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Aq
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 Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:01 PM Post subject: Killer NIC |
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For those of you who don't know, the "Killer NIC" is a "gamer network card." It sports a 400 Mhz NPU (network processing unit) and takes all network load off your CPU. To make your games run faster, it uses a variety of "technologies" including "GameFirst," "MaxFPS," "FNA" and "UltimatePing." Let's overview these technologies.
| Quote: | GameFirst
Network packets for your games are prioritized and delivered before all other network activity on the system |
Good start. Usually if you're playing a game, there isn't much other network traffic to compete with, if there is, the lag will still be there.
| Quote: | MaxFPS
MaxFPS Technology offloads your network precessing to Killer, which frees your CPU to focus on what you need it to -- THE GAME!!! Killer's superior performance allows you experience more Frames Per Second even on a max'd out PCs with top of the line graphics cards and other peripherals. |
Nothing your CPU can't handle considering network traffic is barely 1% of what it does (inless the game is programmed really really badly). Not only that but I can't figure out how all of this will completely bypass the CPU in the first place until programmers embrace this new "technology."
| Quote: | FNA
Flexible Network Architecture (FNA) allows everyone to freely write, download and run applications that execute the Killer's Network Processing Unit. FNApps are user and industry developed applications that free your computer's CPU to focus on the game. |
Oh good, open source. It dam well better be if the above mentioned programmers will waste their time and embrace this "technology"
| Quote: | UltimatePing
Win more because UltimatePing technology offers the fastest gaming performance possible. No matter how fast your ISP is, you can get a better Ping. UltimatePing Technology maximizes the speed of your gaming PC because Killer's Network Processor Unit (NPU) delivers data to games faster then traditional NICs or LOM, and reduces your Ping in online games. |
By what, 0.05 ms? Don't try to tell me 0.05 ms difference in ping is remotely significant or useful. Ping times are not a measure of how fast your ISP is in any way. The NPU will deliver data to the game? Or your CPU? The CPU that the network traffic would be delivered to already anyways?
GG. Anyone retarded enough to waste $279 USD on this marketting scam is, well, retarded. Owning this hardware is the ultimate way to show off how stupid you really are.
http://www.killernic.com/KillerNic/
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:41 AM Post subject: |
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| Nice one; and just when I thought those physiX cards were the biggest (PC gamer) scam around. I can tell you that back in the day my old gigabit 10/100 PCI lan card did just fine. In fact i have never noticed any difference performance wise while playing online, as opposed to offline, on any PC in any game, ever. Id rather put the money to a good sound card, even with headphones.... at least you can hear the difference. |
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