How to get low ping in CS Source

[DigitalN.]

uhh, why would you even need more than 90? its a great ping.

[Rodrigo]

Ping has nothing to do with connection speed.

[SaLiVa]

  Sensayshun said:

It's purely based on your internet connection.

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Also how close you are from the ISP and how far the ISP is from the CS:Server.

[DigitalN.]

  Rodrigo said:

Ping has nothing to do with connection speed.

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that has to be the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

[Sensayshun]

^I saw gonna say that but had to go, thanks for doing it for me :p

[Englishkid]

maybe find abetter server i get 8 ping in any UK server and 60 in american servers and your comp is better but i have a 2mb line so that would help

[munashii]

  DigitalN. said:

that has to be the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

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If the game requires more bandwidth than you have, it will lag. However, from my personal experience, if you're playing a game which requires 5KB/s up/down all the time, it won't matter if you have a 128/64 or 256/128 connection if they're both from the same isp. Your ping will be very similar if not the same. So after a certain threshold, faster download/upload rates will not improve your ping, which is what I guess he was trying to say.

[DigitalN.]

  munashii said:

If the game requires more bandwidth than you have, it will lag. However, from my personal experience, if you're playing a game which requires 5KB/s up/down all the time, it won't matter if you have a 128/64 or 256/128 connection if they're both from the same isp. Your ping will be very similar if not the same. So after a certain threshold, faster download/upload rates will not improve your ping, which is what I guess he was trying to say.

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true, but still, most games nowadays almost require DSL, dial up gets about 700 ping in BF2.

[Evolution]

  Boiling Ice said:

the lowest ping I've ever get was 90, I have an ADSL 256/64 speed.

my pc has:

2.6G Intel

1 GB RAM

Nvidia Fx5200 with 128 RAM

I feel that I can turn up CS to give me a ping like 60 or 50... what shall I do??

any tips will be highly appreciated.

P.S.... how to take a screen shot in CS source?

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How are the pings of the servers compared to outside the game via Servers list?

[munashii]

  DigitalN. said:

true, but still, most games nowadays almost require DSL, dial up gets about 700 ping in BF2.

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Dialup + Online gaming don't go hand in hand. I used to get 100-120ms pings (good for my location) on the bf2 demo, on a 32 person server, back when I had 128/64 cable, so the requirements aren't all that crazy.

[SaLiVa]

  DigitalN. said:

true, but still, most games nowadays almost require DSL, dial up gets about 700 ping in BF2.

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Back in the days of CS1.0 I got pings of 190 with my 56k connection. Now with broadband, 384k/384k. I get 50 to 80 ping in CS: Source. Roughly similar ping in CS 1.6. I guess once you've gone above a certain fundamental connection speed, location becomes most important. Unless you have an overproportionately charged booster for the 56k modem, broadband is the only way to go.

[uniacid]

How to get better ping? hmm lets see, Have either DSL or Cable or Better, and hope to GOD they have good routing, unlike my ****ty ISP

[sTIMPZ]

  Floyder said:

Your ping depends of your connection quality, and the server you're playing.

Try changing your cl_updaterate, cl_cmdrate.

Edit your config.cfg and add a line like this :

bind "F12" "screenshot"

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Isn't it "jpeg" for Source? I know it's snapshot for 1.6, and could've sworn it was jpeg for source.

[quigley0]

90 millisecond response time if perfectly adequate for online gameplay.

Also, Ping does not equal FPS. People may confuse a high ping, with a slow framerate, but, that is an incorrect assumption. Dont go buying a new GPU, if what you need is a better ISP :)

[GC_Trojan]

VALVe released an update that fixed the game ignoring some of the updaterate, so pings are lower than they've ever been.

For a 256k connection, try:

rate 8000

cl_cmdrate 30

cl_updaterate 30

If those are good, try adding to them very gradually and test them out on a good local server - watch your ping with net_graph 3.

[blade_runner]

:)

  Boiling Ice said:

the lowest ping I've ever get was 90, I have an ADSL 256/64 speed.

my pc has:

2.6G Intel

1 GB RAM

Nvidia Fx5200 with 128 RAM

I feel that I can turn up CS to give me a ping like 60 or 50... what shall I do??

any tips will be highly appreciated.

P.S.... how to take a screen shot in CS source?

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Hi i think i have the answer to your problem mate. Im guessing you are on windows xp. OK so if you are follow these steps for me. Click start then go to run , type in there msconfig then press enter.System configuration utility should come up.On the first page click on "SELECTIVE STARTUP" even though it should already be clicked. Then go to the start up tab.Unchek all of the programmes except rundll if you have it. Click on "ok" Play the game and tell me if it made a difference.

Thankyou

[Sensayshun]

*sobs* what has neowin decreased to. When people think msconfig and what loads up on startup effect your ping at all.

Untick everything? Including anti virus/firewalls.

*runs to corner and cries* whoever it was who suggested the IQ exam before you can subscribe to neowin was right.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

lol

it all depends on your connection, and factors related to that. e.g. your upload, your download, your max bandwidth, line quality, congestion, distance from you to the server, your MTU, etc.

just saying it's other programs running or your gfx card means nothing, they are not related.

For example. if you lower the packet size sent, there's a change you will lower your pings, will it effect performance?, not in the slightest.

[Randolph]

  blade_runner said:

:)

Hi i think i have the answer to your problem mate. Im guessing you are on windows xp. OK so if you are follow these steps for me. Click start then go to run , type in there msconfig then press enter.System configuration utility should come up.On the first page click on "SELECTIVE STARTUP" even though it should already be clicked. Then go to the start up tab.Unchek all of the programmes except rundll if you have it. Click on "ok" Play the game and tell me if it made a difference.

Thankyou

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  Rodrigo said:

Ping has nothing to do with connection speed.

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LOL

I don't get how you people can post such.....posts?

[Gavin001]

  GC_Trojan said:

VALVe released an update that fixed the game ignoring some of the updaterate, so pings are lower than they've ever been.

For a 256k connection, try:

rate 8000

cl_cmdrate 30

cl_updaterate 30

If those are good,  try adding to them very gradually and test them out on a good local server - watch your ping with net_graph 3.

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:yes: Hes right about the update after the update my ping went down 2 like 15! And i hav a **** graphics card ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series and a 2MB NTL connection!