Torrent client suggestions

Tinkerhell · Feb 20, 2007, 04:04 PM

Never used BitTorrent before but I've been looking at it lately. Anyone have any suggestions as to the best or most user friendly client?

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 20, 2007, 04:06 PM

I'd get Utorrent version 1.6 Final - I would not use any of the patches beyond that 1.6 Final release, since it was purchased and is being coded by someone different.

On this site, it's called 1.6 version 474:

Download uTorrent 1.6 Build 474 - filehippo.com

Not sure why, but that is the FINAL version I have downloaded also.

josh2thad · Feb 20, 2007, 04:07 PM

utorrent 1.6 finall all the way. best there is out there.

Guyver2K5 · Feb 20, 2007, 04:11 PM

yup, utorrent is the best.

gadabout · Feb 20, 2007, 04:26 PM

hmm...weird, I've tried utorrent and didn't like it. So, I've been using Azureus for a couple of years now. Always had a really good experience with that software.

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 20, 2007, 04:28 PM

Utorrent 1.6 b474 uses so much less in terms of resources, it's just amazing.

Plus, it has a Speed Guide wizard that helps you optimize settings for your config.

Once you specify a port and forward that port in your router, you should be good to go after you run Speed Guide.

I think Azureus is slow, clunky and buggy by comparison. Silly non-compiled Java stuff.

josh2thad · Feb 20, 2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by gadabout

hmm...weird, I've tried utorrent and didn't like it. So, I've been using Azureus for a couple of years now. Always had a really good experience with that software.

no doubt that azerues is an awesome client, many things are alike in utorrent. Utorrent only uses 6mb of ram, thats the difference, maybe you should try build 1.6?

Tinkerhell · Feb 20, 2007, 04:32 PM

Thanks for the responses guys. Now just to do some readng & figuring out of the whole "torrent thing". I've been a bad geek guy for a long time now & not paid any attention to torrents other than the amusing news story about pirate bay.

Time for some catching up!

josh2thad · Feb 20, 2007, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Tinkerhell

Thanks for the responses guys. Now just to do some readng & figuring out of the whole "torrent thing". I've been a bad geek guy for a long time now & not paid any attention to torrents other than the amusing news story about pirate bay.

Time for some catching up!

Yeah!, you've missed out!

gadabout · Feb 20, 2007, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DudeBoyz

Utorrent 1.6 b474 uses so much less in terms of resources, it's just amazing.

Plus, it has a Speed Guide wizard that helps you optimize settings for your config.

Once you specify a port and forward that port in your router, you should be good to go after you run Speed Guide.

I think Azureus is slow, clunky and buggy by comparison. Silly non-compiled Java stuff.

I already have java installed so that part really doesn't matter. I've never come across a bug or found it "clunky". I have optimized Azureus in terms of speed. With port forwarding Azureus does that automatically for me. Depending on how well the file is being seeded I can get full download speed (900KB/s).

But again I am basing my experiences from years ago. I may have to go reinvestigate what I have been using.

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 20, 2007, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Tinkerhell

Thanks for the responses guys. Now just to do some readng & figuring out of the whole "torrent thing". I've been a bad geek guy for a long time now & not paid any attention to torrents other than the amusing news story about pirate bay.

Time for some catching up!

You can PM me if you want and I'll help cover the basics for ya.

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 20, 2007, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gadabout

I already have java installed so that part really doesn't matter. I've never come across a bug or found it "clunky". I have optimized Azureus in terms of speed. With port forwarding Azureus does that automatically for me. Depending on how well the file is being seeded I can get full download speed (900KB/s).

But again I am basing my experiences from years ago. I may have to go reinvestigate what I have been using.

Azureus is getting into the distro biz - Zudeo.

I swear - I went from Azureus to Bit Spirit (still a good app) to Utorrent, and Utorrent 1.6 b474 just gets it done. Lean, clean torrent machine.

jasonbourne · Feb 20, 2007, 04:59 PM

whats the difference from bittorrent to utorrent

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 20, 2007, 05:00 PM

Bit Torrent is what it is called and the name of the original client.

Utorrent is a much leaner, cleaner, more optimized program.

The original creator of the Bit Torrent app is the one who purchased Utorrent outright because it was better than his own original app.

JohnDoe47 · Feb 20, 2007, 05:11 PM

utorrent has too many complicated settings
use Ares Galaxy, you can download files without torrents aswell

Download Ares 2.0.6 - filehippo.com

BlueMak · Feb 20, 2007, 06:59 PM

BitLord BitLord - The Ultimate Torrent Downloader easy to use, working great. My favourite so far.
If you download only say 1 file every few weeks/months, then you can use Opera. Though Bitlord is small and simple enough.

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 20, 2007, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueMak

BitLord BitLord - The Ultimate Torrent Downloader easy to use, working great. My favourite so far.

Isn't the free version adware?

Judas · Feb 20, 2007, 07:04 PM

imo.. the best is strickly straight BitTorrent. I doesn't have any garbage included with it, work great.

Just make sure your port you specify (or use the default if you want) is open for your router's port forwarding... And adjust your upload/download rates accordingly to what you want.

And just a FYI, it may not be wise to allow more then 5 torrents download at the same time, this can cause some serious networking/internet connectivity issues.

josh2thad · Feb 20, 2007, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

imo.. the best is strickly straight BitTorrent. I doesn't have any garbage included with it, work great.

Just make sure your port you specify (or use the default if you want) is open for your router's port forwarding... And adjust your upload/download rates accordingly to what you want.

And just a FYI, it may not be wise to allow more then 5 torrents download at the same time, this can cause some serious networking/internet connectivity issues.

also make sure to limit your upload speed.

Judas · Feb 20, 2007, 08:51 PM

yeah i slid my upload slider to 131mb/s and about 5 minutes later, i couldn't figure out why DH and other sites were taking a full 2 minutes to load. Low and behold, i had over 500 connections, most of them i was uploading to, and nearly every ounce of upload bandwidth was being sucked dry... a few were pulling at over 500kb/s, damn they musta been loven that.

josh2thad · Feb 20, 2007, 08:59 PM

you must have a nice connection i can only upload at 80KB/s max

Zelig · Feb 20, 2007, 09:10 PM

If you get utorrent, get the latest version, previous (non-beta) builds have a serious security issue.

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 20, 2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Zelig

If you get utorrent, get the latest version, previous (non-beta) builds have a serious security issue.

The new versions are "compromised". 1.6 Final (474) is the last trusted one.

BlueMak · Feb 20, 2007, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DudeBoyz

Isn't the free version adware?

AFAIK, no. Make sure you download it from the main site and not elsewhere.
I run frequent ad aware checks and the only that I find is tracking cookies in the rare cases I use IE.

riles9262 · Feb 20, 2007, 11:21 PM

I give my vote to utorrent as well. So small, but very full featured.

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 20, 2007, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueMak

AFAIK, no. Make sure you download it from the main site and not elsewhere.
I run frequent ad aware checks and the only that I find is tracking cookies in the rare cases I use IE.

How wacky is this - they have screen shots showing their own ad for the Pro version on their site:

Silly geeks.

I guess it's technically adware, but only cause they want you to upgrade to the Pro version of the same software. I guess that's not so bad.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

yeah i slid my upload slider to 131mb/s and about 5 minutes later, i couldn't figure out why DH and other sites were taking a full 2 minutes to load. Low and behold, i had over 500 connections, most of them i was uploading to, and nearly every ounce of upload bandwidth was being sucked dry... a few were pulling at over 500kb/s, damn they musta been loven that.

As a general rule, I try to limit my Upload speed to 80% of my allowable rate.

I have ADSL at 1.5m/384k and in Utorrent 1.6, under the Preferences > Connection > Bandwidth Limiting area, I have Global maximum upload rate (kB/s): set to a value of 30. I have Alternate upload rate unchecked and Global maximum download rate set to 0 (unlimited).

Under Preferences > BitTorrent > Number of Connections, I have:

Global maximum number of connections: 200
Maximum number of conected peers per torrent: 50
Number of upload slots per torrent: 4

and the Use additional upload slots if upload speed < 90% checked.

Under Preferences > Queueing > Queue Settings I have:

Maximum number of active torrents (upload or download): 8
Maximum number of active downloads: 5

I make sure the port in my software (like 32844) is the same port forwarded in my Linksys router. If my torrent machine is 182.188.13.5, I enter that number in the router forwarding table and enter 32844 to 32844 in the EXT PORT columns and check both TCP and UDP and of course have the Enable box checked.

So, with my 1.5m, I routinely get 150-180k download speeds, and of course, upload is limited to 30k, and it all seems to work out fine, especially if I use the machine with the Dual Core in it. Dual Core seems to mean very little impact even when I'm gaming.

Zelig · Feb 21, 2007, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DudeBoyz

The new versions are "compromised". 1.6 Final (474) is the last trusted one.

How so? I mean, I didn't like the takeover by bittorrent either, but are there actually any problems yet with the actual code for the newer versions?

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 21, 2007, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Zelig

How so? I mean, I didn't like the takeover by bittorrent either, but are there actually any problems yet with the actual code for the newer versions?

All you have to do is check out their forums, do a Google search, read the privacy watch sites.

Motivate yourself and explore the vast world of knowledge at your fingertips...

BlueMak · Feb 21, 2007, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DudeBoyz

How wacky is this - they have screen shots showing their own ad for the Pro version on their site:

Silly geeks.

I guess it's technically adware, but only cause they want you to upgrade to the Pro version of the same software. I guess that's not so bad.

LOL, well if "you" consider that a reason to classify this program as adware infected, then ok it is lol.
I have nothing but good things to say about it though.

OmegaRED · Feb 21, 2007, 02:20 AM

utorrent is the best torrent client, nothing else comes close.

Quote:

All you have to do is check out their forums, do a Google search, read the privacy watch sites.

Motivate yourself and explore the vast world of knowledge at your fingertips...

Or you could just can the suspense and tell us.

Feb 20, 2007, 04:04 PM	#1
Tinkerhell Not all fairies are nice. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 989 Rep Power: 44	Torrent client suggestions Never used BitTorrent before but I've been looking at it lately. Anyone have any suggestions as to the best or most user friendly client? __________________ Stupidity should be painful if not terminal. Darwin for Sainthood!!

Feb 20, 2007, 04:07 PM	#3
josh2thad DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0	utorrent utorrent 1.6 finall all the way. best there is out there.

Feb 20, 2007, 04:11 PM	#4
Guyver2K5 Don't make me hungry. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Weyburn, Saskatchewan Posts: 4,319 Rep Power: 0	yup, utorrent is the best. __________________ *BlackberryPin-*31E36989

Feb 20, 2007, 04:26 PM	#5
gadabout Im Zaphod Beeblebrox Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 89 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	hmm...weird, I've tried utorrent and didn't like it. So, I've been using Azureus for a couple of years now. Always had a really good experience with that software. __________________ AMD64 X2 3800+ 2GB DDR400 Dual Channel 250GB SATA Seagate \| 500GB SATA WD (WAS an external HD unit, until closure failed) DVD+/-RW Dual Layer w/ Lightscribe \| Plextor DVD+/-RW Dual Layer ATI MSI RX3870 OC Edition PCI-E 2.0 Windows 7 64bit

Feb 20, 2007, 04:32 PM	Thread Starter #8
Tinkerhell Not all fairies are nice. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 989 Rep Power: 44	Thanks for the responses guys. Now just to do some readng & figuring out of the whole "torrent thing". I've been a bad geek guy for a long time now & not paid any attention to torrents other than the amusing news story about pirate bay. Time for some catching up! __________________ Stupidity should be painful if not terminal. Darwin for Sainthood!!

Feb 20, 2007, 04:06 PM	#2
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	I'd get Utorrent version 1.6 Final - I would not use any of the patches beyond that 1.6 Final release, since it was purchased and is being coded by someone different. On this site, it's called 1.6 version 474: Download uTorrent 1.6 Build 474 - filehippo.com Not sure why, but that is the FINAL version I have downloaded also.

Feb 20, 2007, 04:28 PM	#6
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	Utorrent 1.6 b474 uses so much less in terms of resources, it's just amazing. Plus, it has a Speed Guide wizard that helps you optimize settings for your config. Once you specify a port and forward that port in your router, you should be good to go after you run Speed Guide. I think Azureus is slow, clunky and buggy by comparison. Silly non-compiled Java stuff.

Feb 20, 2007, 04:59 PM	#13
jasonbourne DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: great yarmouth uk Posts: 1,082 Rep Power: 0	whats the difference from bittorrent to utorrent __________________ http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...asonBourne.jpg

Feb 20, 2007, 05:00 PM	#14
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	Bit Torrent is what it is called and the name of the original client. Utorrent is a much leaner, cleaner, more optimized program. The original creator of the Bit Torrent app is the one who purchased Utorrent outright because it was better than his own original app.

Feb 20, 2007, 05:11 PM	#15
JohnDoe47 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 319 Rep Power: 0	utorrent has too many complicated settings use Ares Galaxy, you can download files without torrents aswell Download Ares 2.0.6 - filehippo.com

Feb 20, 2007, 06:59 PM	#16
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,471 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	BitLord BitLord - The Ultimate Torrent Downloader easy to use, working great. My favourite so far. If you download only say 1 file every few weeks/months, then you can use Opera. Though Bitlord is small and simple enough. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Feb 20, 2007, 08:59 PM	#21
josh2thad DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0	you must have a nice connection i can only upload at 80KB/s max

Feb 20, 2007, 09:10 PM	#22
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	If you get utorrent, get the latest version, previous (non-beta) builds have a serious security issue. __________________ --

Feb 20, 2007, 11:21 PM	#25
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	I give my vote to utorrent as well. So small, but very full featured. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.