ASUS Combines Killer NIC and Xonar Audio into Single Addon Card

[Mussels]

No, I mean the ADD-IN physx card that you put into a slot just to get PhysX physics. Integrated physx on a video card is very understandable. But, an NIC on a sound card, that sounds a little weird. If it was built into the mobo without compromising too much space and while keeping the cost reasonable like others have said, then I would see no problem with it.

sound card in a video card sounds weird, but it works fine.

dont forget that the latest HDMI specs actually include 100Mb networking, so network on video cards is likely to appear

 

[nINJAkECIL]

Proofs?

it's true that ASUS will bundle it with Rampage III Black Edition.

Source

 

[MadClown]

I already got a 2100 coming in, and now i hear about this, and yesterday my soundcard was pissing me off, I could have gotten this!

 

[happita]

sound card in a video card sounds weird, but it works fine.

dont forget that the latest HDMI specs actually include 100Mb networking, so network on video cards is likely to appear

But what is the quality of sound like on it vs. something like a pre-packaged x-fi card with an asus MB or integrated sound? For watching Blu-Ray discs and having sound come from the video card, can it still give you a movie theater kind of experience? I'm not sure.

And networking on HDMI too? geeeez....what will they come up with next?

 

[Mussels]

But what is the quality of sound like on it vs. something like a pre-packaged x-fi card with an asus MB or integrated sound? For watching Blu-Ray discs and having sound come from the video card, can it still give you a movie theater kind of experience? I'm not sure.

And networking on HDMI too? geeeez....what will they come up with next?

its digital audio, so sound depends 100% on your receiver. the networking i guess is so that you can wire up the TV to your network, and your game consoles automatically get internet (or vice versa)

 

[Phxprovost]

I imagine this could lose companies more sales than it'll get them due to people who don't want to spend extra on something that's nearly pointless.

Maybe but i doubt it. As long as the price is right i don't think many will care and companies get to proudly put another dumb ass sticker on their products.

 

[GSquadron]

it's true that ASUS will bundle it with Rampage III Black Edition.

Source

Yes, but none says that mobo is exactly the mentioned one....
And sorry but the link is broken for me

 

[Bjorn_Of_Iceland]

No, I mean the ADD-IN physx card that you put into a slot just to get PhysX physics. Integrated physx on a video card is very understandable. But, an NIC on a sound card, that sounds a little weird.

Might I interest you on some NIC on a video card instead?

 

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

I hope they sell just the card, I would really like to own one!

 

[Wile E]

The benefits is that you can control every single application running on Your computer that uses any kind of internet bandwidth, you can also change alot of other stuff that you havent seen at all on a intel built-in NIC, also you can make it so it prio the gaming. That normally means lower response time and better ping in games.

A decent router already allows this, and works on every device on your network.

 

[Mussels]

A decent router already allows this, and works on every device on your network.

i got a $60 TP link router not long ago that allows me to assign minimum (reserved) and max bandwidth per IP address, as well as setting it for specific ports only.


setting the DHCP serve to auto assign IP's works well enough, since all decent routers can reserve IP's for specific mac adresses