Bad WiFi speeds when getting 4 bars of internet

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gumballwolf

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First off sorry if this is the wrong category to post this question. Now onto the problem. I recently finished building a computer. The first couple weeks it was wired directly into my router. I finally set it up at my desk however I noticed that I was getting very poor internet connection. It says I was getting 1 of 4 bars of internet however in that specific room I am getting 4 bars on other devices. I found an antenna that fit in the wifi card hoping that would improve performance. It now gets 4 bars of internet, but only around 10 - 15 mbps of download and upload speed. All my other devices are getting upwards of 30 mbps. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
 
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As you might imagine, the bars are just part of a user interface and don't have any diagnostic value. If you can use a wifi testing app like Wifi Analyser and post the two main details listed below, it could help size up the problem.

1. RSSI (signal strength): -# dBm for PC, -# dBm for other device(s)
2. Link rate (tells us the modulation value negotiated): # Mbps for PC, # Mbps for other device(s) (note: this is not a speed test of Internet bandwidth)
3. Any specs for the antenna (the # dBi of gain it has would directly affect the RSSI)
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As you might imagine, the bars are just part of a user interface and don't have any diagnostic value. If you can use a wifi testing app like Wifi Analyser and post the two main details listed below, it could help size up the problem.

1. RSSI (signal strength): -# dBm for PC, -# dBm for other device(s)
2. Link rate (tells us the modulation value negotiated): # Mbps for PC, # Mbps for other device(s) (note: this is not a speed test of Internet bandwidth)
3. Any specs for the antenna (the # dBi of gain it has would directly affect the RSSI)
 
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