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So would I, since wired networking is my jam. But I get the point the GP is making. The pool of potential buyers who would appreciate the value of that additi
by bhauer 8y ago
So would I, since wired networking is my jam. But I get the point the GP is making. The pool of potential buyers who would appreciate the value of that additional investment is small and (presumably) only getting smaller with time.
Anecdote: I realized how out of the mainstream I was when recently viewing a video produced by a high-profile gamer on Youtube showing off the specifications of his desktop gaming rig via Windows Task Manager. Yes, he had gobs of memory, many cores, and dual RTXs. But what caught my eye was that the network chart showed he was using wireless networking. On a desktop PC with two RTX 2080s. It make me laugh a bit; it made me cry a bit.
- com2kid 8y agoModern 5ghz wireless can fully saturate most home broadband connections, and if a good router is used, the added latency is trivial. If the house isn't already wired for CAT5, wireless makes sense.
- bhauer 8y agoTo reiterate: the point of my anecdote was to point out how out of touch I am. Sure, wireless gaming is fine. Still, for me, I can't fathom investing the kind of money this fellow had on a gaming rig to then pair it with wireless networking. The scenario in brief: On one hand, I've opted for a blistering no-compromises frame rate, but on the other, I am tolerating a few more milliseconds of lag. Does not compute. I remember enjoying the analysis that Riot did comparing wireless and wired gaming [1]. The chart showing the percentage of players using wired versus wireless at each of their ranking tiers is especially interesting. In my home, I use Ubiquiti UniFi wireless access points. Comparing my workstation (wired) with my laptop (wireless, situated about 10 feet from an access point), pings to Google are delayed ~1.5ms by wireless with a few more random hiccups. Is that a big deal? No, not really for me. But then, I don't really game nor do I have dual RTX 2080s. [1] https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/ethernet-vs-wifi-ping-packets-playing-better https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/ethernet-vs-wifi-ping...
- com2kid 8y agoThanks for the great link! That is an awesome post, those lag spikes are horrible.
- ip26 8y agoIt's fine on bandwidth, but I learned for whatever reason it sucks for network filesystems... 15mbps powerline links absolutely kicked the pants off N900 for SMB performance.
- clairity 8y agowhile we colloquially say CAT5, any new wiring should be CAT6 (or 6A) nowadays since the cost difference is negligible for much more bandwidth.