Computer gurus.... HELP!!

[03_SVT_Freak]

i need some advice. My internet speed is around 7-8 mbps and it should be 17. my roommate is running 17 on both ethernet and wireless. he even took the cord from my computer and still ran 17. i have tried connecting using both a ethernet and wireless setup, both only running 7-8 mbps. what else can be slowing down my connection speed???

 

[offroadkarter]

Stupid scenario, do you have windows update downloading a billion updates? Windows update has no bandwith limit and will completely bog your internet down while downloading stuff....



How old is your NIC card?

 

[03_SVT_Freak]

Stupid scenario, do you have windows update downloading a billion updates? Windows update has no bandwith limit and will completely bog your internet down while downloading stuff....



How old is your NIC card?

no updates. and the computer itself is less than a year old. got it off newegg. i know next to nothing about computers.

 

[jdoyle]

no updates. and the computer itself is less than a year old. got it off newegg. i know next to nothing about computers.

find your comp on newegg and post the link so we can see the specs.

 

[03_SVT_Freak]

Newegg.com - iBUYPOWER Gamer Supreme 947B3 Desktop PC Intel Core i7 960(3.20GHz) 6GB DDR3 2TB HDD Capacity AMD Radeon HD 6870 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

 

[offroadkarter]

no updates. and the computer itself is less than a year old. got it off newegg. i know next to nothing about computers.

How long has it been doing this, since you got the computer?

 

[03_SVT_Freak]

Well I only recently ran a speed text so I'm not sure. I'm paying for 18 Mbps, my roommate it getting 17.4 on both wireless and eth, yet I'm only getting 7-9 on both. Not sure how long it's been this way but I have noticed its gotten slower. No new installs. Just my games and kerpasky software.

 

[03_SVT_Freak]

And I have turned kerpasky off and tried it and same thing. So it's not that.

 

[jdoyle]

have you tried uninstalling kerpasky and then doing the speed test?

 

[03_SVT_Freak]

Yep.

 

[Uncle Meat]

It's Kaspersky dammit!

U.M.

 

[03_SVT_Freak]

ok well it turns out it was my kerpasky after all...


does anyone know of a GOOD antivirus software that doesnt **** with shit that like?

 

[03_SVT_Freak]

It's Kaspersky dammit!

U.M.

it was. lol

 

[jdoyle]

how did you find out it was the kaspersky?

i use malware bytes anti malware and microsoft security essentials

 

[03_SVT_Freak]

well i was kinda fibbing. i didnt uninstall it, merely turned it off. actually did the full uninstall and now my speed is back up.

can i have links for the antivirus you use?

 

[jdoyle]

well i was kinda fibbing. i didnt uninstall it, merely turned it off. actually did the full uninstall and now my speed is back up.

can i have links for the antivirus you use?

id just start with microsoft security essentials, google it and you will find where you need to be. it is a microsoft product so dont download from anywhere but microsoft.com or windows.com. i schedule mine to do a full scan daily, which is probably overkill. a quick scan should suffice.

 

[03_SVT_Freak]

ok i will give it a shot. thanks!!!!

 

[jdoyle]

you're welcome.