Does wireless make THAT much of a difference in gaming?

SavageBasher · 05-23-04, 07:43 PM

Just wondering... since I've been able to get 2ms pings from my router to the computer on 802.11b. I know Cat5-6 is supposed to be <1ms for 50 yards or something. So will the 2ms latency make that much of a difference?

depthad · 05-23-04, 07:48 PM

it doesnt really hurt my game play at all. i do notice because of the fluctuations in signal STR but other then that no.

Sucka · 05-24-04, 07:31 PM

Even with my Notebook in the same room as my router, i notice spikes more than anything, very breif, but enough to cause a problem for fps games imo.

Xenocide · 05-24-04, 08:18 PM

i notice lag when im playing unreal and on ventrillo, but if im not on voice chat its fine

mbentley · 05-25-04, 08:45 AM

one thing that you should do is make sure that your antennae is not near any wires on the back of your computer (if you are using a wirless nic) and also you might want to try to move around the access point to get the best signal. i moved my wap to the opposite side of a room that is tiny (moving it only about 8 feet) and the signal went from average to very good and my range is better. cables like your video cable seem to carry some bit of interference from what i can tell so try to mess with the antennae and your cables to provide low pings.

to test with pings, just use the "ping <ip address or host name> -t -l 1024" command in a command prompt window. that will continuously ping that ip address/host name (whichever you use) with a kilobyte of data (i have found that a larger packet size can indicate variances in pings easier, but your ping time will increase) and try to minimize the ping time. then simple do a normal ping and check the ping time.

this is what i did to get my wireless up and running smoothly. i kept getting dropped servers in multiplayer games and this fixed all of that.

good luck.

SavageBasher · 05-25-04, 12:47 PM

Ok, I was just wondering because I plan on getting an AP/bridge for my ps2, which is upstairs. My sister's pc, which is in the room next to the one with the ps2, has a wireless card, and both her signal strength and the other thing at 80 or above. Not bad for the router being in the basement!

05-23-04, 07:43 PM	Thread Starter #1
SavageBasher Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast PA	Does wireless make THAT much of a difference in gaming? Just wondering... since I've been able to get 2ms pings from my router to the computer on 802.11b. I know Cat5-6 is supposed to be <1ms for 50 yards or something. So will the 2ms latency make that much of a difference?
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05-23-04, 07:48 PM	#2
depthad Member Join Date: Jan 2004	it doesnt really hurt my game play at all. i do notice because of the fluctuations in signal STR but other then that no.
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05-24-04, 07:31 PM	#3
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mbentley Gloriously Lead Overclockix Chief Architect Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: indianapolis, indiana	one thing that you should do is make sure that your antennae is not near any wires on the back of your computer (if you are using a wirless nic) and also you might want to try to move around the access point to get the best signal. i moved my wap to the opposite side of a room that is tiny (moving it only about 8 feet) and the signal went from average to very good and my range is better. cables like your video cable seem to carry some bit of interference from what i can tell so try to mess with the antennae and your cables to provide low pings. to test with pings, just use the "ping <ip address or host name> -t -l 1024" command in a command prompt window. that will continuously ping that ip address/host name (whichever you use) with a kilobyte of data (i have found that a larger packet size can indicate variances in pings easier, but your ping time will increase) and try to minimize the ping time. then simple do a normal ping and check the ping time. this is what i did to get my wireless up and running smoothly. i kept getting dropped servers in multiplayer games and this fixed all of that. good luck. __________________ intel i5-750 -- msi p55-gd65 -- 4 x 4096mb ddr3 1600 -- msi gtx550 ti cyclone oc 1gb -- antec p182 -- ocz fatal1ty 750w -- win8 x64 intel i5-3330 -- msi z77a-gd65 -- 4 x 8gb ddr3 1600 -- intel hd graphics 2500 -- chieftec bravo ba-01b-b-b -- debian wheezy amd64 forum rules \| overclockix \| overclockers geforce survey \| mbentley.net
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05-25-04, 12:47 PM	Thread Starter #6
SavageBasher Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast PA	Ok, I was just wondering because I plan on getting an AP/bridge for my ps2, which is upstairs. My sister's pc, which is in the room next to the one with the ps2, has a wireless card, and both her signal strength and the other thing at 80 or above. Not bad for the router being in the basement!
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