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RuneKR
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Dec 16, 2020

A6150, AC1200 getting high ping during games

Hello   I've bought a A6150/AC1200 Wifi USB Mini Adapter to get internet on my new PC. The purpose was to play some computer games. When I start a game it works fine for a while, however after some...
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 19, 2020
RuneKR wrote:

 

I've bought a A6150/AC1200 Wifi USB Mini Adapter to get internet on my new PC.

By no means the most power wifi adapter around. Pretty well bottom of the range.

 

RuneKR wrote:

 

The purpose was to play some computer games.

People who play games tell me that wifi is never going to be as fast as wired Internet.

 

RuneKR wrote:

 

I did a ping test on a laptop using the same internet at the same time. 

Wired or wifi?

 

RuneKR wrote:

Could it be due to the adapter overheating? 

 

I have never seen that one mentioned here before.

 

You don't say what device you are using for games, if it is a PC and you cannot run wires around the place, you might find Powerline Ethernet is faster than wifi.