Can a bad CPU affect the modem?

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Okay I sorta found this weird. Until now I’ve been playing Counter Strike on win98 with 56k my ping was probably around 250-ish. Computer specs were 400mhz, 300 mb ram, 8 mb onboard card and was playing at 18 fps. I just got a new computer with 1.6ghz, 120 mb ram (I kno kno to low), and 8mb onboard card. Now playing at 50 fps. The amazing part is I’ve now got only 140-150 ping (very very good for 56k). Could bad computer specs affect how fast your modem receives info?

I’m full of computer questions I know
 
When you were playing the game on the 400MHz beast, the CPU was already waaat overworked. Having a faster computer doesn't make your modem faster, but it does affect how fast it can proccess the data from the modem.

Tell me, what is a ping? It is how much time it takes for a small peice of data to go from point a(you) to point b(the server, for example) back to point 1. The faster you computer proccesses and sends, the faster it gets sent to the server and recieved/replied to and back to point a, where it is again proccessed for total ping time.
 
Wow, no offense but your "new" computer isn't all that great. How come you only got a 1.6 with 120mb?

I've got a 3.2 with 1024mb and it wasn't all that expensive.
 
Originally posted by toyomatt84
Wow, no offense but your "new" computer isn't all that great. How come you only got a 1.6 with 120mb?

I've got a 3.2 with 1024mb and it wasn't all that expensive.
I believe his was free.

What kind of CPU is it, azn?
 
Originally posted by Burnout


Tell me, what is a ping? It is how much time it takes for a small peice of data to go from point a(you) to point b(the server, for example) back to point 1. The faster you computer proccesses and sends, the faster it gets sent to the server and recieved/replied to and back to point a, where it is again proccessed for total ping time.

A Ping # is About The Speed Of How Fast It Takes To Send So Many Bytes ( generly
32 bytes of data) So A Low Ping WOuld Mean You Have A Very Fast Internet Connection (Cable/DSL/T1)
or a Very Very Sleeeeeew One (Dial-Up Obviously) Or The Server Is Slow
 
Originally posted by spock
A Ping # is About The Speed Of How Fast It Takes To Send So Many Bytes ( generly
32 bytes of data) So A Low Ping WOuld Mean You Have A Very Fast Internet Connection (Cable/DSL/T1)
or a Very Very Sleeeeeew One (Dial-Up Obviously) Or The Server Is Slow
Indeed. But are you saying it has nothing to do with the computer? If so, I would have to strongly disagree. I do agree, however, that after a certaint speed in PCs it becomes almost non-existent.
 
Originally posted by Burnout
Indeed. But are you saying it has nothing to do with the computer? If so, I would have to strongly disagree. I do agree, however, that after a certaint speed in PCs it becomes almost non-existent.

i disagree with how it coencides with the cpu speed. i say this because i used to have a pentium 1 166 MHz pc with dail-up, and with it i got pings of about 3-400, and on my new pc with a p4 2.0GHz cpu and dail-up (still) my pings are still 3-400 rarely have i got pings of < 250 but that was when me and a few friends were playing cs and we were all within about 1/2 a mile of the server.
 
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