dual LAN port motherboard intel CPU socket - any one recommend one ?

lurkio · 29 Jul 2014 at 18:53

Hi Folks,
I was wondering if any of you mobo experts could please recommend a motherboard
that has 2 x LAN ports on it.

And does anyone know wich manufacturer has the most efficient warranty system for motherboards

Many thanks for taking the time to read this

Qitarah · 29 Jul 2014 at 19:34

I know the Gigabyte z97 ud5h has two on it...buttt you cant use both at the same time.

So in short this post isn't much help!

lurkio · 29 Jul 2014 at 21:13

lols , thanks ..... I think

Stas823 · 29 Jul 2014 at 22:08

Qitarah said:
I know the Gigabyte z97 ud5h has two on it...buttt you cant use both at the same time.

So in short this post isn't much help!

So what's the point?

omne · 29 Jul 2014 at 22:56

I've got the Z97X-UD5H-BK and you can use both ports at once. Ones an Intel NIC and the others a Qualcom Killer NIC which can be optimised for gaming. The limitation being that you can't team them like on a server board.

It's not the cheapest but it does have a 5 year warranty. You might be better off just buying a cheap board and a seperate card depending on what you're intending to do with it.

FredFlint · 2 Aug 2014 at 20:41

the Asus Z97 Deluxe has two GB intel nic's + WI-FI AC and think they can be teamed.

Resa69 · 2 Aug 2014 at 22:29

What difference does it make

Steveocee · 5 Aug 2014 at 14:13

Out of being nosey, why do you need 2 LAN ports?
My mobo has 2 and I leave one constantly deactivated, my switch doesn't support teaming so I can't team them and failover isn't something I need as the cable is internally run in conduit and 5m long.

FloppyPoppy · 5 Aug 2014 at 23:40

MSI Big bang xpower II lets you use both at once, along with network stack is a option in the bios

Nelly · 5 Aug 2014 at 23:53

Biostar Hi-Fi Z97WE has dual Realtek Lan that does teaming.

I would go for something with Intel Lan though, less power consumption, and higher output compared to the Killer and Realtek NIC.