How to Reduce My Ping? (Please Help!)

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Ok, I have inevitably become exasperated with CS:GO because of my increasingly high ping. When I first got CS:GO I never really noticed any lag at all, except for an occasional spike to 100ms-200ms which eventually died off. Well now I am getting raped by pings up to 900ms and I can't find a way to reduce it. I have already gotten deranked and banned from competitive multiple times. At first I thought maybe it was a family member watching Netflix or my computer downloading HD porn in the background but then I tested it when neither of those were occurring and then my ping was still shit. I have tried multiple ways such as setting up custom settings on CS:GO start up: -novid -console -high +cl_updaterate 64 +cl_cmdrate 64 +cl_interp 0 +cl_interp_ratio 1 +rate 128000, yet I have noticed no change at all. Also, I am on WiFi which I know is poor compared to Ethernet but I don't feel like setting up a long Ethernet cable to reach my computer. So does anyone know how to fix this?
 
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Restart your router before a session? Alternatively your wifi adapter might be overheating but that is unlikely.
 
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You should check your router's settings (usually found by typing in ipconfig into the command prompt and then putting the default gateway ip in the web address bar) and check and see if there's any connection issues with the router itself. Since you're on wifi you also want to make sure there is minimal interference from other tech. For me, my wifi is weaker in my room because of what my house was built with.
 
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I actually forgot to mention, when I run a speedest using speedtest.net, I usually get great download/upload speeds, my ping is usually around 24ms, 9.46Mbps download, and 8.44Mbps upload. So this is directly related to the client itself.
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I used netstat today to see what my ping, choke, loss, and FPS were and I found this:

Highest/Lowest/Average:
Ping: 1500ms/175ms/837.5ms
Choke: 0%/0%/0%
Loss: 37%/17%/27%
FPS: 200FPS/40FPS/120FPS

During this test my internet speeds were:

Ping: 77ms
Download: ~6Mbps
Upload: ~8.5Mbps
 
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I tried restarting my router and then releasing/renewing my ipconfig. Still didn't work.
 
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I wasted about an hour and a half deleting and redownloading CS:GO and it still didn't fix it. I am just entirely confused, when I first bought the game it was excellent, now it is super slow for some reason.
 
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I finally found out how to fix it. Apparently I had corrupted Steam files and so I refreshed my Steam files and then once again verified the integrity of CS:GO. Works like a charm now.

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Well it really doesn't because it turns out the Netflix also was having a huge toll. But I still fixed it to the point where I can play when people aren't watching Netflix.
 
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Ok I want to re-open this thread again. I am experiencing horrible lag again and I really want to get rid of it. I do NOT want to edit anything dealing with port forwarding because that could expose me to security risks and I haven't have any problems with ports before, hence the fact that all this lag just started a month ago. I am literally open to ANY suggestions. Just think of anything that could help and I will try it. I am desperate as fuck...
 
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Are there any other WiFi networks in range of your computer? If so, are they on the same channel as your router or an overlapping channel? Same channel and overlapping interference is a huge killer of speed and causes annoying lag. Changing your router to a channel(1,6, or 11) unused by other nearby networks is an easy fix.
 
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Genocide said:
Are there any other WiFi networks in range of your computer? If so, are they on the same channel as your router or an overlapping channel? Same channel and overlapping interference is a huge killer of speed and causes annoying lag. Changing your router to a channel(1,6, or 11) unused by other nearby networks is an easy fix.
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Well I only get high ping on CS:GO. Not on desktop or any other games. Would this still count though?
 
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Is it just me, or is your internet speed quite low? Where I live we have +/- 60 Mbps both up and download speed.

Perhaps you should get another router, or use power-line communication to set up an Ethernet connection with your modem/router.
 
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Astir said:
Is it just me, or is your internet speed quite low? Where I live we have +/- 60 Mbps both up and download speed.

Perhaps you should get another router, or use power-line communication to set up an Ethernet connection with your modem/router.
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That is a good point. Last night I was talking to a guy that was helping me fix my lag, and then he just brought up that I should limit my FPS since I had such a high one since a lot of servers didn't support it. It actually helped out a lot, but it seems like something else is still causing lag. But later today I will hook my computer up to an ethernet cable and see if it helps. I may need to open some ports too.
 
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CS:GO has an unholy amount of bandwith usage anyways compared to the rest of Valve's source engine games. Especially in matchmaking to assure the best "netcode" for each of the connected players.

It might be a long shot, but does this happen in casual where bandwith isn't as strict aswell?
 
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CS:GO has an unholy amount of bandwith usage anyways compared to the rest of Valve's source engine games. Especially in matchmaking to assure the best "netcode" for each of the connected players.

It might be a long shot, but does this happen in casual where bandwith isn't as strict aswell?
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Yeah sometimes. And lowering my FPS did help.
 
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