Download speed suddenly capped at 700kbps

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Mr. Bones' Wild Ride 28 Mar, 2024 @ 3:54pm

Download speed suddenly capped at 700kbps

Just this afternoon it was MUCH faster. I have fiber optic internet so the speeds are really good on everything else. DL speed is above 200 Mb/s and upload speed is around 400 Mb/s, but my steam dl speed hovers at 700 kb/s and won't go higher. Also, the disc usage is almost 700 kb/s too. I've tried changing download locations to five others, four in the US near me and one overseas, but the results are the same. Is Steam throttling my connection, or is my ISP? My brother had the same issue with his steam client when he was using our wifi.

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Ettanin 28 Mar, 2024 @ 3:56pm

What's your provider?

Mr. Bones' Wild Ride 28 Mar, 2024 @ 3:57pm

Originally posted by Ettanin:
What's your provider?

Nextlink

Edit: Can confirm only steam is affected. Xbox PC app downloads at 25Mb/s!

Last edited by Mr. Bones' Wild Ride; 28 Mar, 2024 @ 3:59pm

Satoru 28 Mar, 2024 @ 3:59pm

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1082209554

Your downloads are limited by

1) your CPU
2) your disk IO
3) your anti-virus
4) your ISP

Pick one

Mr. Bones' Wild Ride 28 Mar, 2024 @ 4:23pm

Originally posted by Satoru:
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1082209554

Your downloads are limited by

1) your CPU
2) your disk IO
3) your anti-virus
4) your ISP

Pick one

1. CPU usage is low/normal.
2. Disc IO? Don't follow
3. Just have windows firewall and Steam and Steam web helper are set to let traffic through.
4. Unless my ISP throttles speeds at a certain time, not likely the problem. Other downloads are normal. (Although browser pages on steam as well as edge and chrome take a while to load in, longer than on previous ISP.

Mr. Bones' Wild Ride 28 Mar, 2024 @ 6:20pm

Sorry to bump this, but I am still having this issue and I have confirmed it is ONLY with steam client.

Mr. Bones' Wild Ride 14 Apr, 2024 @ 9:54pm

Sorry to post again, but this issue persists, but only between 5:00 PM and 12:00 AM CT. What could be causing this?

Edit: Reset ALL of my PC network settings and the problem seems to have gone away!

Last edited by Mr. Bones' Wild Ride; 14 Apr, 2024 @ 10:08pm

MonkehMaster 14 Apr, 2024 @ 11:10pm

its been complained about for years.

try limiting steams download bandwidth.

Last edited by MonkehMaster; 14 Apr, 2024 @ 11:10pm

Mr. Bones' Wild Ride 26 May, 2024 @ 6:05pm

Ok finally figured this one out- My network drivers needed updating. I feel stupid for not checking that out earlier...

Satoru 26 May, 2024 @ 7:35pm

Originally posted by Mr. Bones' Wild Ride:
Ok finally figured this one out- My network drivers needed updating. I feel stupid for not checking that out earlier...

note if you have one of those incredibly bad "Killer" gaming networking cards, their networking stack is literally one of the worst ever made. Even ATI back in the day made better drivers than the absolute drivel this company barfs out under the guide of "drivers". Use the drivers from Microsoft and absolutely do not enable any of their QOS features. They absolutely do not work

Last edited by Satoru; 26 May, 2024 @ 7:35pm

GaschAmber♿̐͒ 13 hours ago

Change your download region to something else.

I went from Australia - Sydney to Australia - Melbourne and it fixed mine.

Downloading takes 2 to tango and sometimes its the server you're downloading from not your connection to it.

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