QoS Myths for Gaming: What Helps, What Hurts, and the Real Priority
QoS is not a magic ‘gaming’ toggle. Good queue management reduces latency under load. Bad QoS adds jitter or breaks fairness. Here’s the stable way to think about it.
QoS and Bufferbloat
Stop load spikes from wrecking your latency.
Articles
Router QoS vs SQM: Which Actually Fixes Lag Spikes Under Load?
Many QoS features are marketing. SQM (queue management) targets latency under load — the real cause of bufferbloat spikes. Here’s the practical difference.
Router QoS Myths: What Helps Gaming (And What’s Just Marketing)
Most ‘gaming QoS’ labels don’t fix spikes. What helps is controlling latency under load (queue management). Here’s what matters and what to ignore.
Network Stability for Gaming: Ping vs Jitter vs Bufferbloat (What Matters)
A practical guide to online feel: why average ping is not the whole story, and how jitter and bufferbloat ruin consistency.