{"id":26243,"date":"2025-02-04T17:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T11:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/?p=26243"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:15:43","slug":"fastest-dns-servers-for-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/fastest-dns-servers-for-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Free DNS Servers for Low Ping Gaming in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DNS servers are very important for gamers. Besides excellent hardware and great internet speed, gamers also need to choose the best DNS server to get an edge over other gamers. This guide will help readers understand all about DNS servers, why they are important, and which one you should choose.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What Is A DNS Server?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you type in a website name, the DNS server translates that name into a bunch of numbers known as Internet Protocol addresses (IP addresses). This helps to send requests to the correct server for the required webpage. All PCs use these numbers to talk to each other. In other words, when you dial your friend\u2019s number from your smartphone, you tap his\/her name in the Phone app. But it is the telephone number that gets dialed and helps you connect. Similarly, when you type the website address or name, the PC uses the numbers to connect to the correct server. The directory where the names and their corresponding numbers are stored is called the DNS Server.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Windows allows users to maintain two DNS Servers &#8211; Primary &amp; Secondary. The PC uses the Primary Server at all times. Only if the Primary Server is unresponsive then the Secondary Server will be used to ensure that the user can surf the internet without interruption.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How Does The DNS Server Work And Why Is It Important?<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26266\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DNS-Server-Working.webp\" alt=\"DNS Server Working\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DNS server helps optimize the performance of games that run on a server. Basically, it verifies the presence of the IP address within the cache. If yes, then the gamer connects directly to the gaming server. If not, then the DNS server sends a query to locate the cache where the gaming server\u2019s IP address is available. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are a few reasons why a DNS is important<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Enhanced Privacy.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Quicker Resolution.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Improved Cloud Gaming Experience.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Optimization Of Routes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Stability.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why Do Gamers Need a Good DNS Server?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most gamers feel that DNS servers are responsible for browsing the internet and may not play an important role in online gaming. But that is not true. When you play online games, you always need to take care of Latency and Ping time.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcodeListicle\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Latency :<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The time taken for your data to travel from your computer to the Game Server and back. This is measured in milliseconds. If you have a low latency then your gameplay will be smooth because the time taken for data to travel forth and back is less.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcodeListicle\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ping:<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ping time is the measure of Latency. Lower Ping means that there is less delay between your action and the response visible on the screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ntself\" style=\"border-left-color:#d10014;background: #f3e8e8;\">\n<strong>Note : <\/strong> Choosing the right DNS Server helps reduce Latency which means that your PC can connect to the right game servers with a quick translation of alphabets to numbers. This can help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/fixed-high-ping-and-latency-issues-while-playing-online-games\/\">reduce the ping<\/a> by a few milliseconds which may not be much in the real world but can make all the difference when playing a fast-paced online action game like PUBG, Fortnite, etc.\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What Are The Best Free DNS Servers For Gaming?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many DNS servers you can choose from. But when it comes to low-ping gaming, here is a list of tried and tested servers that gamers use across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcodeCommercePromo\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. Cloudflare<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26263\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cloudflare-free-dns-server.webp\" alt=\"Cloudflare free dns server\" width=\"274\" height=\"184\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primary DNS: 1.1.1.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondary DNS: 1.0.0.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This server includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/can-vpn-protect-against-ddos-attacks\/\">DDoS protection<\/a> as well as DNSSEC to make sure that your PC is protected against DNS attacks. It has a great server capacity that includes 100+ countries. The average lookup speed is 11ms.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros-cons-container\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<p>\u2705 Pros <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can take 15 requests per second.<\/li>\n<li>Identifies malicious websites.<\/li>\n<li>Personal Data of the user is encrypted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<p>\u274c Cons<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Privacy concerns can be raised as it stores all IP addresses visited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Price &#8211;<\/strong> Free Basic plan. The premium plan begins at $20\/month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/application-services\/products\/dns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit Official Website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcodeCommercePromo\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. OpenDNS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26256\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/OpenDNS.webp\" alt=\"OpenDNS\" width=\"600\" height=\"326\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primary DNS: 208.67.222.222.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondary DNS: 208.67.220.220.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open DNS is one of the good DNS for gaming that helps block malicious and phishing websites after the security parameters have been configured. It also boasts of an advanced feature like \u2018Family Shield\u2019 that prevents adult websites from opening on your children\u2019s PC. All content can be filtered using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/enable-hidden-administrator-account\/\">Admin privileges<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros-cons-container\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<p>\u2705 Pros <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Works for all devices like laptops, desktops, smartphones, tablets and consoles.<\/li>\n<li>Fast and Reliable.<\/li>\n<li>Minimum time and effort are required to configure Open DNS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<p>\u274c Cons<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does not block TOR.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Price &#8211;<\/strong> Free Basic plan. Premium plan begins at $19.95\/year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendns.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit Official Website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcodeCommercePromo\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. Google Public DNS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26264\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Google-Public-DNS-server.webp\" alt=\"Google Public DNS server\" width=\"296\" height=\"170\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primary DNS: 8.8.8.8<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondary DNS: 8.8.4.4<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the largest public domain systems is the Google Public DNS. Experts recommend this DNS server for faster and more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/online-gaming-security\/\">secure gaming<\/a>. This is because it supports DoT and DoH that are secure DNS protocol implementations. It protects your PC against all types of DDoS attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros-cons-container\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<p>\u2705 Pros <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allows Dual Caching.<\/li>\n<li>Support different encrypted transport protocols.<\/li>\n<li>ECS or EDNS client subnet is supported and includes the client\u2019s location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<p>\u274c Cons<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Latency rate can sometimes be high.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Price &#8211;<\/strong> Free Plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/public-dns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit Official Website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcodeCommercePromo\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. Quad9<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26261\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Quad9-dns-server.webp\" alt=\"Quad9 dns server\" width=\"389\" height=\"129\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primary DNS: 9.9.9.9<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondary DNS: 149.112.112.112<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another one on the list of best gaming servers is Quad9. This DNS server offers privacy to its users and is fully secured because it blocks all sorts of threats from phishing websites and bots. Quad9 does not store any IP addresses that the user is browsing. It claims to have 200 servers in different locations across the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros-cons-container\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<p>\u2705 Pros <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allows DNSSEC validation security.<\/li>\n<li>Separate App For Android.<\/li>\n<li>No redirection if domain names are misspelled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<p>\u274c Cons<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does not block advertisements and trackers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Price &#8211;<\/strong> Free Plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quad9.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit Official Website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcodeCommercePromo\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. SafeDNS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26260\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SafeDNS.webp\" alt=\"SafeDNS\" width=\"745\" height=\"227\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primary DNS: 195.46.39.39<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondary DNS: 195.46.39.40<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moving on we have SafeDNS, which is a strong contender for free DNS servers. This acts as a content-filtering service that protects devices that are online. It uses artificial intelligence to identify malicious websites and scripts. It also blocks unknown requests preventing any sort of bypass by any software or cloud systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros-cons-container\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<p>\u2705 Pros <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free detailed Network Security reports.<\/li>\n<li>Categorizes DNS requests.<\/li>\n<li>Database is updated frequently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<p>\u274c Cons<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phone Support is only available for Pro+ plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Price &#8211;<\/strong> Free Trial. Plans are available for $0.9 per month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safedns.com\/features#id-dns-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit Official Website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How To Change Your Current DNS Server Settings?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is very easy to change the DNS server settings. Here is what you need to do &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Press Win + R and type \u201cControl\u201d followed by the Enter key.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23377\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Control-Command-1.webp\" alt=\"Control Command\" width=\"387\" height=\"198\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. The Control Panel window will open.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Click on Network and Sharing Center.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Next, click on Change Adapter Settings in the left panel.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26267\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Change-Adapter-Settings.webp\" alt=\"Change Adapter Settings\" width=\"191\" height=\"126\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Locate your current network connection and right-click on it to select Properties from the context menu.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. In the box, choose Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP\/IPv4) and click the Properties button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25391\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wifi-properties.webp\" alt=\"wifi properties\" width=\"436\" height=\"573\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. Select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the details of the DNS server you wish to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How To Verify Your New DNS Server Settings?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you use the above steps to modify the DNS server settings, you need to check if the new settings have been applied. Here are the steps &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Press Win + R to open the RUN dialog box and type \u201ccmd\u201d.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open the Command Prompt window in admin mode.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Now, type the following command \u201c <\/span><b>ipconfig \/all<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201c followed by the Enter key.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26268\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DNS-Servers-Command.webp\" alt=\"DNS Servers Command\" width=\"495\" height=\"68\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Some details will be listed. Look for the DNS Servers section and check if the entry matches with the numbers you had entered in the method explained above.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How To Test DNS Performance?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two ways &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use online websites like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grc.com\/dns\/benchmark.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GRC\u2019s DNS Benchmark<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnsperf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DNSPerf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Open the command prompt and type the Ping command along with the website name.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bonus Feature &#8211; Use Systweak VPN To Improve Your Gaming Experience<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/systweak-vpn-review\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Systweak VPN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a one-of-its-kind application that uses AES 256-bit military-grade encryption to protect the user&#8217;s IP address. It offers more than 4500 servers from over 50 countries along with a Kill Switch that ensures you can disconnect your connection if a server fails to protect your identity online. Systweak VPN uses IKev2 technology to provide a secure tunnel for data to flow back and forth between your PC and the Web Server, thus making your IP address at all times. Here are the steps to use this application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Download, install, and run Systweak VPN.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"download_buttons_section\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;display:none;\" class=\"downloadnow-btn-show os-windows\" data-eventsource=\"DownloadNow_post_button\"><a data-param=\"systweakblog,wp_json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26243,pos-1,13107\" data-operation=\"iframe\" class=\"ds-download-link \" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/download-product\/svpn\/w\/26243\/1\" onclick=\"gtag('event', 'ProductDownloadSysBlog', { 'event_label' :'fastest-dns-servers-for-gaming', 'event_category':'windows-1' });\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bg.systweak.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/download-button-shortcode-new\/images\/window_btn.png\" alt=\"download\" width=\"250\" height=\"65\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Create an account and log in.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23297\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Systweak-VPN.webp\" alt=\"Systweak VPN\" width=\"352\" height=\"512\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Run the Game client\/app and, using Systweak VPN, connect to the country where the content is available.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Now, play the game, and you should not face any problems.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Disconnect when done, and that\u2019s it.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Which DNS Server Will You Choose?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope that the above information has helped you to choose the best DNS server for gaming. We have also explained why DNS is important and how to change the server details on your PC. Do write to us in the comments section about your thoughts on DNS server and which one you choose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suggested Articles :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/fix-dns-server-not-responding-error\/\">How To Fix \u201cDNS Server Not Responding\u201d Windows 10<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DNS servers are very important for gamers. Besides excellent hardware and great internet speed, gamers also need to choose the best DNS server to get an edge over other gamers. This guide will help readers understand all about DNS servers, why they are important, and which one you should choose. 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