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need a NIC, dont know what to get

ФÐ|invader zim
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im looking for a NIC, i am done with the killer lan and its buggy software on my MSI z270 m5. i know i should go with an intel nic, but am unsure of what model or third party board i should go with. i am very undereducated about networking, and have no idea what i am doing. i have build 4 pcs, but all have used the on board networking. that said, screw killer lan, it needs killed. i have a budget of no more then 50 bucks and have a 1 gig connection at home i would like to take advantage of. 

 

again i dont know what i am doing, and i appreciate that you guys do and are willing to help. y'all are awesome

My Build: I7 7700k----1080 TI----Samsung 850 EVO 500gb----WD Blue 1tb----32gb Ripjaw 5 3000mhz----RIING 240 AIO----MSI z270 Gaming M5----EVGA G3 750W

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One of my motherboards (Gigabyte Z170 Gaming 5) has a Killer LAN adapter which I use over the Intel port simply because it's vertically higher on the motherboard's I/O shield.

 

I've had no issues with it, but then again, I didn't install the Killer Ethernet software. I just used the generic drivers provided by the OS, so it more-or-less acted as a basic Qualcomm Ethernet port.

 

Some of the things motherboard manufacturers tack on are superfluous, having no objective benefit to anyone for any possible use case.

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ive tried going both forward and backwards in the drivers, ive tried reconfiguring it on windows side, im just sick of fiddling with it to try to get it to perform correctly. everyone i have talked to has said windows has their stuff together when it comes to networking cards, but i have never been in the market for one and just dont know what to buy. PCPP can only help so much when its most popular offering has pics of an old gen mobo with bright blue PCIE slots lol. i just dont know whats new, whats high quality, etc. never had a need to keep up with networking and dont know what to buy as a result. 

My Build: I7 7700k----1080 TI----Samsung 850 EVO 500gb----WD Blue 1tb----32gb Ripjaw 5 3000mhz----RIING 240 AIO----MSI z270 Gaming M5----EVGA G3 750W

All inside a Phanteks ENTHOO LUXE tempered glass edition. build name: Red Letter Day (wheres all the HL2 fans??)

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When it comes to a NIC... I have literally seen little to no difference in them from a cheap 7 dollar one to a more expensive intel one. As long as they support the speed you need  t10,100,1000,10000, etc. 

 

As for your killer Nic, can you not uninstall the drivers completely and just use the generic ones from windows? I have always just disabled those features as I have found them to be counter product as well. 

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i have not tried that, and i may try that. im getting a new SSD anyways and installing a fresh install of windows so i may just not dl those drivers, but i am getting a soundcard and will probably buy a NIC either way just because im already in there so why not

 

My Build: I7 7700k----1080 TI----Samsung 850 EVO 500gb----WD Blue 1tb----32gb Ripjaw 5 3000mhz----RIING 240 AIO----MSI z270 Gaming M5----EVGA G3 750W

All inside a Phanteks ENTHOO LUXE tempered glass edition. build name: Red Letter Day (wheres all the HL2 fans??)

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