Hey guys!
Right, first up let me say I have a degree (for real) in Network Management, so from a networking perspective I have done -everything- possible to come up with a solution to this problem. I am literally at my wits end, and would really appreciate any real feedback you could provide. I have 2 issues that need solving.
First up, in 25 man raids sometimes my screen will freeze and I have to restart wow. Now, this doesn't happen very often but when it does it's annoying as hell. I have over the cause of the last 4 weeks gradually played in raids with no addons / essential addons only / a mixture and the problem has persisted every time. There isn't an addon I use that has remained enabled for all of the tests i've run. I used the WoW repair tool, re-installed windows at one stage during this occurring (that was 5 weeks ago when I got a new HDD, which still didn't solve the issue). It only happens when raiding is actually going on, not in the low activity times like trash etc. I Played with very low GFX (I have a GTX 460) and varying levels with freezing still occurring occasionally. My GFX card isn't overheating and neither is my CPU bottlenecked as I have a 3.2ghz quad core. My mobo, HDD, RAM and GFX card are all less than 6 months old. I've rolled back my GFX drivers to an older version with no luck. I've scanned for viruses a few times, i've also uninstalled every program that I installed since the problems began and ran wow again with no luck. The freezes keep occurring! Any help would be awesome
Second issue, I just got a new router from my landlord after my last one herped and derped hard. Basically, the old router was dropping it's connection every 3-4 minutes for about 10 seconds a pop. Obviously I diagnosed the issue as the router and this new one has been working fine, sort of. So the problem still occurs, the line drops -sometimes- but not entirely. For example I can play WoW and LoL and SC2 etc with no issues and remain connected the entire time so it can retain a buffered connection (but I don't see lag "leaps" in game at all, nor lag of any kind). The issue only occurs when i'm connecting to other players, so on SC2 playing with a group of mates i'll get disconnected hard and often. On TS, talking -after- I have raided (never during, which is odd, always works 100% fine when i'm raiding and on TS). PvP chat with a mate was a no go. Skype works fine however, but Mumble and Ventrillo have the same problems. The filter is brand new, as is the router which is frustrating as hell. If it was a problem with UDP then Skype would be playing up also, and it works fine even when I am playing WoW or something else. I thought maybe my cable was a little frayed so swapped in a new one just to see the same issues occur again. It's not the ISP side of things as connecting to my next door neighbours wireless his router stats have exactly the same as mine pretty much and all the ranges are well within acceptable parameters. My housemate using wireless says he's not having issues either, but then he's not on the PC 24/7 like I am
Anyone got any insight on either of these issues? I'll be checking back and updating regularly with additional info if it becomes available or if anyone requests it.