adsl modem

[psalliss]

i need to buy a new modem as my old fujitsu usb modem has died. and i was wondering about buying a pci one, is there really much difference between a usb one and a pci one

[Planetside]

YER pci is faster most of the time for some reason and all so free's up a usb port

[psalliss]

ok mate cheers so there is no major drawbacks with a pci card

[0iD]

I'v used used a PCI one for the past 6 months with no issues at all. Probably the most stable thing in my rig

[psalliss]

cheers which is the best chipset or does it not matter

[0iD]

Mine's a Zoom I believe, from Dabs.com

[streetster]

have a look here i was looking at them, but then bought one 2nd hand off the forums for £20 havent had a single problem with it

mark

[td5]

Originally posted by Planetside
YER pci is faster most of the time for some reason and all so free's up a usb port

Wrong, there's nothing between a good router (virata chipset in my case) and an AccessRunner PCI card.

Only difference is the CPU usage, only a few per% on an Athlon 2700+

I have both, and compared both.

[td5]

Chipsets wont effect your ping too much, although if your really concious, look on www.adslguide.org.uk . The AccessRunner series all got the lowest latency.

Not that it matters if your crap

[monkeyharris]

Originally posted by td5
Wrong, there's nothing between a good router (virata chipset in my case) and an AccessRunner PCI card.

Only difference is the CPU usage, only a few per% on an Athlon 2700+

I have both, and compared both.

surely he was talking about a usb modem not a router? in which case pci would be preferable to a usb modem. or did i miss something?