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  1. I

    usb 3 running at usb 2 speed

    hi i recently findout my motherboard had 20pin usb header. with usb 3 label on it. my motherboard donot have usb 3 ports. i researched and foundout 20pin means usb 3 is supported. so i purchased a 20pin to usb 3 device . device was blue in colour and when i plug it in and transfered a big...
  2. M

    Hardware performing below expectations

    My iMac Retina 5k that I purchased around 2 years ago has been performing not so great for the price that I paid (around $2000, I know, what a rip off). I run Bootcamp for Windows 10 on it. I know that macs aren't meant for gaming in any fashion, but should at least be able to give me average...
  3. Malnutrition

    How to run a speed test.

    How to run a speed test. This guide is aimed at showing you how to run a speed test on your device. If you are paying for a service, then you will want to know that you are getting what you are paying for. Be weary though, the internet companies that provide you service, also provide speed test...
  4. Allan.T

    Solved Speeding up my P.C?

    Hi, Some may know I'm looking into getting new parts for my PC, whilst I'm waiting for that to happen, I'm wondering if there is anyway to speed up my PC on the software side of things, and I don't mean putting it on wheels and pushing it down the hill haha. I enjoy my games, and my games...
  5. Brandon Byrnes

    Slow download speed

    Hello everyone hopefully you can help me with this problem. I just switched to AT&T U-Verse from Spectrum. With Spectrum I had consistent download speeds of about 4-6 mbps, but with U-Verse its all over the place. But on average i'm only getting about 400 kbps and sometimes slower, in the double...
  6. Malnutrition

    How To Speed Up Your Internet Connection.

    This guide is aimed at getting the most out of your internet connection. Following the steps laid out here I was able to get up to 10 Mbps extra download speed from one out of four machines that I have tested it on. The average gain in speed is about 4 Mbps. So, if you are tired of slow...
  7. darragh

    Internet is fine on laptop, but slow on new PC

    So after a lot of blood, sweat and tears I finally managed to get my PC up and going. For some reason, it didn't have wi-fi so I just used an ethernet connection. The ethernet connection worked fine, and I was getting my usual 300-500 kbps (not much, but it's all we have in the middle of...
  8. J

    Aus: Internet Upgrade

    This is aimed at my fellow Aussies, but anyone in the know about our infrastructure and ISPs would be welcome. Our home internet is unbearably slow (speedtest.com tells me my dl speed is 2.21Mbps) and has been for years. Lately though it seems to fluctuate wildly and never for the better. Not...