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Bigfoot Networks Back with Killer Xeno PCI-Express NIC

I will buy the product. they have come a long ways and it is good to support innovation. however, I am glad I didnt buy the first generation of it. it is PCI x1 and price is much lower this time around
 
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Xternal said:
Can it be overclocked? :slap:
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For the K1, It's already overclocked. The Freescale processor runs at 400 MHz, which was spec'd lower.
 
btarunr said:
Its predecessor was priced at $249. It will have a market: Alienware, VoodooPC(HP), FalconNW, SC, etc....among all those with $3000+ to spend on a gaming PC. But I agree, given the times we are all in, $130 for a consumer NIC is a mindf**k.

Notice I said "consumer NIC". In the enterprise domain, you have some multi-port NICs that are priced in four-digit figures.
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That market is for:
A: People with to much money.
B: Noobs
C: Noobs with to much money.
D: Anyone who has bought an Apple in the past 3 years.
 
TheMailMan78 said:
That market is for:
A: People with to much money.
B: Noobs
C: Noobs with to much money.
D: Anyone who has bought an Apple in the past 3 years.
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Which is what pretty much everything high-end is for.
 
btarunr said:
Which is what pretty much everything high-end is for.
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well usually high end gives a measureable margin of performance increase, which i doubt of this NIC compared to a 20dollar range one
 
I wonder how much of these they will sell.
 
They'd be better off putting them free in boxes of cornflakes.
 
Polarman said:
I wonder how much of these they will sell.
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the rate of sale for this product is identical to the rate of global temperature rise.
i re-read what i just written and i think i'm on to something big here :roflmao:
i would rather give that money to a hobo so he could buy some more beer then to waste it on this thing
 
h3llb3nd4 said:
There is improvement actually...
a mag in South Africa did a review and their pings got better while using this card.
You see SA got crap Internet connections, max is 4mb/s :(
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dont blame, here max is 2mb :(:(:(:(

i really would buy that as it would really improve performance. here we consider 500 of ping as normal so, is a good invention to me. i hope that the other will come down in price, so i can dream that i have one :rolleyes:
 
No point in these.Even a country who has max 4MBps which I came from , people cant afford more than that for a connection.So obviously they can't afford a Killer NIC.
 
zCexVe said:
No point in these.Even a country who has max 4MBps which I came from , people cant afford more than that for a connection.So obviously they can't afford a Killer NIC.
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how much does a 4Mbps connection cost over there?? here its something around 20$ a month. but the 8Mbps is alot better [seeing a 1MBPS for downloads is so sweet] costs aroun 35$ so i see no reason to get this card it could pay for my internet connection for a few months and the performance would probably be unnoticeable
 
FYI, even the cheap Realtek and Marvell onboard GigE NICs do offload from the CPU. Maybe not as completely as this thing, but you're really reaching into the realm of diminishing returns there. Probably better off with a real server NIC if you need total offload.
 
my pfSense 2.0 box does 200% better job than that gizmo ;]
 
MTnumb said:
how much does a 4Mbps connection cost over there?? here its something around 20$ a month. but the 8Mbps is alot better [seeing a 1MBPS for downloads is so sweet] costs aroun 35$ so i see no reason to get this card it could pay for my internet connection for a few months and the performance would probably be unnoticeable
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i pay 17 dollars for a 512k connection that is only available from 10 pm to 10 am
 
some of you people are getting the wrong idea.

If your 4Mb connection has a ping of 500ms... this aint going to do shit.

These cards can reduce CPU load a bit, and nothing more - they can lower your ping from your PC to your router, not your router to your ISP!
 
thraxed said:
That'll be the day when I spend $130 on a network card.
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look in killer site you fine the old pci card priced over 300$
 
Mussels said:
some of you people are getting the wrong idea.

If your 4Mb connection has a ping of 500ms... this aint going to do shit.

These cards can reduce CPU load a bit, and nothing more - they can lower your ping from your PC to your router, not your router to your ISP!
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That helps in my decision. When it (Killer NIC) first came out, I was curious. However I never felt the need to invest the money into a product I wasn't sure about.
 
useless junk :)

the internet connection depend on the ISP infrastructure and he (the ISP) manage the connection :)


wake up people ... this is EARTH 2009, not 2409 :)
 
Mussels said:
some of you people are getting the wrong idea.

If your 4Mb connection has a ping of 500ms... this aint going to do shit.

These cards can reduce CPU load a bit, and nothing more - they can lower your ping from your PC to your router, not your router to your ISP!
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this would only work if your on Tiered Connections, Otherwise BigFoot would need to develop a Killer Modem for ADSL/Cable.
 
eidairaman1 said:
this would only work if your on Tiered Connections, Otherwise BigFoot would need to develop a Killer Modem for ADSL/Cable.
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A killer ADSL/cable modem with good power behind it might actually be possible, and would get better sales than a NIC.
 
nah, the modems that are provided by the ISPs are not that great of quality, basically a Dell/HP, vs a part that is actually great quality- aka PCs we build for ourselves.
 
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