Onboard Lan or Nic card

[slick8]

Is there a real big difference between the 2 as far as playing games online, I'm using a EVGA with a good onboard LAN and was wondering if i really need to put my linsys nic card in

 

[evongugg]

If both have the same speed like 10/100/1000 IMHO the onboard will work better than the PCI one.

 

[MarcusL]

Ethernet is commodity technology with all the bugs ironed out long ago. For home use, the onboard is all you need.

You'll see no difference unless you are running a high-load server with tons of simultaneous connections and quality of service requirements. Then you would want better NIC.

 

[rodney_ws]

Or you could drop $249 on the KillerNIC!!! Yes, that'd be ultra-sweet.

 

[3lfk1ng]

Or you could drop $249 on the KillerNIC!!! Yes, that'd be ultra-sweet.

Don't waste your money on that P.O.S. we reviewed it, and it's sooo not worth the money, stick with onboard.

 

[belvdr]

Or you could drop $249 on the KillerNIC!!! Yes, that'd be ultra-sweet.

Don't waste your money on that P.O.S. we reviewed it, and it's sooo not worth the money, stick with onboard.

I think he was being sarcastic.

 

[misry]

Or you could drop $249 on the KillerNIC!!! Yes, that'd be ultra-sweet.

Don't waste your money on that P.O.S. we reviewed it, and it's sooo not worth the money, stick with onboard.

I think he was being sarcastic.

Ya never know, he *does* have a problem with Geico.

 

[Lionhardt]

yeah that thing sukks, badly.

 

[rodney_ws]

Or you could drop $249 on the KillerNIC!!! Yes, that'd be ultra-sweet.

Don't waste your money on that P.O.S. we reviewed it, and it's sooo not worth the money, stick with onboard.

I think he was being sarcastic.
Just a WEEE BIT sarcastic... yep.

 

[vic20]

Many onboard GbE LAN chips are connected to PCI-E lanes, so are actually better than PCI cards.

With regards to the Killer NIC,

I just sent bad a third defective card. If I ever get one that actually works, I'll post my impression of it.

 

[gloppppp]

Is there a real big difference between the 2 as far as playing games online, I'm using a EVGA with a good onboard LAN and was wondering if i really need to put my linsys nic card in

:!: You know,I could be way off base here but a hi quality router seems to improve the online gaming experience.

 

[rodney_ws]

I agree that in some instances a cheap home router can be a bottleneck... especially when multiple computers are sharing an internet connection. Many times the router's actual throughput is far less than that of the internet connection it's connected to.