Integrated NIC or PCI?
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Integrated NIC or PCI?
Here's a nice question for all ya computer geeks out there. Will I get more performance from my ASUS A8N-E motherboard's integrated NIC or a separate 10/100/1000/2000 PCI NIC?
[thought]Something tells me the separate PCI NIC will win.[/thought]
[thought]Something tells me the separate PCI NIC will win.[/thought]
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What's it connecting to? What will it be used for? If you don't have other gigabit devices, both are perfectly fine, but the integrated saves you a slot for something else.
If you looking for the fastest ethernet cards, Killernic is it. http://www.killernic.com/KillerNic/
If you looking for the fastest ethernet cards, Killernic is it. http://www.killernic.com/KillerNic/
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$200 for any single hardware component in most of my computers is fairly cheap. So if you think you're going to insult me, it's not going to work.DaveTheAve wrote:Ha Ha Ha! KillerNIC, like I haven't seen that a million times before. Tell ya what, If the price ever drops below $60, tell me; I might consider buying it then. However, sense you prefer it, do you actually own one? If so, do you notice a difference in anything, other then the hole in your wallet?
I don't run ethernet.
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I'm sorry, I didn't mean to come off as being insulting, rude, or even slightly mad. I thought it funny that you mention this part after soooo many people complain it doesn't work and it's not worth the money. But thats for people that probably know less then us. Thus I wished to know your results if you owned this part. Also, $200 for a NIC is not cheap, as my link above shows $13 is cheap, $50 fair, $200.... OUTRAGEOUS!
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It's cool.DaveTheAve wrote:I'm sorry, I didn't mean to come off as being insulting, rude, or even slightly mad.
If "it" delivers the quality, reliability and other features I desire, I'll pay whatever I need to.DaveTheAve wrote:I thought it funny that you mention this part after soooo many people complain it doesn't work and it's not worth the money. But thats for people that probably know less then us. Thus I wished to know your results if you owned this part. Also, $200 for a NIC is not cheap, as my link above shows $13 is cheap, $50 fair, $200.... OUTRAGEOUS!
But we digress. Can you answer the couple questions I asked?
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Currently I have it installed to a DLink 1005D. Also it's currently for a rather large home network, say about 15-20 computers plus that don't account for other things like Ethernet gadgets and VoIP phones. However, I'm also looking into products for my own small website/storage hosting.
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Considering the D-Link goes to only one gigabit (assuming there aren't firmwares to update it to two available now or in the somewhat near future) I don't see a problem with using the integrated one.
The nice thing is, you could test the performance (and so forth) using the integrated one. If you find it lackluster, you can easily pop in a card.
It may be better or more beneficial to get a switch to segregate the computers more so collisions (among other things) happen less.
edit: oops, missed that the D-Link is a switch, oh well, generally it'd be the same advice anyways.
The nice thing is, you could test the performance (and so forth) using the integrated one. If you find it lackluster, you can easily pop in a card.
It may be better or more beneficial to get a switch to segregate the computers more so collisions (among other things) happen less.
edit: oops, missed that the D-Link is a switch, oh well, generally it'd be the same advice anyways.
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That DLink was a switch, the DLink "Phones Home" to a Linux Router I made out of a old Dell Dimension 2100 that was laying around. (Need to get a gig card on this too now that I think of it)feyd wrote:It may be better or more beneficial to get a switch to segregate the computers more so collisions (among other things) happen less.
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