We put two similar machines, one with a Killer NIC, the other without, in a fight to the death. Does the Killer deliver?
We were able to set up two nearly identical office computers, one with a Killer NIC installed and the other running off the integrated mobo Ethernet jack. Our test computers weren't fully fledged high-end gaming machines, but we don't have two identical high-end rigs, but we made do. Both our test machines were Dell OptiPlex GX280s (3.00Ghz Pentium 4s, 1GB RAM, ATI X800 GTOs). On single player F.E.A.R., the computers average around 26 fps at 1024x768x32 with all details maxed, 0xAA and 4xAF.
To conduct our testing we got both computers running on the same F.E.A.R. server with both players on the same team (when applicable) and using the same primary weapon. We ran FRAPPS to tally fps over repeated 15 minute play sessions, and periodically (about once a minute) compared and noted latency between the two machines.
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We were able to set up two nearly identical office computers, one with a Killer NIC installed and the other running off the integrated mobo Ethernet jack. Our test computers weren't fully fledged high-end gaming machines, but we don't have two identical high-end rigs, but we made do. Both our test machines were Dell OptiPlex GX280s (3.00Ghz Pentium 4s, 1GB RAM, ATI X800 GTOs). On single player F.E.A.R., the computers average around 26 fps at 1024x768x32 with all details maxed, 0xAA and 4xAF.
To conduct our testing we got both computers running on the same F.E.A.R. server with both players on the same team (when applicable) and using the same primary weapon. We ran FRAPPS to tally fps over repeated 15 minute play sessions, and periodically (about once a minute) compared and noted latency between the two machines.
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