Lag Spikes

[MexicanGunslinger]

So I recently got a super fast super modern gaming laptop (Dont ask how)
Its running a boss Nvidia graphics cards one of the new ones
My fps is crazy at like 136 FPS
YET IM GETTING LAG SPIKES
Terrible lag spikes I think some of you may know the ones?

Please help!
Arigato!

[zDark Shadowz]

Lag is caused by connection issues between you and your target... Usually.

One thing to try is to have cmd.exe open with the command ping -t 8.8.8.8 running, this will constantly ping Google.

Also, open up your task manager or resource monitor and track which processes are using up your network connectivity whenever the lag spikes occur (your ping results in the cmd.exe window will start spiking or you will begin losing packets around this time.

Is there anyone else currently using the same network as you that are initiating windows updates or video downloads / video & photo uploads repeatedly? Depending on your location it won't take much for someone on your network to flood it with their own packet requests.

Make sure your channel for your internet is on Auto or the correct one. Auto will usually shift the channel to whichever one is best, which, usually boils down to either 6 or 11. If you're on something close to but not quite, it causes a weird issue where packets are being sent at a different frequency than everyone else sending packets. I can't explain this one well so Google that at some point.

If you want to check your download / upload speed, I would try this.
http://internethealthtest.org/?start=true

If you find it's your windows updates that's causing the issues, you may need to look into either redoing Windows update until all the new updates for your new computer have finished, or disable the service for your windows update.

These are the general things that can cause issues, if you can report what you find in detail it may help narrow what's happening down for someone more tech savvy to offer further suggestions.

I don't recommend installing 'assist' programs if you continue having issues. Most of them are malware or bloatware.


EDIT: On that last note, you say not to ask how but it could be a part of the problem too. Is it a new computer or is it an inherited/bought computer (new "to you"?) Could be a number of unnecessary programs currently installed using the connection actively that need to be uninstalled or disabled.