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2006-10-26 16:46:55
Fear58
Member
+3|7056
Killer NIC
A Network Interface Card for gamers

So I just saw a commercial on G4TV advertising this NIC card, and first thing that screamed in my mind was GIMMICK. It's an NIC card "for intense gamers" and they try to justify its $300 price tag on the site with a diagram similar to that of the physx card. It shows energy flowing through the GPU, CPU, and an NICPU. Am I the only one calling bullshit on this thing? Seems like companies are wanting a share of the NVIDIA/ATI market and want to sell bizarre components to "enhance" our gaming.

What's next? A PCI card that enhances every component in our PC by 25%?
2006-10-26 16:47:53
Trigger_Happy_92
Uses the TV missle too much
+394|7014
yeah its old. its a pathetic waste of 300 bucks
2006-10-26 16:49:29
EvilJebus
Member
+11|6989
Agreed, all lies
2006-10-26 16:49:37
Brasso
member
+1,549|6995

Trigger_Happy_92 wrote:

yeah its old. its a pathetic waste of 300 bucks
Exactly.  If you're some rich billionaire, it does work to an extent, other than that, just go downtown and get yourself laid.  Or buy something else.
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2006-10-26 18:25:00
CrazeD
Member
+368|7037|Maine
It has absolutely no performance increase over regular NIC cards.

Haah, they say it will raise your FPS. You must have one POS computer to lag from on-board ethernet.
2006-10-26 19:23:51
DeepSkysUrGe
Member
+28|6800|Jax, Fl
that is the dumbest thing I have ever seen.  Notice how NewEgg isn't among one of their retailers.


I'm going to take a PCI USB expansion card and put a chrome "heat spreader" on it and call it the KILLER USB CARD and promise 5x faster speeds than onboard USB slots....right....

Last edited by DeepSkysUrGe (2006-10-26 19:25:05)

2006-10-26 19:25:54
notorious
Nay vee, bay bee.
+1,396|7111|The United Center
Actually, I think Tom's Hardware reviewed it, and they found it did make a difference.

I still wouldn't spend $300 on the thing though.

 

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