My pc arrived today and everything is in order except my wifi is running incredibly slow, i’m downloading things at kb/s and not megabytes and websites generally are taking a long time to load. I am relatively sure this is an issue with the pc and not my router as all other devices are running perfectly fine in the same space. I have installed all pending windows updates and it hasn’t helped. Is it normal for there to be a period of time in which connections are slow when a pc is first set up or should I seek further methods for fixing this?
Wifi/Download speed on a new system
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KriSta
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Hi Jason and congratulations on your purchase 
Have you checked that your Wifi is set at the correct standard ? Ie AC as opposed to N or G , also check that it is using the 5Ghz band for better performance .
Also check if the WiFi adapter is showing atleast 866 Mbit/s negotiated speed for AC network and don`t forget to check the bandwidh settings for the adapter . For 5 Ghz it should be 40 or 80 Mhz .
Have you checked that your Wifi is set at the correct standard ? Ie AC as opposed to N or G , also check that it is using the 5Ghz band for better performance . Also check if the WiFi adapter is showing atleast 866 Mbit/s negotiated speed for AC network and don`t forget to check the bandwidh settings for the adapter . For 5 Ghz it should be 40 or 80 Mhz .
KriSta
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What is the name of your WiFi adapter and which OS are you using ?
TonyCarter
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…and have you plugged in the antennae for your wi-if card (assuming your PC uses external antennae)?
Martinr36
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You beat me to it
My pc has a wifi wireless card but i haven’t attached anything to it externally - I have no antennae, so sorry for being slow with it
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Brilliant, thanks 👍
You should have two plastic antennae in your PCS welcome pack box, they’ll need to be screwed into the ports at the back of the case, as below…
The other issue is that the WiFi card you have is of a very old standard and is not the best out there. I’m not sure it’s even officially supported any more! So even with the antennae attached you’re not going to be achieving super speeds. If wireless connectivity is important to you we’d usually suggest the AX200 as a cheap but infinitely superior model.
You should have two plastic antennae in your PCS welcome pack box, they’ll need to be screwed into the ports at the back of the case, as below…
The other issue is that the WiFi card you have is of a very old standard and is not the best out there. I’m not sure it’s even officially supported any more! So even with the antennae attached you’re not going to be achieving super speeds. If wireless connectivity is important to you we’d usually suggest the AX200 as a cheap but infinitely superior model.
Another thought. Have you fully configured Windows yet? As in run the update tool repeatedly until no more are available, including the optional ones?
Before heading down that route, there’s still a few things to consider. I remember someone else having a nightmare with this particular card so have been looking for the thread. I have just located it and will link it below.
Have a read and see if any of the suggested solves work for you. If not, then I’d probably bite the bullet and get an AX200, it’s a quick and easy install.
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MS Windows has Defender now which is just as good if not better than Bullguard - BG has been known to cause issues etc.