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Best Ethernet Settings For Gaming: Get Fast Speed and Low Ping
Surefire tips to taking your gaming experience to the next level
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Updated onOctober 30, 2024
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In this guide we’ll show you the best Ethernet settings so you no longer have to deal with constant lagging when you play games online. Even if you don’t have thebest gaming PCor the fastest network, you can optimize what you have.
How do I optimize my Ethernet settings for gaming?
1. Disable IPv6
Disabling IPv6 is one of the best Ethernet adapter network settings for optimizing your gaming performance to the maximum on Windows 10/11. With this feature disabled, you should notice improved performance.
2. Disable Ethernet adapter components
3. Ethernet advanced settings gaming optimization
In addition to these settings, you can also ensure that your PC isn’t running onPower Saving mode. You want to use all your resources for thegame.
4. Disable power saving for the network adapter
The power management settings help to save energy on your PC. However, it can cause your game to slow down by turning off your driver when it needs to save power. Disabling this feature allows your network drivers to work constantly.
Should I disable Energy Efficient Ethernet for gaming?
Energy Efficient Ethernet reduces the power consumption of some components in times of low link utilization. This helps to save energy on your PC.
However, this affects your gaming as the primary aim is to save energy. So, you should disable this setting to optimize gaming.
These are the best Ethernet settings forgamingand improving your network throughput. However, ensure that yournetwork drivers are updated. Running outdated network drivers will take a toll on your gaming performance.
We also have a complete guide on how toset up your PC for gamingwith more settings to speed up your computer.
If you’ve followed all of the steps in this guide but still experience lagging when you game,disable your antivirus.
Feel free to let us know if the tips above helped optimize your gaming in the comments below.
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Kazim Ali Alvi
Windows Hardware Expert
Kazim has always been fond of technology, be it scrolling through the settings on his iPhone, Android device, or Windows PC. He’s specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
Long-time Windows user, Kazim is ready to provide a solution for your every software & hardware error on Windows 11, Windows 10 and any previous iteration. He’s also one of our experts in Networking & Security.
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Kazim is specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
