Need NIC Advice - 3CR990-TX-97/Pro1000T

[tazdevl]

Howdy all... have a 3Com 3C905-TX-NM and it's been giving me a fair number of problems. I'm at the point where I want to replace it and just wanted to hear from folks that have any info or one of these two NICs...

Intel Pro 1000 T
3Com 3CR990-TX-97

Opinions?

Thanks

 

[brisco]

Speaking to you via the Intel Pro card right now. Had it about 3 weeks. No problems as of yet.

 

[RobCrusoe]

If your connection is DSL or Cable, I'm not sure why you would need a Gigabit adapter such as the Intel Pro1000...In my opinion, the 3COM is the
better choice and will cost you considerably less. I came across this NIC comparison article
from Tom's. Think you'll find it useful...

 

[tazdevl]

Thanks for the info Rob. Gigabit is nice from an upgradability standpoint. But I have the 3Com adapter they mention in the Tom's article and it's a POS. The other 3Com mentioned is ~$75 @ Newegg... Intel Pro 1000 is $54 from Intel directly.

http://inteleval.ententeweb.com/product_detail.asp?item=PWLA8390T

Linky... I think it also has a coprocessor which results in slightly lower CPU utilization.

 

[RobCrusoe]

You sold me on it!
Even thought the 3Com also has a coprocessor, $54 is a sweet price for the Intel Pro1000!

 

[tazdevl]

Network performance is great, downloads smoother (not as much variation) and CPU util is lower. Seems like less packetloss as well.

I'd recommend... sure some of this is tied to network conditions... but not all.