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I currently pay for 78Mbps for myself and my partner. At most I am going to downloading something from steam (~10Mbps), watching something from YouTube (~10Mbps
by was_a_dev 5y ago
I currently pay for 78Mbps for myself and my partner. At most I am going to downloading something from steam (~10Mbps), watching something from YouTube (~10Mbps) and my partner will be streaming something to the TV (~10Mbps)
Even at this extreme there's still ample headroom, and our rate is ISP limited; so the line can do much more.
- dcow 5y agoI have a 1G symmetric line and with a fast enough disk write setup I can hit ~108MB/s for Steam downloads and still be on video calls and stream content simultaneously (different people usually). It’s definitely not wasted for us.
- was_a_dev 5y agoFrom what I can tell, with Steam, I limited by the datacenter itself. I have friends in my local area, and also nearer the same datacenter, all on much higher bandwidths and write speed, but still hit 10Mbps at best. Saying that, I am no Steam power-user. Most games will be <10GB with updates <1GB At this point, I have no services or use cases for anything faster.
- dcow 5y agoSymmetric 1G also lets you run services legit out of your home which is nice occasionally.
- Seattle3503 5y agoGigabit is definitely worth it for me. I can start download for a 50+ GB game on Xbox game pass and be ready to play in a few minutes. I often get home and finish eating by 9pm, and not needing to wait 45 min to an hour to download a game makes a huge difference.