Internet laggy & slow (FIXED!); Linksys WMP54G; Win7 64
I have a strange issue where every webpage (whether via Firefox 3.5.2 or IE8) will always load slower on my Windows 7 system as compared to my Macbook Pro.
Both computers are wirelessly connected. I've ran speedtests on both systems, and both come out the same -
5.75 Mb/s (down)
.95 Mb/s (up)
22ms latency
But, for some reason, on the Windows 7 system, it always takes longer to open up webpages - usually by about 1-2 seconds, and sometimes by 5-7 seconds.
On the Macbook, some images and text will almost immediately appear, then fill in very quickly. On the Windows 7 system, I'll have a blank screen for a second or two, and then the images and text fill in slowly. If I were to venture a guess, on average, I think the Windows 7 machine renders pages at 80% the overall speed as the Macbook Pro.
Any idea what it could be? (I tried changing the pipelining values in Firefox and the initialpaint.delay value to 0, but it makes no difference.)
Specs on PC:
Chipset: Intel G31 (w/ GMA 3100 onboard video)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Wireless Card: Linksys 802.11g
I have a strange issue where every webpage (whether via Firefox 3.5.2 or IE8) will always load slower on my Windows 7 system as compared to my Macbook Pro.
Both computers are wirelessly connected. I've ran speedtests on both systems, and both come out the same -
5.75 Mb/s (down)
.95 Mb/s (up)
22ms latency
But, for some reason, on the Windows 7 system, it always takes longer to open up webpages - usually by about 1-2 seconds, and sometimes by 5-7 seconds.
On the Macbook, some images and text will almost immediately appear, then fill in very quickly. On the Windows 7 system, I'll have a blank screen for a second or two, and then the images and text fill in slowly. If I were to venture a guess, on average, I think the Windows 7 machine renders pages at 80% the overall speed as the Macbook Pro.
Any idea what it could be? (I tried changing the pipelining values in Firefox and the initialpaint.delay value to 0, but it makes no difference.)
Specs on PC:
Chipset: Intel G31 (w/ GMA 3100 onboard video)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Wireless Card: Linksys 802.11g
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My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Shuttle SG31G2 Barebones
- OS
- Windows 7
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz, 12MB Cache
- Motherboard
- Stock Intel G31
- Memory
- G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800
- Graphics Card(s)
- Onboard GMA 3100
- Sound Card
- Realtec ALC888
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung 2333sw 23"
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM
