Network card for gaming?

[unholy414]

I'm trying to find a replacement for some no name bargain bin Bestbuy Dynex network card I currently have, any suggestions? I need something for fast paced gaming such as Quake 3. I've tried google, maybe I'm just not wording it right in my searches, nothing usefull is coming up. Any word on a good router is appreciated also. I currently have a Netgear RP614 V2.

I saw that Killer NIC card, but there's no way in hell I'm gonna fork over $250 for a network card. My budget is around $50, give or take.


-thanks

 

[Pheran]

The fact that you are gaming is pretty much irrelevant - just buy a decent network adapter such as an Intel PRO/1000 GT

 

[JackMDS]

LOL, find a $5 NIC, and spent the rest of the moeny on tasty Snake Oil.:beer:

The result in gaming would be the same as if you spent all the money on one NIC.:shocked:

:sun:

 

[Xyclone]

Yeah man any NIC card should be the same. Spend the rest of the money on games or gaming peripherals (mouse, keyboard, mousepad, headset, etc.) is gaming is your concern. They'll obviously help much more.

 

[TC10284]

Originally posted by: JackMDS

The result in gaming would be the same as if you spent all the money on one NIC.:shocked:

lol!

 

[Madwand1]

If you have more than one computer and want to speed up file transfers, etc,. among those two computers, or look to that in the future, you should go to gigabit -- use gigabit NICs in both computers and add a gigabit switch to your router or get a router with one built in.

At the lower end, it generally doesn't matter which GbE NIC you get.

At the higher end (with fast drives, etc.), PCIe NICs tend to perform better. There are a couple of affordable Marvell PCIe GbE NICs -- SysKonnect SK-9E21D, and a Koutech on the egg. I haven't tried the Koutech. Intel also has one -- Pro 1000 PT Desktop.

Here's a mini comparison that I made, comparing an Intel PCI and SysKonnect PCIe and onboard nVIDIA:

http://www.endlagnow.org/ELNForums/Topic400-12-2.aspx

BTW, onboard GbE tends to perform well; a better option than sinking money into an expensive add-on or a PCI NIC might be to upgrade the MB when it's appropriate.