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OK so I'm almost done building my dream gaming rig, please don't suggest any improvements as I already have a thread for that (http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2239994/powerful-rig.html).

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($243.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($253.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($403.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($609.99 @ NCIX US)

Right now I've 16MB/s Broadband connection, but I wish to play High end Multiplayers, like BF4 Multiplayer, FIFA 14 Multiplayer, GTA Online, etc on High to Ultra settings which would definitely demand extensive network speeds. Will my current speed suffice or do I need to transfer to 100MB/s Fiber Optic?

Also I will engage in extensive VFX and Video rendering, but not online (most of the time offline that is). If that makes any difference. Thanks!
 
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The data that is being send by games is actually very very low. Most are well under 1m/sec. Pretty much all that is being sent back and forth are the updates to your location you are causing and any data being sent to you about other player or other items in the game. All the items you see on a screen such as a car or a building or whatever are already stored in your machine. The server just has to send a small code number telling your machine to display it.

Higher speed would only benefit when you were downloading the game when you install it or take patches.

The technology delivering the internet to your house is not as important as the ISP. If they over sell their connections or they have poor internet connectivity to other...
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The data that is being send by games is actually very very low. Most are well under 1m/sec. Pretty much all that is being sent back and forth are the updates to your location you are causing and any data being sent to you about other player or other items in the game. All the items you see on a screen such as a car or a building or whatever are already stored in your machine. The server just has to send a small code number telling your machine to display it.

Higher speed would only benefit when you were downloading the game when you install it or take patches.

The technology delivering the internet to your house is not as important as the ISP. If they over sell their connections or they have poor internet connectivity to other ISP that you need access to you will get poorer performance no matter how fast the actual connection to you house is.

In most cases you only need a huge internet connection if you have a lot of people using high bandwidth application like netflix. From reading most the posts on this forum it seem the most common use is illegal torrent downloading. Seem torrent is the only thing than can really max a 100m or larger connection.
 
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Thanks for the reply guys!
bill001g, your reply was very informative, just what I was looking for.

I now suppose that my net is fine considering only games.
I don't even live in Americas or Europe! And FHD video streams seamlessly here.
I can tell you my ISP is really particular about speed and has little to no problems (1 or 2 times goes down for a couple of hours in 2-4 months maybe), its one of the biggest internet provider to one the most populous country, it has to be on its toes! :D
I play Multiplayer but on older titles so needed a brief about the latest ones. And I don't mind waiting an hour to watch my fav. movie.
I've limited bandwidth anyways 80 GB and I'll be upgrading it soon, in terms of Usage cap that is, to around 160 GB, which I think should suffice my data needs, which are gaming, some serious VFX and video rendering, mostly offline and casual media streaming and downloading. I use ~65 GB a month right now and I think I'd do with 160 GB cap with my new rig.

Btw, is it worth it to hop to 16 MB/s unlimited from a less used ISP (still a good one in market) from my current plan for about $20 more?
 
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bill001g

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It really depends if you think you are going to hit the cap and it is worth the $20 for when you do.

The key to a good ISP other than good customer support when you have issues at your house is how good a connection they have to the other ISP. These are called peering relationships. There are about 10 very large ISP worldwide that are called tier1 they carry the vast majority of the traffic and are connected in many many location to each other. Buying directly from one of these is the best option but you can still get very good service if the ISP you use has good connectivity to one or more of these tier1 ISP. All this information is available if you really want to dig. Generally it is simpler for a home user to just ping the servers he is most concern about form both network and see how much if any difference there is. If you can't get access to the new network without installing it you might be able to get the sales person to do a ping from the router that will be nearest your house.
 
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Woah, to the point, good one!

I think I'll see for a couple of months and decide for myself, that'd be the best :)

This's my ISP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharti_Airtel

It's a big firm here, so I guess its reliable too. Don't know if its a Tier 1 but it has 180+ million wireless subscribers.
Anyways, I'll have to do the trial and error, that's only gonna come into force if the 160 GB is less for my needs, which is less likely.
 
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