To NIC or not to NIC...

[KillaKilla]

OK guys, here's my "dilemma" if you will. After ordering my P4P800 delux, I realized: it's got onboard LAN. Now what to do with my old Kingston KNE111TX(not Gigabit, but my hub doesn't support Gb LAN anyway)? Will it help in-game performance if I have a PCI NIC as opposed to an OB NIC? If it doesn't then I guess that's one less driver set to install...

 

[Zuke]

Use the onboard nic - less muss, less fuss.

Put your kingston nic in your spare parts pile. You never know when it'll come in handy.

 

[novowel]

the bandwidth the games use is negligible. you wont notice any difference.

 

[Nothinman]

Most onboard NICs are on the same PCI bus anyway, you may see a difference if he onboard NIC drivers suck bad enough.

 

[KillaKilla]

Thanks guys... Another addition to "the junkyard" that sits behind me... haunting me while I use any of my computers... Scratching, rattling, shaking, giving advice...