hey what's up guys andy here and in this video i'm going to talk about the best vpns that you can use
for gaming so if you're looking for a good gaming vpn then you're in the right place okay so gaming
vpn services are becoming more and more popular and while the best vpn can be invaluable for
protecting yourself from ddos attacks and from angry opponents they can also do a
heck of a lot more it's not uncommon to experience a poor internet connection
and often isps target high bandwidth users like streamers and gamers with connection throttling
they do this to ensure that every customer gets similar speeds and so
those who use the most bandwidth are penalized with limitations and it's no secret that even the
top vpns can affect your connection speed although this has begun to decrease in recent years
so how can a gaming vpn improve your connection well if you notice your speeds fluctuating a lot
you might be a victim of network throttling and a vpn can eliminate this by anonymizing your traffic
meaning your isp can't tell what you're doing and subsequently can't decide to throttle you
okay so what makes the best gaming vpn well if you're planning on using a vpn service for gaming
speed will be a priority but privacy doesn't have to take a back seat a good
vpn for gaming needs to offer excellent speeds low ping times beefy privacy features
and easy to use apps for all sorts of devices also if you want to access geoblocked games or play on
different regional servers making sure your vpn has a wide network is essential now of course
there are hundreds of vpn services out there and most of them don't work as well as they claim and
that is where this video comes in you see i tested more than 30 of the most popular vpns on the
market to find three of the best ones for gaming so what exactly are the best vpns for gaming well
let's get right into it okay so my first recommendation for gamingvpn is expressvpn
now i was not really surprised that expressvpn performed better than any other services when it
comes to to best for gaming in fact express delivers excellent speeds so you won't see
yourself lagging and if your isp delivers regular speeds of around 100 or 200 megabytes it's uh
unlikely you'll notice any change at all but in my testing express topped out a searing
630 megabytes per second on a one gigabytes per second line which is more than fast enough for
competitive gaming also expressvpn provides a dedicated router vpn app which means you'll be
able to avoid throttling and and stay secure even on consoles that don't support vpns plus express's
media streamer smart dns tool will allow you to switch locations on your playstation or xbox
to access geoblock content and then outside of gaming you'll also be able to unblock pretty much
any regional netflix library as well as access to restricted sites like bbc iplayer even if you are
in the us plus if you ever have any issues express's 24 7 live chat will be able to sort
it out in just minutes and if i had to find a negative it it would have to be that express
only offers five simultaneous connections per plan however if you install one of those on your router
any device connected to that router will be covered and then you can install the other four
on phones and laptops and and anything else you take away from the home so as a whole there's not
a service that that can challenge expressvpn so if you're looking for a gaming vpn that can help you
avoid throttling keep you safe safe from hackers and prying eyes and unblock streaming media too
well expressvpn should be at the top of your list and if you'd like to give express a try i'll
include a link in the description where you can learn more and and save even some money off the
regular price if you're interested and then for my second recommendation for gaming it would have
to be nordvpn so as has the most famous vpn around you might expect nordvpn to work great as a gaming
vpn and uh well you'd be right actually in in my tests i found that this panama based provider
delivered some of the the fastest speeds i've tested and with nord you'll have a network of like
5100 servers in 60 countries to pick from that means no matter where you are you're pretty much
guaranteed a connection that will work great on a regular internet now sure in the past nordvpn
suffered from slightly unreliable speeds but now with the full roll out of the the wire guard base
nord links protocol it's one of the fastest on market and i also like that nord's apps are
very very stable meaning you won't be going back and forth to check on it and you can set it up on
a router to cover your consoles plus with nord streaming support is strong so you'll be able
to watch pretty much whatever you want wherever you want and wherever you happen to be however
unlike expressvpn that i was talking about earlier nord doesn't offer a dedicated uh
router app so setup for this can be a little bit tricky so although it's not quite as polished as
expressvpn it's still a close match and nord's definitely worth considering if you're looking
for a good vpn for gaming okay so now for my third and final recommendation surf shark is my favorite
budget friendly vpn so surf shark is a great cost effective vpn which really works well as a
gaming vpn and i found that this bargain vpn provider does quite well in a lot of areas
now in my my last round of testing surfshark's connection speeds were decent uh when using the
modern wire guard protocol and while it's it's not quite as consistent as nord and express you uh you
can still rely on it to to not overly slow your wi-fi and surf surfshark's network of 3200 servers
is plenty efficient for for whatever you might need but the biggest advantage is
the combination of the unlimited connections plus a sub three dollar price tag in fact both
are really rare in the vpn industry and so that combination is absolutely unbeatable surf shark is
simply the best way to get a gaming vpn on the cheap not sure the the apps don't offer
quite as much configuration as express or nord and yes the support system is marginally
slower but if you're happy to stick with the recommended settings uh and evade throttling uh
access to tons of netflix libraries and more then you really can't go wrong with surfshark
so those are my top three recommendations for gaming vpns and before i end this video i would
like to take the opportunity to answer some frequently asked questions that i get about
this topic for the first question why do you need a gaming vpn well there's there's a couple of
reasons why you want might want a gaming vpn first if you find your internet connection fluctuating
uh that could be because of your isp is throttling your connection due to your activity a vpn helps
you avoid this by making your activity anonymous meaning that your isp can't single you out as
someone to drop the second reason is privacy of course anyone is vulnerable but gamers especially
experience ddos attacks and run a higher risk of being hacked and a vpn can protect anyone not
just gamers from a whole load of risks on the web plus google won't be able to track you which is
just an extra bonus then next the second question that i get is is it legal to use a vpn for gaming
yes however some of the activities that vpns are used for might not be keep in mind that while it
may make illicit activities possible or or easier it does not make them legal also if you're using
your vpn to spoof your location and buy games at a lower price that's probably against the
developer or distributors terms of conditions and if you're caught your account might be suspended
or even worse but if you're just using it to make sure your isp isn't throttling you you
don't have anything to worry about now for uh the next question will a vpn increase your ping
so uh this this is a tricky one and compared to your standard connection at peak speeds
a vpn is likely to to slightly increase your ping but if you're near one of your vpn servers
it could also decrease really though what you're using a gaming vpn for is to stabilize
and make your connection more reliable so on your regular connection you might peak at a
10 millisecond pig but when you're being throttled that might increase to a default to mana to manage
a 300 millisecond so by using a good gaming vpn you can make sure your ping will stay at a
usable speed perhaps 20 milliseconds or better if you're used to 10 milliseconds but you can be sure
that it will stay that way for as long as you play instead of fluctuating to unplug playable levels
all right so hopefully this video was helpful if so please feel free to give me a thumbs up
that always makes my day and just a reminder if you are interested in any of the vpns that i
mentioned in this video be sure to check out the special discount links i'll put in the
description area below for you so you can even save some money also if you have any questions
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family be sure to stay safe and i look forward to seeing you in the next video