Gents,
I've got a Gigabit switch for my wired home network. All my machines are connected to via their onboard LAN ports. (All are also rated at Gigabit speed, fwiw.)
Abit, Asus, and Gigabyte are all represented on the various mobos. The lowest processor is an intel [email protected].
- Would a PCIe NIC (leaning towards Intel) save a significant amout of CPU load?
- Would a PCIe NIC be faster than a similarly rated onboard LAN?
- Is there any other benefit to using a PCIe NIC vs. onboard LAN?
Thanks for sharing your expertise and/or opinions.
Ken
I've got a Gigabit switch for my wired home network. All my machines are connected to via their onboard LAN ports. (All are also rated at Gigabit speed, fwiw.)
Abit, Asus, and Gigabyte are all represented on the various mobos. The lowest processor is an intel [email protected].
- Would a PCIe NIC (leaning towards Intel) save a significant amout of CPU load?
- Would a PCIe NIC be faster than a similarly rated onboard LAN?
- Is there any other benefit to using a PCIe NIC vs. onboard LAN?
Thanks for sharing your expertise and/or opinions.
Ken