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Why TH's Killer K1 review left me empty inside

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master exon   07-13-2009 at 09:00:50 PM

I felt pretty dumb after reading that review. There was quite a lack of expected graphs. The test was simply downloading an ISO through Firefox while playing TF2 or WoW. Obviously, no one consistently does that. Pretty pointless. I'm sure many of us want a real review with real data. I propose a new review adding the following:

 

1. Use the System Builder Marathon PCs and OCs ($600, $1200, $2400).

 

2. Compare the Killer M1, Killer K1, Intel EXPI9301CTBLK, and Integrated NICs.

 

3. Include BitTorrent. Leeching and Seeding torrents for Ubuntu and OpenOffice. Include number of connections and Kb/s in data.

 

4. Test the performance gain in using a 2nd hard drive just for file transfers.

 

5. Test a network rendering program (I don't know any).

 

6. Include a Real Time Strategy to the test. I suggest Supreme Commander.


Message edited by master exon on 07-13-2009 at 09:02:53 PM
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GhislainG   07-14-2009 at 05:01:52 AM
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I guess you won't like that other review either: http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=3594. Read it carefully and you'll have to agree with the reviewer.

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xc0mmiex   07-14-2009 at 08:11:42 AM
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oh i thought, before reading your post, you were feeling empty inside because you bought one... but that would be more like your wallet


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frozenlead   07-14-2009 at 08:23:49 AM
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I don't want another review because I only read the conclusion of the first one. I'd be 9000 times happier reading up on some hardware that mattered.

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xtc28   07-14-2009 at 08:55:59 AM
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^agreed^

------------------------------ AMD, INTEL, ATI, NVIDIA. IT DONT MATTER. THEY ARE ALL GOOD JUST GET MORE.
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master exon   07-14-2009 at 09:06:40 AM
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frozenlead wrote :

I don't want another review because I only read the conclusion of the first one. I'd be 9000 times happier reading up on some hardware that mattered.



Good point.

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rodney_ws   07-14-2009 at 08:00:06 PM
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it... so I guess someone needs to explain what exactly is broken about current network interface cards.

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