Unstable download speeds

[MizChan]

Hello, I decided to switch over from μTorrent ( because it does not support huge torrents +2TB ), after ~15 minutes i experienced first problem. Download speeds are ~really~ unstable ( http://imgkk.com/i/1jmp.png ).

I'm using BitComet 64bit 1.32 Stable release.

I have currently set minimum cache size to 5120MB and maximum to 10240MB ( average usage is ~7.2GB ).

On a side note, I just noticed that program is freezing up quite often. Now that i think about it, download speeds possibly drop due to those freezes, maybe there is any known fixes?

http://imgkk.com/i/qw7p.png performance graph of BitComet.

System:

Gigabyte p67a ud3p

Intel i7 2600k ( 8 core @ 4.9Ghz )

Kingston KHX16C9K ( 4x8GB @ 1600Mhz Dual Channel )

+350 Mbit internet connection

Edited May 19, 2012 by MizChan (see edit history)

[The UnUsual Suspect]

Using disc cache size that large is highly unusual, I'd recommend you reduce it and see if that improves. Ideally you should use only as much disc cache as is required to prevent constant disc read/writes on your drive

[greywizard]

Just to make sure, you ARE using a 64 bit OS, aren't you?

[kluelos]

I don't think I get the instability. Bittorrent speeds are never stable as you are evidently thinking, since they consist of many little pieces downloaded from many different peers. If you were expecting a smooth sweep, as if you were downloading steadily from a server, that's not going to happen.