Killer NIC network Card

[xWilDx]

Hi im looking for advice on wether the killer nic m1 card would be worth buying as i want the most out of my pc for gaming and it has been suggested to buy this, Is this worth buying or is there other ways to speed up online gaming?

 

[jlazzaro]

this topic has been previously discussed, as well as reviewed by anandtech...

Anandtech review

Networking post

IMO, dont rely on a gimmicky $250 network card to make you better at computer games. as for your original question, define "speed up"...server response time, frames per second, etc?

 

[JackMDS]

xWilDx, what are you expecting that it would do for you?

Gaming through the Internet is Not slowed down because of a Network Card when using Home computer with regular connection.

 

[Goosemaster]

NO.

 

[Quiksilver]

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
What excellent first posts you have, they are all "Help me plz, I can't figure out what parts to get". Rather than breaking them into separate threads(like you did) for each section you could have just made one thread in general hardware with "Plz help me I'm clueless and don't know anything about what to choose for my new computer" because at this point, I would have to agree with the above poster you haven't done any research of your own and just signed up here. So I'll just give you a nice hint because I'm feeling nice.

Read Reviews:
anandtech.com
tomshardware.com
madshrimps.be
techpowerup.com
hardocp.com

Once you've taken the time to do your own research please come back and try again.

...

 

[cmetz]

no

 

[robmurphy]

No.

 

[octopus41092]

No, not for gaming, but if you want to game and torrent at the same time and are willing to pay $200 for that, then buy it. But otherwise, there are plenty of other things to buy for $200.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Not even remotely close to being a worthwhile investment

 

[Modelworks]

I tell you what, send me 100.00 and I will send you a special network cable that has been prayed over by real tibetan monk wannabes !

 

[xWilDx]

Damn i noticed there are Worms Armageddon fans on here o.0 and this is an american site >.< oops maybe i should go into hiding thankyou for your comments..(for certain people please leave your punches after the dots ty)

 

[xWilDx]

Erm how do you know if its a real tibetan? and sure i will send you my £100 of monopoly money

 

[TheSophist]

No. Just as an example, I had a friend who used to play in the old CS days when broadband was starting to blow up. Everyone had 1.5 - 5 Mbps and a new computer. He was broke and had an old machine that barely played the game and a 56k connection; yet he owned everyone. Nowadays, the average setup will be more than enough, all about the player.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: TheSophistNowadays, the average setup will be more than enough, all about the player.

:thumbsup:

Yap, expensive hardware is the solution of the mediocre.

BTW. One can of Brew slows down the human Reaction Time ten times more than any little gain presumably achieved by expensive hardware.

 

[narzy]

Originally posted by: xWilDx
Erm how do you know if its a real tibetan? and sure i will send you my £100 of monopoly money

sorry xWilDx the networking section can be a little more abrasive then other area's of the forums. What can we say, most of us are engineers and engineer wannabe's. It is common knowledge that engineers should never see the light of day nor be given any opportunity for interpersonal interaction, except for their engineer wives and future engineer children, who will undoubtedly suffer the same fate.

Don't let it discourage you...

that being said...if you waste you're money on that hunk of junk I've got a nice gentleman in Nigeria I'd like you to meet he can make you rich fast .

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: JackMDSBTW. One can of Brew slows down the human Reaction Time ten times more than any little gain presumably achieved by expensive hardware.

Please refrain from trying to ruin my perception of my own awesomeness while I'm intoxicated.

OP: If you want to get something good for whatever reason, go out and buy a good Intel NIC, not as many meaningless buzzwords, but quality hardware, and considerably cheaper to boot.

 

[najames]

Confucious say killer NIC can only go as fast as slow device on other end of cable.

 

[Fardringle]

Originally posted by: najames
Confucious say killer NIC can only go as fast as slow device on other end of mouse cable.

You left out a word so I fixed it for you.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Originally posted by: xWilDx
Damn i noticed there are Worms Armageddon fans on here o.0 and this is an american site >.< oops maybe i should go into hiding thankyou for your comments..(for certain people please leave your punches after the dots ty)

Heck yeah, Worms got me through so many college classes.

 

[xWilDx]

Well your right its not really woth the money so i'll invest it into noob school or better yet a nice graphics card, or a locking nut for my porsche 911 carrera