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What type of network connection do you use?

Wired or Wireless?

  • Wireless

    Votes: 9 17.6%
  • Wired

    Votes: 34 66.7%
  • Both

    Votes: 8 15.7%

  • Total voters
    51

panchoman

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Which type of network connection do you primarily use?
 
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PVTCaboose1337

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Wired. (add a poll)
 

Namslas90

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Both, but no more than 2 computers per ISP.

2 ISP's gives me four computers onlone and One thats never online.

:toast:
 
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i use wireless :cool:

Edit: you should say network connection rather than internet connection, people might get a bit confused

LAN (Wired, Wireless), Internet (Cable, Dial-up, Satellite, dsl, etc)
 
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I have tried gaming through my wireless connection,(wifi on router to onboard wifi),but its poo.The ping is always too high.
 

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Both. Wired for my main rig, and wireless (linksys) for laptop, but voted wired, as that is what I mostly use.
 
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3 Wired, 1 wireless (in my bedroom), i've only got crappy 54mb wireless though, i wouldnt want to even try gaming on it
 
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I use wired, but I wonder about that new wireless N technology... to much for me to bother testing though lol.
 

panchoman

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Motherboard Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory 2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s) Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s) ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s) Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap
i use wireless :cool:

Edit: you should say network connection rather than internet connection, people might get a bit confused

LAN (Wired, Wireless), Internet (Cable, Dial-up, Satellite, dsl, etc)

maybe if i had the powers to edit the title and poll and stuff *cough**cough*

hey, what happend to my 3rd poll choice?!
 
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Benchmark Scores 3dmark06 18,201/10601 3dmark05 23,943/not run Aquamark 218,094/not run
Windows desk top and linux desktop are wired my wifes desktop and our lap tops wireless
I will be glad when 939 project is done I hate that empity space over there and it will be wired:laugh:
 

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Video Card(s) eVga GTX1060 SSC \ XFX RX 6950XT RX-695XATBD9
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Power Supply Seasonic Prime TX-750 \ Corsair RM1000X Shift
Mouse Steelseries Sensei wireless \ Steelseries Sensei wireless
Keyboard Logitech K120 \ Wooting Two HE
Benchmark Scores Meh benchmarks.
Much more secure less other hassles. Better connection and more reliable.
 
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Audio Device(s) X Fi Titanium 5.1 Surround Sound
Power Supply 750 Watt PP&C Silencer Black
Software Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
Dang it, I thought this was for if you use wireless keyboard and mouse.

I went a head and clicked wireless and then by the time I read internet it was to late to cachange my answer.:banghead:
 
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Memory 2GB, Team Value Ram 667 @ 780MHz
Video Card(s) ECS 8800GT 512MB @ 700/1720/2100
Storage 160GB Hitachi Deskstar/80GB Maxtor PY080L0
Display(s) Asus VH226H 22" 1920x1080
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Audio Device(s) Realtek HD, AC888 8 channel audio
Power Supply 570 Watt, TRUST PSU
Software Windows 7 Beta
LOL o_O, did the word Network give a clue lol
 

panchoman

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Motherboard Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory 2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s) Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s) ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s) Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap
err craig, whats up with this thread, sometimes not right right. the 3rd choice didn't show up and some other weird stuff and you didn't edit it :'(
 
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Memory 2GB, Team Value Ram 667 @ 780MHz
Video Card(s) ECS 8800GT 512MB @ 700/1720/2100
Storage 160GB Hitachi Deskstar/80GB Maxtor PY080L0
Display(s) Asus VH226H 22" 1920x1080
Case Eye-T
Audio Device(s) Realtek HD, AC888 8 channel audio
Power Supply 570 Watt, TRUST PSU
Software Windows 7 Beta
ya, i need to talk to wiz about that, i cant edit the poll's :(
 

panchoman

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Processor Amd Athlon X2 4600+ Windsor(90nm) EE(65W) @2.9-3.0 @1.45
Motherboard Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory 2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s) Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s) ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s) Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap
ahh that bull, oh well, can you atleast edit the thread title?
 

JacKz5o

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Software Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
Wireless because I have no choice since theres no phone line in my room for my DSL. I could drag a 50ft Ethernet cable across the house but meh.. My internet is pretty reliable though, rarely times out but does stutter for a second every few minutes while gaming :\
 
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Memory 2GB, Team Value Ram 667 @ 780MHz
Video Card(s) ECS 8800GT 512MB @ 700/1720/2100
Storage 160GB Hitachi Deskstar/80GB Maxtor PY080L0
Display(s) Asus VH226H 22" 1920x1080
Case Eye-T
Audio Device(s) Realtek HD, AC888 8 channel audio
Power Supply 570 Watt, TRUST PSU
Software Windows 7 Beta
ya, what you want it to be called?
 

panchoman

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Processor Amd Athlon X2 4600+ Windsor(90nm) EE(65W) @2.9-3.0 @1.45
Motherboard Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory 2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s) Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s) ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s) Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap
What type of network connection do you use?
 

AsRock

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Audio Device(s) Yamaha RX-V677 \ Yamaha CX-830+Yamaha MX-630 Infinity RS4000\Paradigm P Studio 20, Blue Yeti
Power Supply Seasonic Prime TX-750 \ Corsair RM1000X Shift
Mouse Steelseries Sensei wireless \ Steelseries Sensei wireless
Keyboard Logitech K120 \ Wooting Two HE
Benchmark Scores Meh benchmarks.
Dang it, I thought this was for if you use wireless keyboard and mouse.

I went a head and clicked wireless and then by the time I read internet it was to late to cachange my answer.:banghead:


Personly i still would of said wired lol.
 

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Power Supply 500 watt
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Wired and Wireless.

I have 2 networks here.
 
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Wired and wireless thru my wrt54gl w/ddwrt. server with whs and pc and a el cheepo laptop for school purposes
 

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Audio Device(s) on-board
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Software "genui xp", 'cause i hated vista
wireless using a linksys WRT150N :)
 
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Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz @3.12GHz - 1.35v/390fsb/8x multi
Motherboard Gigabyte P43-DS3L
Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme - MX2 paste
Memory 2GB, Team Value Ram 667 @ 780MHz
Video Card(s) ECS 8800GT 512MB @ 700/1720/2100
Storage 160GB Hitachi Deskstar/80GB Maxtor PY080L0
Display(s) Asus VH226H 22" 1920x1080
Case Eye-T
Audio Device(s) Realtek HD, AC888 8 channel audio
Power Supply 570 Watt, TRUST PSU
Software Windows 7 Beta
nice structure :), nice to see people keep there networks clean and organized :D
 
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