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To 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
by bhauer 8y ago
To 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.