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06-01-2004, 01:16 PM
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I have a gig ethernet card onboard with my motherboard and I've been thinking of upgrading to a gigaswitch for my home lan. Does anyone here have experience with one of these set ups? My main question is there a noticeable speed difference?
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06-01-2004, 02:12 PM
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it depends....
in regular PC to PC file transfers and all things being equal, there is a boost in overall transfer speeds. if you are using it to access the internet, then no, there is no performance boost. |
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06-01-2004, 02:15 PM
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You will see a difference, however you won't use the full potential of gigabit lan.
For my 7200rpm hard drives even firewire can't be fully used, but there is a noticeable boost comparing to fast ethernet. RJ
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