Tycoonbrad
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Which built-in ethernet is everyone using on the Asus A7N8X Deluxe and why?
3Com LAN or Nvidia Ethernet
3Com LAN or Nvidia Ethernet
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WTF? Don't post useless info, man, you'll confuse people.RBall151 said:I use the one that's on Top...3Com i'm sure.
The other port is for connecting another computer to the internet through it's port.
Karmakaze said:Personally, I use the top one, just because it was easier to reach.I haven't really thought about which is the "better" choice.
So are you saying that the 100mbps data transfer rate of the nvidia port is faster than the 100mbps data transfer rate of the 3com port? Regardless of internal structure, if they can't both transfer data at the same speed then I want my damn money back.Stiletto One said:WTF? Don't post useless info, man, you'll confuse people.
The one on top is 3Com, the one on bottom is nVidia.
The 3Com MAC is connected through PCI and is slower (in throughput) than the nVidia MAC, which is directly connected to HyperTransport. So for normal usage, use the nVidia. Also, the nVidia MAC has less CPU utilization. (Actually, for normal usage, you probably won't notice any difference.)
HOWEVER, the 3Com is MDI/MDIX awareif you don't have a crossover cable, you can still jack another computer directly into it. I usually connect to a network using the nVidia port and leave the 3Com open in case I need to just jack someone in temporarily.
jpmkm said:So are you saying that the 100mbps data transfer rate of the nvidia port is faster than the 100mbps data transfer rate of the 3com port? Regardless of internal structure, if they can't both transfer data at the same speed then I want my damn money back.
swoop56 said:Does any 10/100 ethernet product transfer at 100mbps?
Wrong. HyperTransport first hit market in nForce1, and the nVidia Ethernet MAC was on HT back then too.Karmakaze said:The A7N8X board is nforce2, so it's not hypertransport. But the nvidia LAN is built into the MCP. I'm not sure if this is better or worse, though, since it should give lower latency but it could also cause more SB utilization (and maybe heat).
How did you test this? I would be interested in seeing the numbers to see just how much better the nforce one is.Stiletto One said:Anyway, the two are the same speed rating, but the nForce MAC comes out on top in performance. Not by a huge amount, but it's nice to know.
jpmkm said:How did you test this? I would be interested in seeing the numbers to see just how much better the nforce one is.
That is quite interesting but pretty pointless since they say that the 3com's poor performance was due to a bug in a testing version of the chipset. Did they do a benchmark with the final version of the chipset? I might have to run some tests myself(if I can get the nvidia-net interface working).Lazn_Work said:I am sure he is referencing this review:
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=1719&p=10
But an update here addresses some of that:
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=1731&p=4
==>lazn
jpmkm said:That is quite interesting but pretty pointless since they say that the 3com's poor performance was due to a bug in a testing version of the chipset. Did they do a benchmark with the final version of the chipset? I might have to run some tests myself(if I can get the nvidia-net interface working).