Optimize UTorrent performance?

Question

My broadband is 2MB but how come I can only manage download speeds of maximum approximately 100KB/s?

I want to download as fast as I can. My average speed is 70KB/s. I usually get faster download speeds on my laptop which is connected via wireless than my desktop computer which is wired to the router and both UTorrent's have EXACTLY the same settings.

Answer 1

The first step is to see if your BitTorrent client is properly configured through the settings - a simple tweak can drastically improve the download speed. Here are some other suggestions to fine-tune your downloading to maximize those torrents:

— Do not ‘Force Start’ your torrents. While doing this seems to ’start’ all torrents when some are waiting in a queue, this in fact spreads out your upload capacity over too many connections thus impacting your download speed. You are better off to change your settings to allow more current simultaneous connections/downloads.

— Do not operate torrents in ‘Super-Seed’ Mode. Super-seed mode is NOT recommended for general use. While it does assist in the wider distribution of rare data, because it limits the selection of pieces a client can download, it also limits the ability of those clients to download data for pieces they have already partially retrieved.

— Enable ‘DHT network’ and ‘UPnP port mapping’ but disable ‘NAT/Firewall configuration’. Also, change the ‘Max Connections per task’ and ‘Max simultaneous half-open TCP connections’.

— Setting a proper upload limit:

Another thing you can do to optimize your speed with any other BitTorrent client, is to set a proper upload speed. With BitTorrent, you need to upload in order to maximize downloading, but you don’t want to set the Upload settings too high or else now it starts to eat into your download bandwidth. And you don’t want to set it too low, or else the trackers will recognize this and your downloading speed will be reduced. First, set your “Global Max Download Rate” to NO LIMIT. Second, set your upload speed to be about 80% of what your total upload bandwidth is. To determine this, go to www.dslreports.com/tools and click on the ‘Speed Tests’ link there. MAKE SURE that you stop all Internet and computer activity first or else you will get false results. Choose one that is nearest your city, or experiment with them. What you’re looking for here is consistent “upload” speed results. Run the test a few times until you see a similarity between all results and the upload speed.

Another thing you should change is the “Max Simultaneous Download Tasks Number”. Most BitTorrent clients, if not all, allow (and require) an increase in these connections. The default settings are usually set very low to accommodate lower-end PCs and PCs with minimal Internet bandwidth.

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