Discussing the Ping spike
Discussing the Ping spike
Good afternoon, I recently swapped out my PCIe Wi-Fi adapter for a new one. At the time, I had limited experience with Wi-Fi cards, so I used the one from my old PC until last Saturday. On Sunday, I installed the newer PCIe Wi-Fi adapter (Mercusys MA80xe v1) from my previous card—though I’m not sure what model it is, it only supports Wi-Fi 4. Now, during gaming or even just browsing, my PC starts showing random spikes in performance, as shown in the photo. My FPS stays high (300+), but ping remains low (22 ms) throughout, whereas with the old card it never happened. Right now, the drivers are up to date, and I’ve set roaming aggression to the lowest level (no option to disable it). My system specs include an MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, 6-core CPU, TUF RTX 3070 Ti, and 16GB RAM. If anyone has any ideas about what might be causing this issue, I’d really appreciate it.
The chart indicates bandwidth usage—Windows Task Manager doesn’t usually display latency. To improve performance, ensure your Wi-Fi network supports the highest possible band, ideally 80 MHz or more, especially on 5 or 6 GHz. Adjust your Windows settings to prioritize the 5 GHz frequency for your Wi-Fi card. If issues persist, consider using a tool like Wifiman or another app to manage interference from conflicting bands.