do downloads slow down a computer?

therippedtormentor · 06-16-2011, 07:32 PM

hey im interested in repulse control, but will it slow down my computer?

Jordan · 06-16-2011, 08:34 PM

It wont slow down the actual computer, but depending on your internet connection speed it may slow down your internet ever so slightly.

TheMisdirectingHand · 06-16-2011, 09:19 PM

The better your internet is, the faster the download will be. If you are doing things such as watching a video while downloading, the video and download will be slower. Nothing else will be affected. Also, if you do something ping related (gaming, etc.) your ping will increase substantially...

Albert · 06-16-2011, 09:39 PM

Also to add onto the previous posts, it actually is possible for the computer to slowdown.

To give an example, depending on the RAM of your computer, when you have many many programs open and running in the background, the computer's performance "can" decrease in terms of speed.

So if you were using Mozilla Firefox to download it, then the amount of memory this program will take up + other programs running in the background must be LESS than the memory your computer can handle for it to run at normal speed. Otherwise, your computer can slowdown other programs to prioritize its essential ones.

I hope that makes sense. So just make sure you don't have too many programs open at once and you should be completely fine

TheMisdirectingHand · 06-16-2011, 09:50 PM

Most computers are averaged at 4 Gigabytes of RAM these days... it should not be a problem because Firefox runs at an average of 170,000 K Memory.

therippedtormentor · 06-17-2011, 01:40 AM

will it slow down the computer in the long run?

Mark · 06-17-2011, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by therippedtormentor

will it slow down the computer in the long run?

It won't. Don't worry about it.

Kieran Oloughlin · 06-17-2011, 09:32 AM

axtually it will depneding on how much is downloaded. If your computer has a few files it will run at its normal speed but as more is added it will get slower (and it will also take longer to log on, mine takes 3 times longer then when i first got it)

Fin · 06-17-2011, 04:18 PM

It's not a big file.. If you have a good internet connection and a half-decent pc you have nothing to worry about.

la0o9 · 06-17-2011, 04:49 PM

in short, the file itself won't cause the computer to slow down, but a whole vault full of files will, and while the file is downloading, the internet should be slower than normal( if the speed of the connection is strong enough, you won't notice it)

Mark · 06-17-2011, 10:52 PM

I bet that some of you are seriously confusing Therippedtormentor with the many repeats about how things like the internet may actually slow down. The answer to what he meant was, is and will be "no".

TommySteal · 06-18-2011, 01:10 AM

I have no idea - I'm not that good with computers

Albert · 06-18-2011, 05:14 AM

Mark is right. The effect of downloading shouldn't slow down the computer. The side effects of having additional files in memory, however, will slowdown the booting process eventually, but that's mostly the case if there are LOTS of start-up programs.

06-16-2011, 07:32 PM	#1
therippedtormentor Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 20	do downloads slow down a computer? hey im interested in repulse control, but will it slow down my computer?

06-16-2011, 09:19 PM	#3
TheMisdirectingHand David Nguyen Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Rosemead, California Posts: 406	The better your internet is, the faster the download will be. If you are doing things such as watching a video while downloading, the video and download will be slower. Nothing else will be affected. Also, if you do something ping related (gaming, etc.) your ping will increase substantially... __________________ "There are three types of people in this world; •People who talk and never do: The Lower Class •People who talk and do at the same time: The Middle Class •People who do before they ever talk: The Upper Class A real man does not need to talk. We are the upper class." -Joseph Lau

06-16-2011, 09:39 PM	#4
Albert DarkSleightZ Artist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 671 Donor Score: 110	Also to add onto the previous posts, it actually is possible for the computer to slowdown. To give an example, depending on the RAM of your computer, when you have many many programs open and running in the background, the computer's performance "can" decrease in terms of speed. So if you were using Mozilla Firefox to download it, then the amount of memory this program will take up + other programs running in the background must be LESS than the memory your computer can handle for it to run at normal speed. Otherwise, your computer can slowdown other programs to prioritize its essential ones. I hope that makes sense. So just make sure you don't have too many programs open at once and you should be completely fine __________________ "Bluffing is an important act to all strategies." - Lelouch Lamperouge

06-16-2011, 09:50 PM	#5
TheMisdirectingHand David Nguyen Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Rosemead, California Posts: 406	Most computers are averaged at 4 Gigabytes of RAM these days... it should not be a problem because Firefox runs at an average of 170,000 K Memory. __________________ "There are three types of people in this world; •People who talk and never do: The Lower Class •People who talk and do at the same time: The Middle Class •People who do before they ever talk: The Upper Class A real man does not need to talk. We are the upper class." -Joseph Lau

06-17-2011, 04:49 PM	#10
la0o9 Move monkey atm Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not where you'd want to go :P Posts: 747	in short, the file itself won't cause the computer to slow down, but a whole vault full of files will, and while the file is downloading, the internet should be slower than normal( if the speed of the connection is strong enough, you won't notice it) __________________ "Doubt isn't the same as saying people are bad, it simply means you actually care, 100% trust is nothing more than ignorance"~ Akiyama Shinichi- Liar Game "It's not the destination but the road to it that is worth the trip" "Be careful what you wish for... it might just come true"~ old saying "It's a small world, but only relatively" "Reality is not the world, it is the way humankind depicts the world, thus when you alter a person's way of seeing the world, you alter reality itself"

06-16-2011, 08:34 PM	#2
Jordan Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Gravesend, Kent Posts: 48	It wont slow down the actual computer, but depending on your internet connection speed it may slow down your internet ever so slightly.

06-17-2011, 01:40 AM	#6
therippedtormentor Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 20	will it slow down the computer in the long run?

06-17-2011, 09:32 AM	#8
Kieran Oloughlin Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 414	axtually it will depneding on how much is downloaded. If your computer has a few files it will run at its normal speed but as more is added it will get slower (and it will also take longer to log on, mine takes 3 times longer then when i first got it)

06-17-2011, 04:18 PM	#9
Fin Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 530	It's not a big file.. If you have a good internet connection and a half-decent pc you have nothing to worry about.

06-17-2011, 10:52 PM	#11
Mark Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 935	I bet that some of you are seriously confusing Therippedtormentor with the many repeats about how things like the internet may actually slow down. The answer to what he meant was, is and will be "no".

06-18-2011, 01:10 AM	#12
TommySteal Tom Join Date: May 2011 Location: Italy Posts: 274	I have no idea - I'm not that good with computers __________________ My cigar is not a symbol. It's only a cigar. - Sigmund Freud

06-18-2011, 05:14 AM	#13
Albert DarkSleightZ Artist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 671 Donor Score: 110	Mark is right. The effect of downloading shouldn't slow down the computer. The side effects of having additional files in memory, however, will slowdown the booting process eventually, but that's mostly the case if there are LOTS of start-up programs. __________________ "Bluffing is an important act to all strategies." - Lelouch Lamperouge