bassboypete
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Hi,
I purchased a new motherboard/CPU to go with Windows 8 Pro when it came out. And I have come across a peculiar problem. The internet speed is extremely slow. Doing a speed test at speedtest.net, and my local ISP speedtest, gives me results of about 2mbps. I currently have a broadband connection of 50mbps. All other computers in my house (wired and wireless) give a speed test result of 40-50mbps
The upload speed is not affected.
My hardware:
Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe
- Has a 1GB realtek NIC, and an Intel 1GB NIC, and even built in wireless.
- Speeds are consistent with every network connection, wired, wireless, doesn't matter.
Intel Core i7-3770K (not Overclocked)
16GB DDR3
OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 240GB (PCI Express SSD card)
Nvidia GTX 680 x2 in SLI
1000W Corsair PSU
A bit of history:
I performed a fresh install of Windows 8 a few days after it was released. I noticed the slower speed right away. If I were watching a youtube video on one internet tab, then loading a webpage would take over 30 seconds. I performed a few speed tests at that time, and they ranged from 1.5-2mbps.
The interesting thing, is that if I run a speed test immediatly after restart, or driver install. It does give me a result of 50mbps.
Transfering a large file over my network to another computer gives me at least a 400mbps transfer rate. So the wiring and network is functioning at a full 1GBps
Here is what I have tried:
- Update both NICs to newest and older drivers. Ranged from windows 7 drivers, to a few different versions of Windows 8 drivers, some from Asus, others directly from Intel/Realtek.
- Installed Windows 7 Ultimate. Speed tests ran perfect at 50mbps consistently.
- Changed the power profile to 'High Performance'
- Skipped the router and connected directly to the modem
- Disabled all non-microsoft services from starting, and a few microsoft ones that I know I can skip.
- Updated Bios firmware on my motherboard
- Fresh installs of Windows 8, no difference
- New chipset drivers
- Different browsers, Chrome, IE, Firefox. (This download speed also affects my usenet downloading)
- Created a local group policy to prevent windows update from reserving some of my bandwidth
- Resetting IPV4 settings
- Changed DNS servers
- Performed the built in Microsoft network and hardware diagnostics
In safe mode, I do get 50mbps download. But even after a fresh install in normal operation it gets throttled.
Thats from the top of my head. I have been through every forum post that I can find online regarding slow speeds. Most are related to driver issues from what I read. But mine clearly are not.
An interesting fact. When I updated my network card last night to a new version, my speed returned to normal (50mbps) the entire night until I rebooted and tried again in the morning.
This is painfully slow and beyond frustrating. Without a fix, I will be forced to return to Windows 7, which is not a solution.
Lets find a solution for this.
I purchased a new motherboard/CPU to go with Windows 8 Pro when it came out. And I have come across a peculiar problem. The internet speed is extremely slow. Doing a speed test at speedtest.net, and my local ISP speedtest, gives me results of about 2mbps. I currently have a broadband connection of 50mbps. All other computers in my house (wired and wireless) give a speed test result of 40-50mbps
The upload speed is not affected.
My hardware:
Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe
- Has a 1GB realtek NIC, and an Intel 1GB NIC, and even built in wireless.
- Speeds are consistent with every network connection, wired, wireless, doesn't matter.
Intel Core i7-3770K (not Overclocked)
16GB DDR3
OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 240GB (PCI Express SSD card)
Nvidia GTX 680 x2 in SLI
1000W Corsair PSU
A bit of history:
I performed a fresh install of Windows 8 a few days after it was released. I noticed the slower speed right away. If I were watching a youtube video on one internet tab, then loading a webpage would take over 30 seconds. I performed a few speed tests at that time, and they ranged from 1.5-2mbps.
The interesting thing, is that if I run a speed test immediatly after restart, or driver install. It does give me a result of 50mbps.
Transfering a large file over my network to another computer gives me at least a 400mbps transfer rate. So the wiring and network is functioning at a full 1GBps
Here is what I have tried:
- Update both NICs to newest and older drivers. Ranged from windows 7 drivers, to a few different versions of Windows 8 drivers, some from Asus, others directly from Intel/Realtek.
- Installed Windows 7 Ultimate. Speed tests ran perfect at 50mbps consistently.
- Changed the power profile to 'High Performance'
- Skipped the router and connected directly to the modem
- Disabled all non-microsoft services from starting, and a few microsoft ones that I know I can skip.
- Updated Bios firmware on my motherboard
- Fresh installs of Windows 8, no difference
- New chipset drivers
- Different browsers, Chrome, IE, Firefox. (This download speed also affects my usenet downloading)
- Created a local group policy to prevent windows update from reserving some of my bandwidth
- Resetting IPV4 settings
- Changed DNS servers
- Performed the built in Microsoft network and hardware diagnostics
In safe mode, I do get 50mbps download. But even after a fresh install in normal operation it gets throttled.
Thats from the top of my head. I have been through every forum post that I can find online regarding slow speeds. Most are related to driver issues from what I read. But mine clearly are not.
An interesting fact. When I updated my network card last night to a new version, my speed returned to normal (50mbps) the entire night until I rebooted and tried again in the morning.
This is painfully slow and beyond frustrating. Without a fix, I will be forced to return to Windows 7, which is not a solution.
Lets find a solution for this.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 Pro