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I recently built a gaming PC as my gaming laptop was overheating when playing games. The only issue I have with it however, is that the internet speeds are so much slower.

I decided to test them both in the same spot and got the following.

PC: Ping - 8, Download - 1.4 (Windows 8.1)

Laptop: Ping - 8, Download - 40 (Windows 7)

The difference is both staggering and noticeable. Is there anything I can do to sort it out? The PC motherboard has a built in wi-fi card (Realtec family PCIe) and a TP-Link TL-WN951N network card as well. Should I disable one? Would that make things faster?

Many thanks
 
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The most serious gamers use a land line for their gaming rigs. I'm sure someone will post a solution with regard to your wifi but perhaps the signal is just struggling to reach your desktop vs the laptop being physically less hindered by hardware and also better located as well. I would invest in an ethernet cable that reaches your pc, a more powerful router, or better antennas in that order. I have the ASUS RT-AC66U and sometimes at the beach (I'm 7 houses away) I still get signal on my cell! That could be your biggest issue. AC is going to be the new standard and is WAYYYY faster when you have wireless needs. Your router is okay but this would be the single biggest upgrade for both your desktop and laptop.
Getting a new ethernet cable will obviously give you the best performance but I understand you would have done this before if money wasn't an issue or for whatever reason but for better gaming, etc. I'd make this a priority as soon as you can afford to (much cheaper than getting a $180 router but that will be sweet too if you can get that!). Maybe for $5-$40 you can get an antenna that will boost the signal you do have to reach your rig better (it's an option but I don't really recommend this last one as it can be spotty at best from my experience but maybe that's just me). Or maybe your wifi card is having issues (if you get the asus router, start researching ac (wireless signal standard vs g or vs n) adapters for your pc as well then).
Oh, and you can try seeing if your desktop closer to your router or moving the router closer could also be a cheaper faster fix.
I was re-reading my post, I don't mean to sound harsh, you may be a very serious gamer and your doing what you can. I know everyone's got different reasons for different setups but I'm still sharing best practices so you can focus on making them happen sooner than later. In the mean time I hope this all helps! Have fun!

Thanks,

Justin S.
 
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I'd recommend taking a look at your current wireless environment before replacing any hardware. I've used a program call inSSIDer to survey the wireless networks nearby and search for any possible sources of interference or dead spots. I'd suggest making sure there are no other networks using the same channel and that you are getting a good strong signal to the desktop. If you still have problems, then look at hardware.

Casey
 
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InSSIDer threw up no problems. I had a link score of 100 and no interference from other channels. Looks like it might be a hardware issue then. I'm unable to plug in an Ethernet cable directly as the PC is no where near the modem and I can't move the modem to the PC as there's no phone line to connect it, so unfortunately a direct set up isn't possible.
 
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