The Forumz pages load very slowly compared to other sites. An interesting article I read recently points out how as a hard drive fills up, it uses bands further and further in towards the center of the disk, reducing transfer rates. Of course, this is only one thing that can happen. There might be increasing number of folks reading, or areas of a site could get consolidated onto one old server. Perhaps even there could be a prioritization given (dunno). In any case, it's too slow for me!

Funny, I dont have a problem when Im on my primary connection. Maybe you should upgrade your ISP

Other sites load fast at the same moment Tom's is slow here. Do you find that Tom's Forumz pages usually load as fast as other sites? If so, I'd like to know.

For example, one fast site I use is WSJ.com, which loads moderately complex pages about twice as fast on average. But the worst is when the forumz just seems to freeze up for 20-30 seconds, and you see people here doing double posts because of this.

Actually, recently I found that posting a comment is taking much longer then it use too, even on another connection.

Yeah, it seems like in the last week-two... it's brutal for me. Sometimes i just give up, after 45 seconds to a minute. Even when posting, or voting....it's getting to be a PITA. :x :x

Yes, I have noticed is a little slow, but I feel it is still acceptable. However, these boards are pretty cool and intense with all the features.

Whats with you, turpit, and ninja, along with i dunno who else, having the same avatar???

I'm eggting so confused... :?

And ya, the forumz have always been slow, but lately i find its actually freezing my browser and i have to open a new IE and reload page.

Let's not forget the amount of traffic at THG also helps make up the speed for which you access the site and information.

I've noticed that at certain times it loads slow while other times, its just as fast as most other places.

I'm usually on in the wee hours of the night, and lately i still find it quite slow...though not quite as bad as peak hours.

Its always annoyingly slow for me and this has nothing to do with my ISP.

Very slow the last 7-10 days.

You have to be joking.

anyway, Ya forums are slow as heck some times. I say upgrade to the new 4.5ghz PPC and we are good to go.

I thought I was the only one... IT IS BRUTAL!!!

Also, I've noticed a lot more double posting occurring as a result.


THIS IS A CUTTING EDGE TECH FORUM... AND THE SERVERS STINK... THE IRONY.

I found it a bit slow the last two weeks, even if not to the freezing point, but actualy these last few days it has been quite ok.

1Tanker

Good point, but you have to remember that Tom's is a world known site and even if most of the users are probably from the US there are also tons of viewers from diferent time zones

Does anybody think that it could be virus related?

On my home PC I'm getting a lot of worm attacks (mssql helkin) being detected.