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I have just purchased a Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard, and it has dual Realtek RTL8111D gigabit LAN ports. I also have an Intel PRO/1000 MT PCI gigabit network card lying around from an old desktop. I've heard that Intel PCI-E network cards will often outperform Realtek, Marvell, or other non-Intel on-board network adapters, but my question is will the PRO/1000 MT PCI card outperform a single Realtek RTL8111D gigabit network adapter in terms of transfer speed, or should I keep what I have/buy a PCI-E Intel network adapter?
I just realized the link you provided was to the Desktop version. ;) – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2010-03-19T23:33:06.077
Yes, it is the Desktop version, and I'll definitely give it a try! Thanks! – squircle – 2010-03-20T00:09:57.237
I just installed it, and my sustained transfer rate is up from 40-50 MB/s to 75-90 MB/s. Thanks so much! – squircle – 2010-03-20T18:43:54.250