EVGA to release new gaming NIC

**rudedog** · 03-24-09, 06:47 AM

Based off of Bigfoot tech (Killer Nic) around April.

released date: April
- PCI-E 1x form factor but can be used in a PCI slot if you don't have the PCI-E slot
- EVGA is claiming 10-20% increase in FPS (I bet they are using a single core CPU for this
- Test and you would see max 10%)
- Decreases latency by about 6ms
- USB 2.0 for downloading wares from bittorrent while playing games
- Headphone and mic jacks for optimizing VOIP services like team speak
- Cost $130

I still say any separate dedicated NIC (cheap) would do the same (minus USB/VOIP) in relation to the onboard nic which will eat CPU cycles just like onboard sound in a single CPU based system.) In the old days (P3 days), you would saturate the CPU with Gigabit Ethernet and thus a dedicated (processor+memory) NIC was required. Now a days, any P4 or multi core CPU should be able to handle this, however unloading anything from "on-board" would help.

I may pick one up and do some side by side tests with a cheap ($20 10/100/1000) NIC when they are released this April.

updated: EVGA video here

LordJuanlo · 03-24-09, 07:10 AM

I'll check out reviews with modern quad-core machines, I doubt it will make a difference on a very high end rig, but you never know...

Tr1cK · 03-24-09, 07:27 AM

I haven't used onboard in many years.

Feyy · 03-24-09, 07:29 AM

Useless really.

Buio · 03-24-09, 07:32 AM

In Toms test the older Killer NIC had great ping times compared to a onboard NIC. And that was with a really powerful CPU (at that time).
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/killer-m...ew-1083-4.html

To be honest people who play online a lot should get better NIC than the crappy onboard ones (especially Realtek). But there are other options than Killer NIC (which is pricy). A fairly cheap standalone Intel NIC is often enough to get a improvement in ping times and much better drivers.

six_storm · 03-24-09, 08:02 AM

What a stupid idea IMO.

v3rninater · 03-24-09, 08:54 AM

Eh I liked it....OH HEY THERE JAKUP!!! lol

**rudedog** · 03-24-09, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buio

In Toms test the older Killer NIC had great ping times compared to a onboard NIC.

yeah, I left a comment saying they should have tested the Killer NIC / cheap add on NIC / on board NIC.

It's more like comparing on board video to an 260GTX add in card.

BioHazZarD · 03-24-09, 10:30 AM

Didnt the first one flopped harder then the physx card?

Quick420 · 03-24-09, 10:31 AM

Would moving from my on-board nic (asus p5n-d) to say an 3C905B-TX fast etherlink be an improvement? The chip says Parallel Tasking II on it.I'm having some connection interupts during my COD sessions,and would it remove some cpu cycles or just move them to the new nic?

jAkUp · 03-24-09, 11:55 AM

The Windows network stack is just not designed for gaming, it is better at large file transfers.

The card bypasses the windows network stack, and optimizes it for gaming. (smaller packet transfers)

03-24-09, 11:57 AM

what a useless card....

03-24-09, 06:47 AM	#1
rudedog Not so Rude Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,500	EVGA to release new gaming NIC Based off of Bigfoot tech (Killer Nic) around April. released date: April - PCI-E 1x form factor but can be used in a PCI slot if you don't have the PCI-E slot - EVGA is claiming 10-20% increase in FPS (I bet they are using a single core CPU for this - Test and you would see max 10%) - Decreases latency by about 6ms - USB 2.0 for downloading wares from bittorrent while playing games - Headphone and mic jacks for optimizing VOIP services like team speak - Cost $130 I still say any separate dedicated NIC (cheap) would do the same (minus USB/VOIP) in relation to the onboard nic which will eat CPU cycles just like onboard sound in a single CPU based system.) In the old days (P3 days), you would saturate the CPU with Gigabit Ethernet and thus a dedicated (processor+memory) NIC was required. Now a days, any P4 or multi core CPU should be able to handle this, however unloading anything from "on-board" would help. I may pick one up and do some side by side tests with a cheap ($20 10/100/1000) NIC when they are released this April. updated: EVGA video here __________________ Not so Rude, Rudedog FPSadmin.com \| twitter \| Microsoft MVP 2009-2012 - Games for Windows Main Box:Intel QX6850\|Asus Formula Maximus\|4GB(1GBx4) @ 1066\|Evga 285GTX - 182.05\|150Gig Raptor SATA\|2x WD 250Gb SATA\|2x Lite-on 1673S DVDRW-all\|PioneerBDR-202\|X-Fi Fatal1ty 2.07.0004\|Logitec G7-setpoint 3.1.116\|Ergodex DX1-firmware 1.1-driver1.3\|Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24" LCD\|PCPower and Cooling TurboCool 1000 SLI\|Windows 7 Ultimate\|Klipsch THX 5.1 Imac: Snow Leopard\|27" screen\|i7 2.93\|12 GB\|ATI HD 5750 1G\|WD 1T SATA\|2xWD 2T firewire 800\|Sharing Dell 24" Laptop: MBP\|2.16\|2GB ram\|160drive Laptop 2: MBP Unibody\|2.66\|4GB ram\|320drive Camera: D700 + MB-D10 + EN-EL3e + GP1\|Nikon14-24 f2.8\|nikon24-70 f2.8\|nikon70-200 f2.8\|nikon 50 f1.4\|Sigma 150-500 Car: 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic Plum Crazy Purl\|6 Speed\|Power roof\|Super Track Pack\|20" classic rims\|Functional ram air hood

03-24-09, 07:10 AM	#2
LordJuanlo Widescreen rules Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spain Posts: 2,184	Re: EVGA to release new gaming NIC I'll check out reviews with modern quad-core machines, I doubt it will make a difference on a very high end rig, but you never know... __________________ Core i7 920 / Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Gigabyte EX58-Extreme / 6 Gb OCZ PC3-12800 Platinum 1 x Intel X-25M G2 80 Gb / 3 x Seagate 1 Tb (RAID5) ATI 5870 (Graphics) + GeForce 9600GT (PhysX) on Samsung SM244T 1920x1200 LG GGW-H20L BluRay & HD-DVD / Logitech Z-5500 5.1 DTS / Westone 3 Earphones Asus Xonar D2 / 360 Elite Wireless Controller / Gigabyte Odin GT 800W Windows 7 x64 (also a 360 and a PSP )

03-24-09, 07:27 AM	#3
Tr1cK not coming back Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,872	Re: EVGA to release new gaming NIC I haven't used onboard in many years.

03-24-09, 07:29 AM	#4
Feyy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,160	Re: EVGA to release new gaming NIC Useless really. __________________ ________________________________ \| CPU: Intel Q6600 B3 @ 3Ghz \| Cooler: Zalman CNPS9700 LED \| Mobo: Intel D975XBX2 \| GFX: Inno 3D 8800 GTS 640MB \| PhysX: EVGA 8400 GS 256MB \| Memory: 2x1GB OCZ Platinum Rev2 PC6400 \| PSU: OCZ StealthXtreme 600W PSU \| Monitor: Acer G24 \| HDD: 320GB Seagate Barracuda \| Case: NZXT Lexa Blackline [Blue] \| Mouse: Steelseries Xai \| Mouse mat: Steelseries 4HD ________________________________

03-24-09, 07:32 AM	#5
Buio Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,092	Re: EVGA to release new gaming NIC In Toms test the older Killer NIC had great ping times compared to a onboard NIC. And that was with a really powerful CPU (at that time). http://www.tomsguide.com/us/killer-m...ew-1083-4.html To be honest people who play online a lot should get better NIC than the crappy onboard ones (especially Realtek). But there are other options than Killer NIC (which is pricy). A fairly cheap standalone Intel NIC is often enough to get a improvement in ping times and much better drivers.

03-24-09, 08:02 AM	#6
six_storm Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nashvegas Posts: 11,575	Re: EVGA to release new gaming NIC What a stupid idea IMO.

03-24-09, 08:54 AM	#7
v3rninater Blowin up since 1969 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,095	Re: EVGA to release new gaming NIC Eh I liked it....OH HEY THERE JAKUP!!! lol __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 3.4ghz 1600fsb \|\| Gigabyte P45 EP45-UD3R stable as a rooock! \|\| 4gb G-Skill DDR2 PC8500 5-5-5-15 \|\| EVGA 580-GTX 1.5gb \|\| Creative Fatal1ty Xram Sound Card 7.1 \|\|G-Skill Phoenix Pro SSD 120gb\|\| WD BLACK 32mb cache 640gb HD \|\| 2x Samsung DVD burner 16x DVD+\- \|\| Corsair 620watt PSU Win 7 Ultimate 64bit (640gb hd) AMD Phenom II X6 T1090 \|\| Gigabyte GA880 \|\| 4gb G-skill Ripjaw DDR3 1600 \|\| MSI 8800 Ultra o/c \|\| WD BLACK 32mb cache 640gb HD \|\| ASUS DVD Burner \|\| XFX 750 watt PSU LG 60" 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV 60PS11 Xbox 360

03-24-09, 10:30 AM	#9
BioHazZarD USCM Marine Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,369	Re: EVGA to release new gaming NIC Didnt the first one flopped harder then the physx card? __________________ Chieftec Miditower /w 5 case fans \| Corsair 620W HX PSU \| Asus M4N98TD EVO SLI \| AMD Athlon2 X2 260 3,2GHz \| Corsair 3GB PC3-10666 \| eVGA Geforce GTX 460 1GB (336shader) \| Samsung Spinpoint x2 250GB HD +SATA 320GB \| SB Audigy 4 @ 2.1 \| Samsung Syncmaster BX2331 TFT 23" running 1920x1080@60hz \| Windows XP PRO SP2 \| \|

03-24-09, 10:31 AM	#10
Quick420 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London,Canada Posts: 1,445	Re: EVGA to release new gaming NIC Would moving from my on-board nic (asus p5n-d) to say an 3C905B-TX fast etherlink be an improvement? The chip says Parallel Tasking II on it.I'm having some connection interupts during my COD sessions,and would it remove some cpu cycles or just move them to the new nic? __________________ :Gaming Rig: Asus P5N-D SLi E8400 Wolfdale@3.6ghz/TTBig TyphoonCooler 51c Orthos 3hrs Galaxy GTX560ti-GC 296.10 Forceware 950/1900/2200,1100mv,Gts250/Physx 2x2gb Ddr2 1066mhz 4-4-4-12 1T 3xWD WD5000AAKS 500gb/sata300/ 1xSeagate 320gb Ide(tuuunz) X-fi Fatality ProASUS VH242H 24"LCD:::Windoze 7-64bit::: Sony DvD/Ram-Drive Logitech G25 3dmark06 17,898 Vantage 12,851 If the light is GREEN the trap is clean

03-24-09, 11:55 AM	#11
jAkUp eat. sleep. overclock. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chino, California Posts: 17,744	Re: EVGA to release new gaming NIC The Windows network stack is just not designed for gaming, it is better at large file transfers. The card bypasses the windows network stack, and optimizes it for gaming. (smaller packet transfers) __________________ 965xe \|\| evga x58 classified \|\| 3x evga gtx 480 \|\| 6gb g.skill \|\| win7 x64

03-24-09, 11:57 AM	#12
PeterJensen Guest Posts: n/a	Re: EVGA to release new gaming NIC what a useless card....

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