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rlischer   12-24-2008 at 05:45:02 PM

Does a wireless card tend to use more cpu/memory that a wired? I switched back to wired on my PC because it seemed slower. I know wired offers faster file transfer, but I am just talking about PC speed in general. Not to mention the annonying wireless software that runs in the background.

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sturm   12-26-2008 at 08:14:58 PM
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Depends on if its software controlled or hardware controlled. Wired nics are the same way. Some have built in controllors while others use the cpu.
Unless you have a fairly old ocmputer I doubt you will notice a difference either way.

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rlischer   12-26-2008 at 10:32:33 PM
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sturm wrote :

Depends on if its software controlled or hardware controlled. Wired nics are the same way. Some have built in controllors while others use the cpu.
Unless you have a fairly old ocmputer I doubt you will notice a difference either way.



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Razor512   12-29-2008 at 12:33:47 AM
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wired offers lower pings and better signal quality when the connection is saturated

while packets run their own integrity checks when received, damaged packets can lead to a slower connection and can get you kicked from some punk buster games

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