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In windows Vista Home Premium x64 using uTorrent, how can I make the download(s) faster?
EDIT: What are recommended settings for QoS?
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In windows Vista Home Premium x64 using uTorrent, how can I make the download(s) faster?
EDIT: What are recommended settings for QoS?
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Copy/Paste Sources: - Official doc: connection guide - Torrentfreak: - Speed up your torrents - Speed up your torrents II - Optimize Your BitTorrent Download Speed - And more information on the official forum: - If you have speed issues read here first - Conservative Settings Chart (Alternate Speed Guide for uTorrent)
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I've been using torrents for about 8 years.
The most important things in Torrent Dloading ;
**1-**Your bandwidth
**2-**Torrent tracker
These two items are enough for best torrent downloads...
Yes the tracker is what give you good seeders, so it's essential to have a good speed. It's so essential that I have added it to my tutorial/answer (with credits). Thanks – fluxtendu – 2009-12-20T19:35:18.357
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Under Options -> Preferences -> Bandwidth check to ensure you don't have a limit set on transfer speed:
That will of course slow you down if it is set low.
You may also want to prioritize bittorrent traffic in your router so it has a higher priority than http for example. My siblings like using YouTube constantly, so it used to wreak havoc on my online gaming experience until I played with QoS a little.
how do i prioritize that stuff in a linksys router? – Moshe – 2009-12-19T23:21:57.170
Look for a QoS setting in the advanced management. – John T – 2009-12-19T23:28:23.727
1You have time for online gaming?... Superuser.com is my only online "game"!... but seriously, should you really set QoS on torrents? Surely you should do it for other things as Torrents just take up everything that remains (When other settings are done correctly!) – William Hilsum – 2009-12-19T23:38:48.150
Depends on how important it is to him. – John T – 2009-12-19T23:44:55.533
@John T - found the settings page, now what belongs in it? – Moshe – 2009-12-20T00:05:50.437
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Also, I am not sure if this is just a Virgin Media thing or a limitation on DOCSIS based networks, but I know when I was on Virgin, you should set a download and upload limit at last 30% lower than the maximum speeds otherwise there is a fault in the modem/router that makes everything slow to a crawl / timeout.
Lastly, just remember, peoples upload speed is a fraction of their download (on the majority of torrent)... you just have to be patient and if there are LOTS of leechers compared to seeders, just be calm and wait your turn!
1Set your upload speed as high as possible. The more you give the more you'll get in return. – ChrisF – 2009-12-19T23:28:23.163
@Chris - does it really work that way? I've seen to the contrary. – Moshe – 2009-12-19T23:45:36.950
@Wil - My download has been slower than my upload lately... Strange... – Moshe – 2009-12-19T23:46:20.180
1@Moshe yes, some applications will throttle your download in relation to your upload. – John T – 2009-12-19T23:47:47.057
1@Moshe - maybe I worded my comment badly. If you set your upload limit too low then no one will share with you. If you set it too high then the upload will "take over" your bandwidth. So it needs to be as high as possible while remaining under this "take over" amount. – ChrisF – 2009-12-19T23:49:16.867
It really depends and can change for torrent to torrent - typically, more seeders than leechers = higher speed down without requiring much upload - but you just have to wait for your turn... whilst if there are nearly all leechers, the more you upload = higher download from those people as it sort of goes on a 1=1 share... It really changes from torrent to torrent and there is no one answer fits all. – William Hilsum – 2009-12-19T23:49:45.413
3Set your upload to no more than 90% of your connection's upload limit. Many routers will choke as uTorrent or other torrent applications max out your upload speed, which in turn kills your download and the connections of anyone else on your network. – Will Eddins – 2009-12-20T16:44:36.147
1@Wil Eddins - thanks for putting better than I could. – ChrisF – 2009-12-20T17:34:11.487
13Holy Bullet Points Batman! – Adam Ryan – 2009-12-20T06:06:02.967
1And this is why I use NewsGroups. 1MB+/sec, all the time, every time. – Mark Henderson – 2009-12-21T03:12:37.953
The SmallNetBuilder link has changed - http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/component/option,com_chart/Itemid,189/
– Iain – 2010-01-08T10:52:50.187SmallNetBuilder link updated – fluxtendu – 2010-01-08T15:52:21.393