Killer E2500 in MSI Z270 M5

asaza · Jan 13, 2017

i am going to build a new rig with MSI Z270 M5
and it has a super looking for me
but it has killer E2500 lan and people dont stop talking about its issues
so should i get i another motherboard with intel i219v
and what if i didnt install the killer app (only the driver)
and they say it uses the CPU but does it still use CPU all the time or only when browsring and download or when i use its app?

FordGT90Concept · Jan 13, 2017

I have Killer E2400 in my motherboard. Windows doesn't have the driver for it so you have to install it via USB or some other media. I've always used the "drivers only" package from MSI's website and haven't had any problems with it.

erocker · Jan 13, 2017

MSI offers a "driver only" on their support page for their Killer NIC's. Download that. Go into your Device Manager, find your network adapter, right click, update driver, manually search and point it to where you downloaded the driver.

You definitely want to stay away from the software.

asaza · Jan 14, 2017

FordGT90Concept said:
I have Killer E2400 in my motherboard. Windows doesn't have the driver for it so you have to install it via USB or some other media. I've always used the "drivers only" package from MSI's website and haven't had any problems with it.

erocker said:
MSI offers a "driver only" on their support page for their Killer NIC's. Download that. Go into your Device Manager, find your network adapter, right click, update driver, manually search and point it to where you downloaded the driver.

You definitely want to stay away from the software.

thanks a lot
does killer NIC use the cpu all the time or only if i used the internet or download something?

FordGT90Concept · Jan 14, 2017

NIC CPU burden is so low these days I wouldn't worry about it.

System Name	BY-2021
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Scythe Mugen (rev 5)
Memory	2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI)
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare.

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

System Name	BY-2021
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Scythe Mugen (rev 5)
Memory	2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI)
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare.

Killer E2500 in MSI Z270 M5

asaza

FordGT90Concept

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