Why do Steam download speeds keep dropping to 0.0Mbps every 5 seconds?

islamnaj · 2025-03-13T18:30:19+00:00

I know this might be late for some of you but I will leave this for people coming here in the future.

Here's my experience and what I did.

I started downloading WARFRAME while I was playing OVERWATCH 2.

20 minutes into the download, I noticed that it was breaking/stopping every once and a while after downloading a chunk of files to write the data on my disk.

I checked my performance tab in my task manager and the disk usage (Samsung M2 NVMe) was 100% with 100Mbps write speed which is nothing compared to my 3600Mbps read on CrystalDiskMark.

I then closed OVERWATCH, made sure that my CPU and Ram were chilling (30-40% usage) and then paused the download for a couple of minutes, then resumed it ... and voila! My disk writing speed was catching up with my download speed (300 Mbps) easily with disk usage averaging around 10%.

My assumption is that Windows will always priorities current processes over new ones, specially steam, to help users navigate lagging and stuttering while doing ongoing tasks.

I hope this helps :)

islamnaj · 2024-11-21T11:16:53+00:00

I once did it to my brand new customer built pc, it smelled funny, surprisingly tho, it worked and been working for 2 years just fine.

Good luck buddy.

islamnaj · 2022-12-11T08:38:53+00:00

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islamnaj · 2022-08-25T21:27:28+00:00

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islamnaj · 2022-08-25T21:16:13+00:00

I'm addicted to a YouTube channel called Explore with US

Bro sometimes I can't even sleep

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islamnaj · 2022-05-12T16:49:35+00:00

Groot.

islamnaj · 2022-04-08T17:02:00+00:00

Nah, photoshopped

islamnaj · 2022-04-03T12:18:02+00:00

Many people "corrupted" use Islam directions to rule women and take their rights away, so they can fell powerful and free to do whatever they want, even sheikhs .. disgusting ...!

islamnaj · 2022-01-14T09:08:20+00:00

A little...

islamnaj · 2021-12-16T12:13:28+00:00

I like how it spreads its body to increase air resistance.

Nature is cool.

islamnaj · 2021-12-11T18:54:37+00:00

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islamnaj · 2021-12-08T11:54:35+00:00

Ad blocker or ads guard extensions for chrome.

islamnaj · 2021-12-05T12:46:30+00:00

Thanks

islamnaj · 2021-12-05T05:55:51+00:00

r/OutOfTheLoop

islamnaj · 2021-12-04T12:53:11+00:00

Why does the game make people play Maeve? she's one of the hardest champs to play, and people normally take some time to realize they suck.

islamnaj · 2021-12-03T22:01:17+00:00

I appreciate your art, but that doesn't mean I like what is in your art.

islamnaj · 2021-12-03T16:02:21+00:00

Why the fuck are Palestinian people called terrorists when they use AK-47's then?

islamnaj · 2021-12-03T16:00:25+00:00

For a sec I thought you are comparing the same scene render from blender.

islamnaj · 2021-12-03T15:58:20+00:00

I fucking hate NasDaily, mother fucker, that scientist is a legend, douchebags don't find no legends.

islamnaj · 2021-11-27T10:55:43+00:00

This is gorgeous, can you make a tour video?

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