High Ping in Games while downloading

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xKuLee

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Greetings guys

Its obvious that if you're downloading while playing games you're gonna have high ping in games but could somone explain me why?

For example i am playin counter strike which only requires about 20kbps internet speed
and some other games that they are very low in internet requirements

So why when i am downloading a file my games have high latency?

Its just for my knowledge thank you in advance
 
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Slumy__57
Think of your internet connection as a sidewalk. Think of any information you are transmitting over the internet as people. When you are running a download, you are forcing as many people as possible onto that sidewalk at one time, and telling them they need to get from a to b as quickly and effectively as possible. That's what your internet connection "looks" like when you are downloading something.

Then, imagine trying to send a steady stream of a couple of people on that sidewalk, telling them to get from a to b as quickly as possible. This is what happens when you game. It's not particularly demanding, and you could probably do a lot more than that if you wanted. However, try to send these few people while the sidewalk is...
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Think of your internet connection as a sidewalk. Think of any information you are transmitting over the internet as people. When you are running a download, you are forcing as many people as possible onto that sidewalk at one time, and telling them they need to get from a to b as quickly and effectively as possible. That's what your internet connection "looks" like when you are downloading something.

Then, imagine trying to send a steady stream of a couple of people on that sidewalk, telling them to get from a to b as quickly as possible. This is what happens when you game. It's not particularly demanding, and you could probably do a lot more than that if you wanted. However, try to send these few people while the sidewalk is completely saturated, and it's going to take them longer to get from a to b.

That's a basic analogy for what happens when you download something. Your network becomes saturated with packets, and packets take a longer time getting through the network, creating some degree of latency on your end. A good way to control this, is to manually limit your download speeds to prevent your downloads from saturating your network.
 
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