First day of new PC: WiFi speeds reduced incredibly. Help!

Skreach

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This is my first day with my new PC. I just got it for Christmas and since the first boot up I noticed a tremendous drop in WiFi connection. After about an hour of messing with Windows 8 (First time using Win8) I had installed Steam and decided to download a game. I was maxing out at only 317 kbps! Now sure how it's possible because my old PC was dual core and only 3 gb of RAM and I was maxing out at 1.8 mbps, and this PC has a six-core processor with 10 gb of RAM. I'm pretty sure my issue is not my router because it has worked perfectly fine until I first booted up this PC. After about 4 hours of frustration I noticed that ALL the devices on the whole network were getting very poor connection, so I turned off my PC and everything was working perfectly fine. It's as if it's taking all of the power. I have no clue what to do anymore. Please Help me asap...


Link to PC Specs: HP ENVY Desktop 10GB Memory 1TB Hard Drive h8-1414 - Best Buy
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
What about if it's physically connected via network cable?

What brand of router?

Download Inssider or another wifi analyzer program and see if you have lots of other networks around your area.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1 Pro 64bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Core I5 3570K 3.4Ghz w/ Zalman CNPS9900NT RT
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming
    Memory
    G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GbXL ; 4Gx2
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 770 Superclocked
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Z
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual ViewSonic VX2770Smh-LED Black 27" IPS-Panel
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 730 Series SSD 240GBx2 RAID0 Win8.1Pro 6GB/s Sata III
    Intel 320 Series SSD 600GBx2 RAID0 Games 3GB/s Sata II
    Kingston Hyper X 240GB SSD Itunes Drive 6GB/s Sata III
    Western Digital Scorpio Black 1TB - Docked via Esata
    PSU
    Cooler Master GX 750W
    Case
    Corsair Vengence C70
    Cooling
    120mm, 140mm.
    Keyboard
    Corsair Vengence K70
    Mouse
    Logitech G500 Laser
    Internet Speed
    Generally 50/Mbps+
    Browser
    Firefox, Chrome, IE
    Other Info
    Samsung Bluray Optical Drive
    WD 1tb storage backup with Thermatake dock
    Sennheiser 558 Headphones
    Swan M50W 2.1 speakers
    Netgear WNDR4500
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