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How to convert my 9300 into gigabit

post #1 of 6
12/21/06 at 7:51pm
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Alrighty, I'm upgrading my network to gigabit for transferring purposes and I host a LAN party every month or so, plus my current router is dying.

I'm looking into this router: LINK

All my desktops in the household already support gigabit except for my 9300. I looked into going the USB2.0 route but i know I'll only get probably a 200mb increase. I would go PCMCIA but my sound card goes there.

I do have a second external soundcard that runs off firewire so maybe if i can find a PCMCIA card that supports both firewire (with AC power) and gigabit then that would be the route to go. Or maybe if there is a conversion utility to convert 1 PCMCIA into 2, I have no clue.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks.
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post #2 of 6
12/22/06 at 3:46am
I would be surprised if you got any increase at all. Gigabit routers are great because you would get the full benefit if say everyone on your network decided to transfers 80 gbs of files to each other at the same time.
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post #3 of 6
12/24/06 at 2:46am
If you could find a M170 motherboard off ebay you could upgrade your motherboard to the XPS and that has Gigabit onboard.
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post #4 of 6
12/24/06 at 4:41pm
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dang... well i have a year or so left on the complete care, maybe my lappy with crap out by then and i'll get a replacement.

i got the new router and it's pretty damn good.
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post #5 of 6
12/27/06 at 6:20am
You're screwed. USB2 is 480mbit with a real-world performance closer to 240mbit, and FireWire is still only 400mbit. Neither of these options are close to that of a good PCI Express gigabit network card.

I assume from your statement of the PCMCIA soundcard that the i9300 doesn't have an ExpressCard slot like the i9400 does, which is unfortunate. A PCMCIA gigabit network card is not likely to perform much better than firewire, because unless I'm mistaken PCMCIA goes over the PCI bus, and PCI gigabit network cards rarely perform faster than the 400mbit range.

I'd say that a firewire gigabit network card is your best bet, if you can find one. Failing that, PCMCIA if you can stomache buying a new USB soundcard.
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post #6 of 6
12/27/06 at 3:03pm
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Originally Posted by Pugsly0014
If you could find a M170 motherboard off ebay you could upgrade your motherboard to the XPS and that has Gigabit onboard.
It is your only real hope.
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