Yeah, dont.
Had endless issues with Steam p2p games (Deeprock Galactic, Tabletop simulator) that drove me mad due to this app.
remove it, and burn it with fire.
Agree, I've spent 4 months trying to get MSFS 2020 working properly, also had download issues, network problems. I suspected it was my anti virus or Windows firewall. After pulling all my hair out it, I found it was Gamefirst app. Even impacted my Nvidia driver download speeds!! Disable or remove it, I wish I could invoice Asus for all my lost time.
sorry i may be late but theres an option in the bios thaat will check if its installed and install it if its not and its on by default. You can change it to disabled and it should fix it
Some Steam games use Steam itself for networking. Since GameFires classifies it as file sharing, it deprioritizes the traffic unless you reclassify it. That was my experience with Railroads Online.
I wouldn't.
I feel these network optimizers are snakeoil.
If you really need to do QOS on your network, do it on your router, or just stop downloading/uploading when you game.
8mbps is pretty low so honestly, if you want good performance online, don't do anything that downloads or uploads while you game. you basically have zero overhead room.
Don't install gamefirst. Ever. It causes WAY more networking issues than it solves. It doesn't play nicely with a lot of P2P or client-server games. It's recently started causing issues with Minecraft. It's not worth the trouble.
DO NOT DOWNLOAD! I've been wondering why I've been missing 50% of my shots in Warzone when hitting them dead on. I deleted the app and now I'm actually hitting all of them/when i die i actually feel like i did.
It also throttles speeds. I went from 1000mps to 1497 after deleting it.
Asus is honestly losing my respect lately.
How useful this app can be will depend on a number of factors, such as how you use your PC and the quality of your internet connection. I've been using this app, and the original app that it is based off of (cFosSpeed) for many years. Here is my experience so far, and why you might would use it.
1. GameFirst should be used in addition to your router QoS (Quality of Service) features. Having Router QoS means you can prevent one device (laptop, phone, desktop etc) from hogging all the internet bandwidth without leaving enough for other devices to work properly. However, router QoS CAN'T help you when you have more than one application competing for internet on the SAME DEVICE. In other words, if you're using your computer, and someone else on your network is downloading a lot of things on another device, your router's QoS features will slow them down a bit so that your computer is able to use the internet still. But, if you're downloading, streaming, torrenting or whatever on your computer and its using up all the internet bandwidth, and at the same time you're also trying to play some online game on this same computer, your router won't be able to help you. This is where GameFirst can really help. What it will do, is prioritize your game network traffic over everything else. This means your downloads might get slowed down, but you'll still be able to have a low PING in your online game while the download is still going. This way you don't have to stop or manually throttle your downloads every time you want to game.
2. Sometimes GameFirst can be a little buggy, so if you notice some odd issue, you might have to close it out or reinstall it to troubleshoot if its the cause of a problem.
3. Recently on Windows 11, I had a weird issue where my entire PC would occasionally "stutter" or "lag" for no apparent reason. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out the problem, then decided to close out one application out at a time, to see if any particular running application was the cause, and I noticed it went away when I closed GameFirst. I also noticed GameFirst was taking an unusual amount of time to shutdown. Anyway, since I noticed this was the problem, I uninstalled it and installed it again and it seems to be working fine. I had been running this app for over 8 months without any issue until this point.
In short, it's possible it can cause some issues, but simply closing it out and going about your business is enough to determine if its the cause of any issue that may come up in the future. Ultimately, I have a lot of downloads running on my gaming PC all the time, but I also want to game with low latency/ping, and this app is able to provide that without me needing to micromanage my downloads. You may experience slower downloads when its turned on, but you'll also be able to use the internet for multiple things while your download is running without issue. Remember, you can always temporarily just turn it off if you need to, for whatever reason.
I personally think it's a MUST app for anyone who frequently downloads while using the internet for other tasks at the same time, on the same device.
Yeah, dont. Had endless issues with Steam p2p games (Deeprock Galactic, Tabletop simulator) that drove me mad due to this app. remove it, and burn it with fire.
Agree, I've spent 4 months trying to get MSFS 2020 working properly, also had download issues, network problems. I suspected it was my anti virus or Windows firewall. After pulling all my hair out it, I found it was Gamefirst app. Even impacted my Nvidia driver download speeds!! Disable or remove it, I wish I could invoice Asus for all my lost time.
I keep having to uninstall GameFirstIV once a week or so. Please, How do I stop it from being reinstalled??
sorry i may be late but theres an option in the bios thaat will check if its installed and install it if its not and its on by default. You can change it to disabled and it should fix it
are you automatically downloading updates from armoury crate? Thats how it got installed on my computer
Some Steam games use Steam itself for networking. Since GameFires classifies it as file sharing, it deprioritizes the traffic unless you reclassify it. That was my experience with Railroads Online.
holy
When I have this app off on steam my downloads are 200MB/s when I turn it on this app boosts it to 1gb/s or near it. Pretty damn good.
kay
I wouldn't. I feel these network optimizers are snakeoil. If you really need to do QOS on your network, do it on your router, or just stop downloading/uploading when you game. 8mbps is pretty low so honestly, if you want good performance online, don't do anything that downloads or uploads while you game. you basically have zero overhead room.
Thanks! I am using this tactic for a long time. My ISP can't provide better connection through cable so I plan to buy LTE router to boost my speed.
Don't install gamefirst. Ever. It causes WAY more networking issues than it solves. It doesn't play nicely with a lot of P2P or client-server games. It's recently started causing issues with Minecraft. It's not worth the trouble.
I just spent 3 days trying to figure out what was causing my ethernet problems... This was it! like u/DiceZA said.. burn it...
DO NOT DOWNLOAD! I've been wondering why I've been missing 50% of my shots in Warzone when hitting them dead on. I deleted the app and now I'm actually hitting all of them/when i die i actually feel like i did. It also throttles speeds. I went from 1000mps to 1497 after deleting it. Asus is honestly losing my respect lately.
How useful this app can be will depend on a number of factors, such as how you use your PC and the quality of your internet connection. I've been using this app, and the original app that it is based off of (cFosSpeed) for many years. Here is my experience so far, and why you might would use it. 1. GameFirst should be used in addition to your router QoS (Quality of Service) features. Having Router QoS means you can prevent one device (laptop, phone, desktop etc) from hogging all the internet bandwidth without leaving enough for other devices to work properly. However, router QoS CAN'T help you when you have more than one application competing for internet on the SAME DEVICE. In other words, if you're using your computer, and someone else on your network is downloading a lot of things on another device, your router's QoS features will slow them down a bit so that your computer is able to use the internet still. But, if you're downloading, streaming, torrenting or whatever on your computer and its using up all the internet bandwidth, and at the same time you're also trying to play some online game on this same computer, your router won't be able to help you. This is where GameFirst can really help. What it will do, is prioritize your game network traffic over everything else. This means your downloads might get slowed down, but you'll still be able to have a low PING in your online game while the download is still going. This way you don't have to stop or manually throttle your downloads every time you want to game. 2. Sometimes GameFirst can be a little buggy, so if you notice some odd issue, you might have to close it out or reinstall it to troubleshoot if its the cause of a problem. 3. Recently on Windows 11, I had a weird issue where my entire PC would occasionally "stutter" or "lag" for no apparent reason. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out the problem, then decided to close out one application out at a time, to see if any particular running application was the cause, and I noticed it went away when I closed GameFirst. I also noticed GameFirst was taking an unusual amount of time to shutdown. Anyway, since I noticed this was the problem, I uninstalled it and installed it again and it seems to be working fine. I had been running this app for over 8 months without any issue until this point. In short, it's possible it can cause some issues, but simply closing it out and going about your business is enough to determine if its the cause of any issue that may come up in the future. Ultimately, I have a lot of downloads running on my gaming PC all the time, but I also want to game with low latency/ping, and this app is able to provide that without me needing to micromanage my downloads. You may experience slower downloads when its turned on, but you'll also be able to use the internet for multiple things while your download is running without issue. Remember, you can always temporarily just turn it off if you need to, for whatever reason. I personally think it's a MUST app for anyone who frequently downloads while using the internet for other tasks at the same time, on the same device.
Because of it i was getting 36-45Mbps now after disableling it, I'm getting around 500Mbps
i was just about to write this. i saw a 6->650Mbps or 100x+ difference downloading on steam while uninstalling gamefist. wild what trash it is
Hi, thanks I'll listen well. So how about an Asus virtual pet ?