Speed decrease on an upgraded device
Speed decrease on an upgraded device
Head-scratching a bit here. Two solid PCs available for desktop use—one dedicated gaming rig. Shared a 500Mb connection between both, plus a mobile phone with ample bandwidth. This morning the gaming rig hit 600Mb over Ethernet (those ultra-thin cables are impressive, but that’s another topic). I moved the gaming PC to the bedroom and reconnected using the same cable. The gaming rig has superior specs and just got a BIOS update for a CPU upgrade. A speed test shows only 10-80Mbps—significantly lower than expected. I tried plugging it directly into the motherboard’s Ethernet port and also used a USB converter to connect to my USB 3.1 and 3.2 ports (up to 1GBPS). Any suggestions? It seems to work great for this issue. My phone performs much better. Any thoughts?
Maybe a couple of connections got misaligned in the cable, which limited performance to 10/100
It seems the system is being restricted to a lower speed than expected. I suspect older hardware doesn’t support a 10/100 port. I recommend verifying the adapter configuration and BIOS options, and installing any relevant drivers directly from the manufacturer’s site instead of using third-party tools.
The old computer's Ethernet port had some issues, so I purchased a converter which worked well—capable of 600mbps and higher. Given the motherboard's Acus B550M spec, it seems unlikely they’d install a subpar network port. Even if they did, the USB ports should still function. I also tried reconfiguring the router, but it didn’t help. It’s frustrating because I wanted to download games, and that’s why I ended up with a better connection recently. It’s just strange.
Balls appear to be a network adapter on the machine if it's running at 10/100 speed. It's surprising such an issue exists with a device less than a year old. The main question is how to resolve this. Probably the USB adapter should still function since it wouldn't rely on the 10/100 port, which suggests the problem lies elsewhere.
Maybe your cable exceeds its required length based on its specifications. Could you share the details?
Cable is sufficiently long. It functioned this morning on another machine and produced full-speed output. The cable is Cat 6 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08N4WY931). I'm attempting to update my Realtek drivers but am unsure if they've been updated. The executable runs without errors, then disappears. No error or failure detected.
It functions via the USB port. Needs adjusting the UDB device settings to full duplex. This isn't an issue with the built-in Ethernet, but we'll look into it later. That converter was really a solid buy—it might even let you play games this weekend, so a 500-600 megabit connection is useful!