Bigfoot's Killer Tech on ASUS ROG Motherboard
ASUS is adding Bigfoot's gaming network tech to the upcoming ROG Rampage III Black Edition motherboard.
Friday during CES 2011, Bigfoot Networks said that its Killer E2100 gaming network tech has been embedded on a combined LAN/audio card called ThunderBolt. This combo card will be included on the upcoming ROG Rampage III Black Edition motherboard from ASUS.
"Our Killer E2100 embedded networking platform delivers a formidable combination of performance, intelligence and control for online gamers," said Bigfoot Networks CEO Michael Howse. "We are pleased to support ASUS and the Republic of Gamers (ROG) to offer a winning solution for the latest, most demanding generation of online PC games."
Bigfoot's Killer E2100 platform is based on the company's Killer 2100 gaming network card which uses a dedicated network processing unit. The tech also features Bigfoot's Game Networking DNA software that can classify and accelerates online game traffic. Needless to say, Bigfoot's Killer tech should help defeat the hungry lag monster during the ultimate frag-fest or a massive boss raid online.
Friday Bigfoot added that the ASUS ROG Rampage III Black Edition motherboard was designed around feedback received from the PC gaming community. "Powered by Bigfoot Networks' new Killer E2100 networking platform and a host of other gaming-centric features, the ROG Rampage III Black Edition motherboard combines innovative design and technical intelligence to make the PC gaming experience more rewarding and accessible," the company said.
Pricing and availability of the new ASUS motherboard will be provided in early 2011. For now, ASUS is previewing the motherboard at CES 2011 from 9:30am-6:00pm January 6 - 8, 2011 at The Venetian, San Polo Ballroom, booth 3501A. Go have a peek if you're nearby.
exactly if it was only a 20 dollar markup then meh but this is probably going to add another 80 at least and out of price range for most customers of this board.
"Dude it shaved like 2ms off my ping, it works"
Yea, pretty pointless.
on their site:
Features
Advanced Game Detect™ - Automatically classifies and accelerates traffic to and from your game faster than any other desktop, gigabit networking product on the planet.
Pointless, any online gamer already turns off all other applications, and what's more you can also do this in software with very little difference
Visual Bandwidth Control™ - See which applications are hogging bandwidth and tune performance for each, so they don't interfere with your online gameplay.
again, pointless, and basically the same thing, also you can see what app is using your bandwidth with Windows' included "Resource Monitor"
Online Gaming PC Monitor™ - Monitor and manage the health and performance of your gaming rig with graphical displays, detailed logging and complete redesigned user interface.
wait, what?
Online Gaming PC Monitor™ - Exclusive, at-a-glance displays and controls let you monitor and manage the health and performance of your gaming rig.
the same thing INCLUDING THE NAME
Game Networking DNA™- Only Bigfoot Networks exclusive Game Networking DNA™ combines the benefits of a dedicated network processor, Advanced Game Detect™, Windows network bypass, Visual Bandwidth Control™ and other technologies designed to deliver the best online gaming experience possible.
this is just a roundup of all the "other features"
this company should be reported and closed by the gov.
this felt pretty good, sorry for long post
Some people laugh at others who upgrade their video card, for hundreds of dollars to get 5 more fps.
Other people laugh at others who don't want to spend over 200 dollars for speakers.
Its not your money, please stop telling other people how to spend it.
Not sure if it was rhetorical but probably not, unless you manage to trick the card into thinking it's a gaming stream.
whatever happened to those again? right, the way of the dinosaur, and acquired by nvidia. can see it happening with these as well
There's a 5770 with an integrated one of these guys running around out there too.
Lots of people run second video cards as PhysX accelerators, so they really have not gone the way of the dinosaur. The biggest thing the nVidia buyout did was cut out ATI users from getting this utility. Very anti-competitive if you ask me.
What the "Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card" does...at hardware level...is also achieved by some of Intel's NICs, with better efficiency.
If you want the "advantages" of an NPU (network processing unit)...but don't want to spend an insane amount of money on a "Killer NIC"....just buy an Intel 9301CT card like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106033
Or buy a 9400CT card like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106011
Or...if you just want the best....buy any of Intel's server NICs...they all outperform the "Killer NIC" and don't rely on software eating up CPU time.
Thermaltake already did that.
This is crap.