What Network Interface Card Should I Get?

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  1. Dec 20, 2005 at 2:05 AM #1
    KreW

    KreW Senior Member

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    Ok, I'm looking for a good NIC. ( Network Interface Card ) My budget is around 20 $ in USD. I'm going to go to CompUSA or BestBuy tomarrow to get one and I need help finding one. I don't know the differences between them :unsure: ..

    And I don't care where I get it from either.
     
  2. Dec 20, 2005 at 4:24 AM #2
    .DeFuZioN

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    it doesnt matter. just buy one.
     
  3. Dec 20, 2005 at 8:45 AM #3
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    Yep dont really matter

    But there are some that are slightly better than others ie speeed and feature wise ;)
     
  4. Dec 20, 2005 at 1:40 PM #4
    KreW

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    It doesn't affect the connection speed? So I could just buy one.
     
  5. Dec 20, 2005 at 6:23 PM #5
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    Yep just buy one, some are rated slightly higher than they actually perform. But if its for the net I highly doubt you will use 100mbps.
     
  6. Dec 20, 2005 at 8:27 PM #6
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    Ok, thanks for the help, I needed two so I could bridge connections.
     
  7. Dec 20, 2005 at 8:28 PM #7
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    try to find a 10/100/1000 card
     
  8. Dec 21, 2005 at 8:12 AM #8
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  9. Dec 21, 2005 at 10:49 AM #9
    bmchugh

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    i got a usb one so much better and easier
     
  10. Dec 22, 2005 at 12:00 AM #10
    GearGuy2001

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    Linksys is good, I have the one that came on the comp and a linksys in mine. Works good for bridging.

    If you can get a 10/100/1000 card. 1000 would allow for gigabit speeds, which if you run on a LAN thats good and fast.

    -GearGuy2001
     

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