Whats the very best PCI or AGP NIC card ? ( and whats the most customizeable ?)

[Xzaver]

Title says it all <


Anyone know ?

 

[FrysInsider]

i don't think is such a thing as an AGP NIC card.

As for PCI, any of the 10/100 offerings from Linksys, Netgear, or SMC should suit most people.

But then agian there's the 10/100/1000 cards out now too.

 

[LXi]

You kiddin' me? Who in the world invented AGP NIC cards?

 

[Tsaico]

I think you are thinking f te new CNR (communications network riser) which is very different to agp.... and I would say, that unless you are using 1000 then I wouldn't bother...

 

[AndyHui]

AGP stands for Accelerated Graphics Port. There is a very good reason why you won't find any AGP NICs.

 

[TheCorm]

I haven't noticed a huge difference in benchmark performence for different Network cards, I have used the following and have been perfectly happy:

Intel, Linkysys, Netgear & Dlink.

AGP Network card lol
Yeah, steer away from CNR cards

Corm

 

[Xzaver]

Well fyi If they can think it up it does exist , The above was a typo..

Anyways......, Has anyone use Intel's monster ? NIC<

 

[inqztive]

yeah i use Intel NIC

 

[SUOrangeman]

No mention of 3Com? Have they gone down the tubes that much?

-SUO

 

[CuervDoh]

Yeah.. would have thought SOMEone would have mentioned 3COM. Pricing doesn't seem that different today..

 

[GTaudiophile]

My 3Com NIC has been working great for 3+ years.

 

[Hugenstein]

Tom's Hardware just did a review of NICs, there throughput and CPU usage. I think the 3Com 3C905-TX based card won for home users based on high throughput and low CPU utilization.

 

[ActionJ]

i feel like they are all the same, so i will go for generic

 

[Kwad Guy]

Intel probably wins for best driver support AND native driver support
in every WIntel platform...But you play more for Intel (and 3COM) than
for anything else...

Kwad