internet running slow for absolutely no reason

gilly88 · Post by **gilly88** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:15 pm

hi
as said in the title my internet is running slow for no reason when it started i thought it might be a problem with the cable because the one going to my computer from the modem was looking a bit frayed so i went and bought a new one after putting the new one in and testing out the internet it was still very slow (highest was 10 k per second) so then i thought it might be some virus one the computer so i ran several virus scans with a whole bunch of diffrent problem. even after deleting several files that were viruses the internet was still running slow. getting frustrated i took the pretty drastic step of reformating the hard drive and even after wiping the drive and reinstalling the os the internet was still running slow now i am hoping someone here can help me please. if you need any other info just ask
os is vista 64bit
processor amd phenomenon x4 64 (quad core 2.4ghz)
ram- 4gb 800mhz
motherboard- ga-m750sli-ds4

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:52 am

Have you contacted your ISP?
Sometimes there can be a problem on their end.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 4:22 am

Do a speed test tell us the result and your theoretical speed. Then it is easier to point to what the issue might be, because "the internet being slow" can be a myriad of issues.

gilly88 · Post by **gilly88** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:44 am

well i cant actually get the speed test to finish it is that slow. it is not a problem with the isp because the internet works at the speed it should on the other computers (round about 160kb per second) while my desktop chugs along at around about 6-10kb per second. i will try the speed test again later but at the moment thats all i can tell you

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:58 am

And your not downloading patches and updates (service packs) or something else?

To understand some of your setup - you say multiple computers.....
Do you have multiple computers connected to the same point of Internet/router?
And if so - and the others run well enough, what happens if you try to change the cable(s) from one that runs well, or removes all but the one computer?

gilly88 · Post by **gilly88** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:27 am

yeah all computers are running to the same modem i have changed cables around so i know the problem is isolated to the one pc however since i reformated the harddrive i dont really know what else to do