Wireless G vs Wirelss B gaming

by Jay Gamer Oct 4, 2005 3:09PM PDT

I currently have a wireless B network. I have a laptop with a ATI X300 128mb card and my sons comp has a BFG 5700 LE 256mb card. I have a pentium M 2.o with 1 gig of ram and my son has a pent 4 2.o with 512 ram.

While playing a game like EQII, I get a little bit of lag in the city areas. My son gets lots of lag in the city areas. His computer is also farther away from the router.

So, to really reduce lag, should I install a wireless G network or is the money better spent upgrading my sons computer memory and processer?

Thanks for any help with this. I know there are a lot of variables but getting different video cards is not an option I really don't have tons of extra money to spend upgrading.

Thanks,

J.

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G'll help a little...

by jas0nhe Oct 5, 2005 10:36AM PDT

Sorry, but I really can't answer your question to a great extent.

I assume the city areas are graphics-heavy; even with a G-router, you'd get some lag. For the best performace, get a faster Internet connection and play wired.

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Super G is the Best

by CLUBTURBO Oct 6, 2005 4:15AM PDT

Super G is almost as fast as a normal cat5 LAN (100 megs)

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Connection speed

by Nooorm Oct 6, 2005 5:42AM PDT

"So, to really reduce lag, should I install a wireless G network or is the money better spent upgrading my sons computer memory and processer?"

Only if the throughput from his wireless connection is slower than your internet connection, otherwise, your getting nothing from the upgrade. ''B'' is 11Mbps. Even if he's not maxed and getting 2Mbps, it's still probably faster than your internet connection.

His system is getting long in the tooth. If you're thinking of upgrading rather than a new system, I'd suggest the following, in this order:
RAM
VidCard (IIRC the 5700LE has a slow bus)
Processor
HDD

You also might want to make sure the packet setting are optimized on your son's machine.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1722543,00.asp

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Thanks for the Help

by Jay Gamer Oct 6, 2005 8:48AM PDT

I really appreciate all of the responses. I have broadband cable and using the cnet test if did 709kbps on this wireless laptop. I know it was double that when hardwired to the desktop. I'm not sure what normal Cox broadband runs at.

I will probably start with the memory upgrade if I can find it for a good price. I'm pretty sure is takes the pc2700 but I'll probably have to open up the box and look.

I all let you know if these changes make a big difference if it helps anyone in the future.

thanks

j

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