What is a good Network card ???

[Krovax]

Hi, I want to buy a network card (10/100) and I don't know what to buy. I want to know what make a card better than the other one.

I live in Canada and I don't buy from the web, so if you tell me what to buy please take this in consideration !!!

Thanks

 

[flamethrower205]

Get the cheapest u can find. They're all the same.

My rice car will leave your R8500 in the dust!

 

[Arrow]

I find that DLink cards are very low cost and reliable. They're widely available in Canada.

Rob
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[flamethrower205]

What do u mean by reliable. I have a no name, and am constantly connected to internet, and no probs.

My rice car will leave your R8500 in the dust!

 

[upec]

You are taking chance when you buy No brand parts. Some of the no brand PSU works great but others might have problem.

 

[AMD_Man]

I have a Linksys card but I used to have a no-name brand. It hogged CPU resources!

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

 

[flamethrower205]

Really? How do I check how much resources mine uses?

My rice car will leave your R8500 in the dust!

 

[AMD_Man]

Under Win2000/XP use Task Manager while downloading a large file or while copying a file off a networked computer. Under Win9x/Me use System Monitor.

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

 

[flamethrower205]

And how much is a large amount?


My rice car will leave your R8500 in the dust!

 

[flamethrower205]

OK, while uploading something, it said 4% resources used....considering I was also running AIM, playing a song, and Zonealarm, I'd say it's ok. What do u think?

My rice car will leave your R8500 in the dust!

 

[AMD_Man]

Yeah, that sounds good.

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

 

[flamethrower205]

W/o anything running, except upload and AIM, it's at 0%.

My rice car will leave your R8500 in the dust!

 

[AMD_Man]

hmm, that's pretty good, how fast is your processor?

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

 

[flamethrower205]

1.2Ghz

My rice car will leave your R8500 in the dust!

 

[AMD_Man]

yeah, anything over 1GHz will probably get under 1% utilization with a decent NIC card.

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

 

[Arrow]

Most of the time, no names work fine. But in some cases, you might be unlucky and might get a crap card.

Rob
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[flamethrower205]

Hmm, my NIC is from Allied Telesync International, aka Ati! Wondering if I should return it

My rice car will leave your R8500 in the dust!

 

[AMD_Man]

lol, I don't think ATI stands for anything.

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

 

[orbz]

ATI = Array Technology Industry

Brief History and Product Line of ATI:
<A HREF="http://firingsquad.gamers.com/features/atihistory" target="_new">http://firingsquad.gamers.com/features/atihistory</A>



<i>DMA - Doesn't Mean Anything </i>

 

[AMD_Man]

oooo, thanks, quite interesting!

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

 

[wapaaga]

just stay in the brand name nics

i hear that intel has good one that are out but i'm not sure how expensive they are

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[Ncogneto]

linksys are crap...period....just like a win modem. D-links are ok, but just so-so. If you want the best go with either 3com or intell, 3coms are the best in my book.

It's not what they tell you, its what they don't tell you!

 

[AMD_Man]

Linksys are not crap! They make excellent NICs and routers, hehe!

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

 

[jclw]

Best network card? Intel Pro Management series

Best network card for you? DLink DFE-530TX+ should cost under CDN$30 at any store near you.

- JW

 

[upec]

I have a few 3com NIC. They are great.