Ping Rates

[chumblywarner]

I had XP installed yesterday. Prior to that I had ME. My ping rate in online games was aprrox 50, now its about 100 to 130. Not a huge prob I know but considering the only thing that has changed is my os does anyone know if Xp would affect my ping rates?

Thanks

 

[davemar14]

ME will give you a slight edge when it comes to gaming. XP is a little slower, but I think it is more stable than ME. I had ME and it crashed 6 times in 1 year, then I upgraded to XP Pro, and have had no problems. Tom's had an article saying that XP was a little worse when it came to gaming than ME, but just a frame or two less a second. It seems like XP seems to run a lot slower than ME on your computer. What is the specs of your comp?

 

[jihiggs]

try updating the drivers to the ones that come with your nic, best to get the latest from the website.

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[jmecor]

or it could also be the video card. too slow?

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[Zoron]

If anything, your ping rates should be better under XP, since it's networking is more efficient that 95/98/ME. Try seeing if there are newer drivers for your NIC.

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[sturm]

you also can try turning off auto updates. reduce bandwith use. You can also go thru and disable any unneccesary services that are running to free up resources.