New PC affecting Internet

Tyger Kong · Feb 5, 2014

I have built a new computer in the past month and everything was all fine and dandy until last week. When ever i turn on my desktop, the internet just slows down to the point where i can't load webpages on every device connected to the same network. At first i though it was the ISP's problem but they said everything's ok on their end. This is very fustrating as I was very excited to use my new desktop but now i can't do anything with it.

Please Help

Specs: Asus z87-C MoBo
Kingston HyperX 8gb 1600mhz RAM
i5-4440 CPU
300mbps PCI-e wireless adapter (TL-WN881ND)
Windows 7 Home Prem

aliafzal189 · Feb 5, 2014

have you tried diagnose? lan card driver

Tyger Kong · Feb 5, 2014

I'm sorry, is there a way to diagnose just the wireless adapter?

I'm using wireless as there is no ethernet port in my room.

Tyger Kong · Feb 5, 2014

It seems to be ok after i ran Norton and troubleshooted the network in the Network and sharing menu on my laptop.
Norton said that it cleared 2 tracking cookies. would that have been what caused it?

Gonna see what's gonna happen tomorrow. Will keep updated.

aliafzal189 · Feb 5, 2014

ok window have diagnose tool for wireless and have you tried wireless driver?

Tyger Kong · Feb 5, 2014

Ok, after a while, the internet speed in my Laptop is still the same (getting <4mps in speedtest) while my desktop is just getting slower and slower (3>mps)

Anyone else know what i can do?

alyoshka · Feb 5, 2014

You didn't read the customer reviews before buying the wireless card......
A few of them have had similar problems as you are having.....
Seems to be bad card.....
Other options....
Get a better card..... they're pretty cheap these days....

Tyger Kong · Feb 5, 2014

alyoshka :

Sorry, can you give the the link to the bad reviews? I can't seem to find them anywhere

alyoshka · Feb 6, 2014

Check it out on newegg

Tyger Kong · Feb 6, 2014

Now the internet runs smoothly even with my desktop turned on my but it's still slow on my desktop. I'm convinced it's the Adapter's problem now.

Any suggestions to what else might've caused it or what adapter i should get?

alyoshka · Feb 6, 2014

I've used Asus ones all my life, so I'd really not be able to tell you about others, but thay did have some pretty decent adapters ...... never had a problem with them, while I did come across a lot of other adapters which I had to look into which really left me quiet puzzled as to why these problems.
But check out a few Asus ones if they are available down your side.

Tyger Kong · Feb 10, 2014

So would my best choice be an ASUS N15 or N35?

alyoshka · Feb 10, 2014

The N15 is a Pcie Card and the N35 I can't find to compare...

Tyger Kong · Feb 12, 2014

Sorry, N53*

alyoshka · Feb 13, 2014

That's the USB one right?
If the N53 is the USB one, NO, go for the PCIe N15.

Tyger Kong · Feb 14, 2014

The N53 is a PCIe and would a USB Adapter be better than a PCIe one?

alyoshka · Feb 14, 2014

Nope, the PCIe one would cause lesser problems than a USB one.
If you're comparing the PCIe N15 with the PCIe N53..... than the obvious choice is the N53.

And if you're willing to put in a little more money.....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320173
pretty much the best in it's class....

Tyger Kong · Mar 6, 2014

Thanks for everyone's answers and I'll be getting a Asus N15 as soon as I can. Any other suggestions?

alyoshka · Mar 10, 2014

Nope.....

Tyger Kong · Mar 28, 2014

I bought the Asus N53 a week ago and everything worked fine. But the problem suddenly came back again. I thought it was a virus so i scanned my computer but it was clean. Would it be the modem's problem?

alyoshka · Mar 29, 2014

Check and see if the power saving features are disabled or not....

Tyger Kong · Mar 30, 2014

Sorry, but power savings of the wifi card or computer?

alyoshka · Mar 31, 2014

Of the wifi card..... and in general the PC.... too.. since it also has power saving options to stop network activity after a certain period of non-use.

Tyger Kong · Apr 4, 2014

There doesnt seem to be any problems with the PC power settings but I can't seen to find the wifi card power settings.
Now it just says no internet access on my desktop but all other computers are fine.

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