Why do i have these crazy internet lag spikes?

[ctell88]

So whenever i play starcraft 2 or street fighter 4 on my pc. I get 60fps on SF2. i sometimes get these nasty lag spikes. I know its not my internet bandwidth or graphics card (gtx470). Can it be my CPU (AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2), my memory ddr2 pc-6400, or my power supply (500w). I have Charter cable 5MB internet. Thanks in advance

 

[The_Gnome_]

What do you see when you experience the lag? Does your FPS drop, or is it a connection loss? I ask because you mentioned the FPS, but that wouldn't be related to lag.

 

[Super_Six_Two]

How do you know that it is not your internet connection? When I used to have cable internet I would have constant drop outs and lag spike while gaming that were not noticeable when just normally surfing the web. I was told at the time that it was related to the ancient wiring on my street that would not be replaced unless more people complained. No one else complained, so I got a new ISP.

 

[ctell88]

The fps doesnt drop. It is sometimes a connection loss and i drop out of the game.

@supersix I'm hoping its not my internet connection. I look right at my moden when the spike happens and the lights stay normal the whole time. It never lagged on me when I played diablo II and warcraft 3 online.

 

[The_Gnome_]

If it's a lost connection its either your internet connection or your network adaptor. Are you using a wireless connection to your router or are you hard wired to your modem?

 

[saps]

The fps doesnt drop. It is sometimes a connection loss and i drop out of the game.

@supersix I'm hoping its not my internet connection. I look right at my moden when the spike happens and the lights stay normal the whole time. It never lagged on me when I played diablo II and warcraft 3 online.

Im puzzled in your OP you say its not your connection. But this post and your thread title almost suggest other wise. In your OP your mention you have a 500w PSU. Im just wondering if that is contributing to the problem. Thats a tad on the low side for that total package you have especially the 470

 

[ragnarokx]

How do you know that it is not your internet connection? When I used to have cable internet I would have constant drop outs and lag spike while gaming that were not noticeable when just normally surfing the web. I was told at the time that it was related to the ancient wiring on my street that would not be replaced unless more people complained. No one else complained, so I got a new ISP.

I have the same problem as OP, and this sounds very plausible for my situation. Maybe it's time to start looking at DSL..

 

[ctell88]

@gnome hard wired to the modem.
Im planning on getting a new PSU tonight actually. Hopefully that solves the problem. Ima go for 4GB of memory also. Right now i only have 2gb