Google Talk System Requirement

Hi,
I've been using Google Talk to make phone calls since 2010, although the quality of the calls were usually so-so at best (Static, gaps in conversation, etc). Most people I know who use it are happy with theirs. Upgrading the connection speed didn't help, either. Since it's time to buy a new PC, could anyone tell me what system requirement options i should choose in order to optimize the call quality?
Thank you!
Joy

 

As of 23 Feb 15, Google Talk for Windows ceased.

https://support.google.com/talk/?hl=en-GB&rd=2

They are now promoting Hangouts.

https://www.google.com/hangouts/

 

That's news to me! I'm still able to make phone calls.

Hangouts gets terrible reviews... sigh...

Thank you.

 

Static? That's an analog problem. Digital either transmits or doesn't. VoIP call quality is determined by the internet connection speed and quality. A brand new super-fast computer won't transmit bits over the wire any faster than your ISP allows.

 

On my end, I occasionally hear static; however, long stretches of silence are what the people I talk to say is the worst problem on their end. Since I get 5 green bars from Comcast, the VoIP call quality should be good, I'd think.

This is so frustrating!

Thank you

 

As was mentioned large download speeds don't mean you can get high quality results. Packet loss, Jitter and Latency come into play.

For Latency: