29Sep/097
Windows 7, (Disable) Nagle’s Algorithm, and gaming…
Alright, so I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (7600). I noticed in some of the games I frequent (sadly WoW being the main one) that I was sitting around 112ms~ latency. Much like HDTV buffs notice the most minute imperfections in video, gamers can basically feel the delay between when they enter a command and when their game performs the intended command. You can essentially cut your latency in half by disabling Nagle's Algorithm... I dropped down to a 53ms~ average.