I will be building a multimedia server with a 1TB Raid 5 array. It will be streaming content to two to three computers at the most at any given time. I am in the middle of gathering hardware, and now i must decide if I should go buy a mobo with onboard gigabit lan, or is it ok to use an older mobo and just install a PCI gigabit card. I realize that the speed will probably be slower because of the PCI bottleneck, but by how much? Anyone have any experiences or numbers to share? Much thanks for any help.
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Is onboard gigabit lan alot faster than a gigabit PCI card?
- Thread starter jcc39
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It depends on how the chipset and NIC controler are set up.. Here is a really good read on the subject.
Looks like if it's CSA then it will be better in most cases.. Full duplex throughput being the biggest jump. Processor utilization was another 5% (MAX)
Looks like if it's CSA then it will be better in most cases.. Full duplex throughput being the biggest jump. Processor utilization was another 5% (MAX)