WinModem vs Controller based, is there a real difference.

[moolman]

Hi,
I was wondering if a winmodem and a controller based is really different in terms of performance or anything else. I know that a winmodem relies on the computer to do its thing and that the controller based does its thing by itself, etc. I have a internal winmodem and also a external motorola modem, so that's why I'm asking. Is there a performance difference and what would the advantage of a controller based modem be.

Thanks

Alex

 

[FlyingPenguin]

For normal browsing, no. For online 3D gaming, yes.

The problem is that the CPU is heavily tied up in a 3D game (say, like Q3) and although managing the modem requires little CPU power, sometimes the CPU may be to busy to refresh the modem in a given cycle and data may get queued until the next cycle. While this is a small delay, it shows up as higher pings. Winmodems can cost you 10 - 50 ms off you ping.

Stick to the external modem.

 

[Thorn]

For the love of Pete, not this discussion again...

Click the search button above and you'll find the dozens of previous discussions about this.

Now, I'm getting out of here before our "value" "expert" shows up.