VisionTek Killer HD 5770: The GPU + NIC Combo

[Prescott_666]

This is for someone in a competitive situation where a small increase in performance (less than 5% probably closer to 1 or 2%) can make the difference. It makes no sense for anyone else.

 

[WarraWarra]

Great idea but fails when it comes to the GPU.

I would not even buy this for my old HTPC or the dogs computer for video performance why not use a real basic server / IGP video card GPU like the 6850 minm. then there would be a market for this.

 

[amk09]

[citation][nom]WarraWarra[/nom]Great idea but fails when it comes to the GPU.I would not even buy this for my old HTPC or the dogs computer for video performance why not use a real basic server / IGP video card GPU like the 6850 minm. then there would be a market for this.[/citation]


Are you stupid? The 5770 is still a great card, in fact, an OC'ed 5770 is only slightly outperformed by the 6850.

Anyone who says that the 5770 sucks is a complete idiot.

 

[eraser_rx]

this is what you get when hardcore gamer starts a company...

 

[formin]

They need a graphics and sound card combo.
If it became standard for graphics card to contained a NIC AND a soundcard, then a push for USB and sata to be move on to cpu from south bridge, the mobo would be almost chip free shrinking everything.
3 chip future - cpu, SSD (future speeds remove ram), all-in-one graphics/sound/network/other IO

5 chip now - cpu, ram, SSD, south bridge, graphics

 

[tipoo]

So when one goes outdated, you have to toss both? No thanks.

 

[mxjcmxjc]

If this was on a 6850 H*** Y***! I would be all over it. However just because it's not is no reason to dogmatically slamming the product either.

 

[rohitbaran]

The Killer NIC doesn't exactly do much in improving lags. There are benchmarks proving this, which ultimately show that the high price of the card isn't justifiable.

 

[sonofliberty08]

they should combine the gpu with tv tuner or sound blaster that will make it looks more "killer" ... not the nic , networking and video graphic just like 2 different country and 2 different culture

 

[TemjinGold]

Anyone with $200 to spend on better gaming performance is infinitely better served by simply getting a better video card.

 

[iam2thecrowe]

[citation][nom]TemjinGold[/nom]Anyone with $200 to spend on better gaming performance is infinitely better served by simply getting a better video card.[/citation]
bingo

 

[BulkZerker]

Higher fps don't mean jack if your ping is inj the 200 range. Having had a killer nic for a short stint I can say without a doubt it lowered my jitter from 200ms to about 40 so my ping never went above 150, which made comp matches possible for me.

 

[that_id]

I immediately thought video over Cat5 when I saw this, but I guess that isn't the case. Would've have been extremely handy.

 

[that_id]

[citation][nom]formin[/nom]They need a graphics and sound card combo.[/citation]

That's essentially what HDMI does. As for adding the NIC to it, I can see how this might be beneficial for some LAN party games that were optimized to take advantage of this, and also in offloading the extra resources from the SouthBridge, but as for your typical internet connected game that rarely even throttles over 5% of a Gigabit NICs total bandwidth, what is the point?

 

[bv90andy]

The Killer HD 5770 is a one-card, one-slot solution

If I put that in my computer it will make it impossible for me to use the PCI-e x1 slot. But I think that that's just the point, as my current card is also over the PCIe x1 slot.

 

[Benihana]

I wish it came with a parallel port instead, then I may purchase it.

 

[ChromeTusk]

they should combine the gpu with tv tuner or sound blaster that will make it looks more "killer" ... not the nic , networking and video graphic just like 2 different country and 2 different culture

Adding a TV tuner reminds me of ATI's All-in-Wonder series. I had one paired with an Athlon (single core) a few years back. It was great when the software worked correctly. It would be nice to switch between gaming and cable TV again.

They need a graphics and sound card combo. ...

That's essentially what HDMI does. As for adding the NIC to it, I can see how this might be beneficial for some LAN party games that were optimized to take advantage of this, and also in offloading the extra resources from the SouthBridge, but as for your typical internet connected game that rarely even throttles over 5% of a Gigabit NICs total bandwidth, what is the point?

I agree with adding more sound capabilites, however I do not know all the limitations. Does it provide multiple audio output via HDMI?

 

[ChromeTusk]

I wish it came with a parallel port instead, then I may purchase it.

Just Curious... what are you attaching via parallel port?

 

[Haserath]

People think the cheap $5 integrated Nics on boards can match a good NIC(not saying the Killer is good, I haven't tried it). Seriously, try the product before you make up your minds! I just want a NIC that has dual ports, so not willing to try this until they put another port on there.

 

[iamtheking123]

What a stupid idea. Ignoring the fact that every modern motherboard comes with a gigabit ethernet port, and also ignoring the fact that CPU utilization is nil on anything but a 12 year old CPU, this is still a stupid idea. You could salvage a PCI ethernet card for free and get practically the same speeds as these overpriced "gamer" NICs.

 

[dEAne]

Their should be a review on this - what if this goes outdated?

 

[wolfram23]

Hurp Durp this is teh sux!

Seriously people, do you really think this is meant as a mainstream application? It's called niche market. How many people buy the NIC card to begin with? Not many! But I'll be of the ones that do, there's a good portion that would see this as a great investment.

I think it's a pretty cool idea.

 

[sykozis]

[citation][nom]nevertell[/nom]Cmartin011, you are clearly missing the point. The network controllers on the motherboard use system's ram and the cpu to manage networking, whilst this has it's own RAM and a special CPU to deal with networking, and because of the drivers, can give certain programms or even connections different priorities, so you won't be bothered by your porn downloads while you are playing call of duty.[/citation]

NPU's are nothing new. They were done away with because they're completely unnecessary. The "Killer NIC" can't even do what they claim it can. It has absolutely ZERO impact on latency outside of your own home network....and even within it's own private network, it's impact is limited to the connection directly to the router. From the router, outwards is uneffected.

 

[Benihana]

[citation][nom]ChromeTusk[/nom]Just Curious... what are you attaching via parallel port?[/citation]
Why, my dot matrix printer of course!

Hehe, I kid. My computer does not even have a parallel port interface anymore. It's all serial. Universally Serial.

 

[BlueCat57]

Wow, I've come a long way the the few years since I've discovered Tom's. As a non-gamer I still don't understand why you need to spend hundreds of dollars to reduce your ping by 5 whatevers. And I don't really care. What I've come to appreciate is that the gaming community is driving product development that will greatly improve the performance of my system and reduce my costs. Thank you. As for combining GPU with NIC on one PCIe card I can think of one great (at least I hope this sounds as smart as I think it does) place to use this combination - on a system based on a motherboard with only one PCIe slot. I think that many mini or micro ATX boards only have one slot. So for someone who wants performance in a small space this would be the ticket. While this GPU/NIC is targeted at gamers, other combinations might be more useful for budget builders and non-gamers.