set properly to be your nearest
> location, but sometimes it can get it wrong and you may find yourself getting better
> speeds by switching this option to a different region.
>
>
i think youre missing the point, if you read my post correctly you'll see that i have had the same "internet speed" the whole time (which in this case is 500MB/S fiber - the only thing i have been upgrading is the storage medium that is where i saw the "downloading" speed (which is not true d/l speed as as you mentioned it is installing the game at the same time - also i dare you to get 125 mb/s "download speed on steam - i dub this impossible!!
the moral of this story is maybe read the post better before your lesson in internet speed that is tota;yy irrelevant to STEAM download speed as there appears to be a cap on it - limited by your hardware REGARDLESS OF "ACTUAL" INTERNET SPEED which you might achieve more downloading nvidia drivers or such.
your info is good make no mistake, it just noy not pertain to this particular topic :)
