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arent the first 3 things in that list exctly the same? they all explain that the killer NIC offloads cpu cycles to nic?
and isnt tht what all NIC's do?
Last edited by Dav0s; 06-01-2007 at 01:53 PM.
I'm guessing Scan won't be getting these in thenOriginally Posted by Lee @ SCAN
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ROFLMFAO @ the marketing spiel on that page.
"I've heard there is a common problem with this item from forums" - If you read some forums they believe Elvis was abducted by aliens, doesn't mean it's true.
if it is assembling the TCP/IP packets in hardware, that is quite a high end feature. Unless you have a big server oriented card, this will be done in the host OSs software TCP stack. If this card works the same as other high end server cards in that regard, then that alone could be a reason for *some* people to get it. I'm sure it's changed now with 3ghz+ CPUs out there, but a few years ago the easiest way to get maximum throughput on a gigabit network post was to use hardware cards like these.
IGN said that about it. http://uk.gear.ign.com/articles/729/729733p2.html i knew they were useless but THAT useless?!Dropping $300 to switch between one generation of graphics card and the next will generally get you a lot less than a 10% fps gain. The Killer NIC can have an even bigger impact in particular situations,
Vodka
This just smells to me off a VC invested product. It's not really meant to suceed, just generate a bit of marketing and cash for the 'inventor'. Once he's taken the investment it's job done.
so its a "Phantom" then?
Vodka
Well I wouldn't go quite that far
PC gamers will spend an extra £600 on a few frames per second. a £150 network card offering 10% faster CS framerates and slightly better pings doesn't seem like a mad thing to sell. i wouldn't buy one, of course, but there's evidently a market
Why are people even bothering to publish results from under specced machines. Shame on them.
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lee will have 2 on pre order
Nah, I'm buying the lot
I want Hexus to review one of these things...
Nox
Cause they're the ones that would want a GoFasterNIC(tm)
This is the reason for being pawned lately on cs:s...
Its not my overheating gfx, or 75degree cpu, or even my poor aim; its these damn cards!!!!
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