Cybie1111
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- Oct 4, 2005
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- San Diego, California, USA
Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 3.33 Ghz 1333 FSB |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte P965-DS3 rev 1.0 |
Cooling | Zalman CNPS 9700 Cooler |
Memory | Patriot Viper 4 GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800 |
Video Card(s) | (Sapphire) ATi Radeon HD 4870 1GB |
Storage | Western Digital 160GB/500GB Drive + Seagate 320GB Drive |
Display(s) | Samsung Syncmaster T240HD 24" HDTV |
Case | CoolerMaster Stacker 832 Full Tower Case |
Audio Device(s) | SB X-Fi Platinum |
Power Supply | Enermax Liberty 620 Watt Modular |
Software | Dual Boot Windows Vista Ultimate / Windows XP Pro |
I have a Linksys WRT54G router which is 3 years old and have a Linksys WMP54G wireless adapter that I am using to connect to the Internet via wireless. I am currently having problems connecting to online games. Thinking that my router was the problem, I attempted to connect to another wireless network and join an online game. I was able to connect, but was having the same problems ( lag spikes and disconnects ) as my wireless network and it has about 40% less signal strength than my wireless signal. But here is the odd part... When I connected to my network again and joined the same game, the lag gets even worse than it was from the weaker signal and I was getting 98% signal strength. And 90% of the time, the game would eventually crash to the desktop when it attempts to connect to a server.
Internet browsers are also starting to be affected. Sometimes websites load normally. But from now and then, I would have to refresh the webpage because it is starting to take quite a long time to load a webpage which would of taken me a few seconds to load rather than a minute. There also some delays when webpages are loading and then the webpage would eventually load normally after a abnormal 5-10 second delay.
Would this be a sign for me to get a new router and wireless adapter? If so, what do you recommend?
I am willing to spend up to $150 USD for a router and wireless adapter from any brand.
Internet browsers are also starting to be affected. Sometimes websites load normally. But from now and then, I would have to refresh the webpage because it is starting to take quite a long time to load a webpage which would of taken me a few seconds to load rather than a minute. There also some delays when webpages are loading and then the webpage would eventually load normally after a abnormal 5-10 second delay.
Would this be a sign for me to get a new router and wireless adapter? If so, what do you recommend?
I am willing to spend up to $150 USD for a router and wireless adapter from any brand.