Powerline adapter + bigfoot card?

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you really trust that review when they spout complete and utter ******** like this? :rolleyes:

Think of it like you would your GPU — while some integrated graphics are fine for casual gamers, those who demand the best add better, discrete cards.
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You sound like you've already decided to buy the card.

If you're waiting for people to come along and tell you that it’s a good idea then you’ll probably be waiting for a while.

The best I can say it that it’ll do no harm.

Could I by any chance interest you in a bridge I’ve got for sale?
 
Madals said:
From looking online via reviews, the older killer cards were completely awful yet the new 2100 card has received some recent reviews?

I have seen that bit-tech review. Likewise though other reviews say it does make a fraction of a difference: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/bigfoot_killer_2100/8.htm
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Indeed, bit-tech test against a Marvell onboard card, and its not even better in every case!

As for the Overclockers Club:

Card offloads network communication from system - As does a cheap Intel
Increased network performance, especially for UDP traffic - As does a cheap Intel
Plug and play hardware - Guess what, as does a cheap Intel
Application-level prioritization and control - With the included software, which uses more resources than the offloading gains.
The ability to turn off the onboard red LED - Wait.... really???? Maybe I was wrong about this card
Real-time network and system monitoring - Again, with the additional software
Integration with Fraps for FPS control - Can't comment on this.

However, they list NO cons - So they missed out:

Cost
They fact you have to install additional software, nullifying the resources you apparently save.
That the gains you could make are against a onboard card and dont factor in ISP issues such as jitter and losses which is a really issue with the like of Orange.
 
Had the killer NIC mixed in with the Rampage 3 black edition on their Xonar Thunderbird card and its doesnt make a difference whatsoever, however it does have QoS for your single PC and thats about it and a good router can basically do the same
 
Well it seems no advice will convince you so I say buy it and try it, that's the only way you'll know if it works.
 
I respect the OP's quest to improve things, but I think we're almost all here universal in saying that we believe the £60 could be spent far better than on a NIC. ISP choice for example, would probably improve things more than the NIC. Orange certainly don't have the best reputation as a gaming ISP, by a long way indeed. However OP, the choice is yours, and if you want and feel the need to spend your hard earned on this card, which tbh it appears you have, I seriously doubt you will have many people on here saying it's a good idea. I still maintain the £60 would go a long way to perhaps the increased monthly costs of an ISP who puts priority on gaming data or low pings, perhaps even covering a complete years worth, which would probably improve your whole internet experience, not just gaming...
 
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