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Your dedication to hard and fast gaming is unparalleled: you have the best keyboard, the best joystick, the best display card, and the fastest cpu and memory. So why are you still using an ordinary network interface card?
Just as graphics got faster once they got their own dedicated processor, so does your networking. With 64MB of on-board memory and a dedicated network processor unit, your cpu can drop the overhead of overseeing the network card and get back to gaming more quickly. Direct game hardware interrupts further speed up your connection, and so does bypassing Windows' Network Stack. Add in a hardware firewall and the ability to run some processes directly on the 333 Mhz NPU and you've got a Killer NIC.
There are lots of 10/100/1000 Mbps NICs out there, but few indeed that cater so much to the gamer's need for unimpaired bandwidth. So what do you think? Is this the card for you?
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Great for gamers!
- Pros: I play World of Warcraft daily and before I got this card I frequently had lag issues and occasionally even lost my connection. After installing this card I have absolutely no lag in game. I've also found switching the NIC to application mode speeds up many other applications on my computer. I highly recommend this NIC!
- Cons: Price obviously! It also has the annoying habit of making you reboot whenever you change any settings in the software.
- Other Thoughts: I saw other reviewers complaining that they had a hard time getting the card to work. The key is BEFORE you install your card go to the Bigfoot website and register and download the newest software package and driver for your hardware. You will have no problems installing the NIC card.
NIC Sweetens your game - speeds up Vista
- Pros: Awesome NIC, used it in XP and now Vista. Replacing the Vista Network Stack and Windows firewall was probably the most significant single performance gain I could make to my computer! It has improved my online gaming speed overall. The most improvement I've seen is in World of Warcraft, however it has also sped up other games like Guild Wars and Everquest 2.
- Cons: FNApps seem to be coming slower than anyone wants. However the FNFirewall (a Linux ipchains Firewall) and FNTorrent (a Bittorrent) are very sweet extras that make this card even more worth the cost.
- Other Thoughts: When you buy this card, register on the Bigfoot Forums right away, the community there is very helpful with networking and setup tips and the Bigfoot staff is very active there also.
Also, write down their tech support number in case something goes in the ditch. The tech support and customer service at Bigfoot is awesome and they really stand behind their product wanting you to have an excellent gaming experience and not be just a buy and bye customer.
| Model | K1(W/ FNA PROMO) |
| Speed | 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps |
| Connectors | 1 x RJ45 |
| Interface | PCI |
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No Support
- Pros: None.
- Cons: No driver support for over a year. Can't use this out of the box without searching forums for tweaks. Its like it was End-of-Life the day I purchased it. I will never buy one of Bigfoot Networks products again.
- Other Thoughts: Do not purchased this if you are using Vista or Windows 7. Especially 64-bit.
No Windows 7 support in site
- Pros: -Works fine on Windows XP/Vista
-Will reduce your latency for games slightly
-Great for downloading/torrenting and playing a game lag-free
- Cons: -No signs of Windows 7 driver support or future development. Last release driver was from 03 Nov 2008. Last beta driver was from a month later, but development has stopped in favor of the newer Xeno card.
-Expensive for such a small performance increase which you probably will not notice unless torrenting and playing games at the same time.
- Other Thoughts: If you ever plan on upgrading to Windows 7, don't buy this card. I am now using an Intel NIC so that I can play my steam games. This NIC has become a new expensive paperweight. You can take a gamble with Xeno, but they are likely do drop support with that NIC once they come out with a new NIC.
If you already own one, please consider dropping a note in their forums requesting that they continue development on drivers for the K1/M1.
It's a shame that Killer NIC's don't have any similar competition. It would likely cause them to drop their price and increase their driver support.
its worth every cent
- Pros: make final fantasy xi an other online games run almost with no lag web site pop up crazy fast once every thing is set right
- Cons: got to fiddle with it to get it to work its not really plug play
- Other Thoughts: needs be static ip i think this is most people problem with this item
| Model |
| Brand |
Killer NIC |
| Model |
K1 |
| Spec |
| Standards |
802.3, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.3z |
| Speed |
10/ 100/ 1000Mbps |
| Connectors |
1 x RJ-45, 1 x USB2.0 |
| Interface |
PCI |
| BUS |
32-bit PCI 2.2 |
| On-board Memory |
64MB DDR PC2100 |
| Features |
| Features |
Dedicated 333 Mhz Network Processing Unit (NPU).
Offloads all network processing to the NPU, freeing up vital CPU resources to boost average frame-rates and smooth gameplay.
Direct Game Hardware Interrupts
Bypasses the Windows Network Stack to transfer packets directly to/from the game. This speeds-up game loop execution to improve game responsiveness and frame-rates.
Hardware Bandwidth Control
Fine-tune your network traffic for each application by setting bandwidth priorities and max/min limits through a simple interface. Lock bandwidth hogs out of your gaming traffic.
Hardware Firewall
Stops intruders with ZERO gaming performance impact. Based on robust Linux iptable implementation.
Runs In-Game Applications Directly on the Card
Provides higher gaming performance while multitasking, with applications that run directly on the card's NPU. Run Bit Torrent, Game Patcher, FTP and more while gaming with zero performance impact.
Plug-&-Play compatibility with all online games
Works with all online games for improved performance without game modifications |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
Killer NIC K1
Resource Disk
Other Accessories |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
1 year limited |
| Labor |
1 year limited |
Introduction
Your dedication to hard and fast gaming is unparalleled: you have the best keyboard, the best joystick, the best display card, and the fastest cpu and memory. So why are you still using an ordinary network interface card?
Just as graphics got faster once they got their own dedicated processor, so does your networking. With 64MB of on-board memory and a dedicated network processor unit, your cpu can drop the overhead of overseeing the network card and get back to gaming more quickly. Direct game hardware interrupts further speed up your connection, and so does bypassing Windows' Network Stack. Add in a hardware firewall and the ability to run some processes directly on the 333 Mhz NPU and you've got a Killer NIC.
There are lots of 10/100/1000 Mbps NICs out there, but few indeed that cater so much to the gamer's need for unimpaired bandwidth. So what do you think? Is this the card for you?
Highlights
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333 MHz Network Processing Unit
The built-in 333 MHz Network Processing Unit (NPU) runs a highly-optimized version of embedded Linux to remove the packet processing burden from your CPU and processes the packets extremely fast and efficiently for improved online gaming performance.
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USB 2.0 Port
The onboard USB 2.0 port works with Killer's Flexible Network Architecture (FNA) to enable gamers to access hardware accessories (USB Drive, Microphone, etc.) while running FNA applications.
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64MB DDR Memory
The onboard 64MB DDR memory works in conjunction with the NPU to support the network offloading functionality and the Flexible Network Architecture.
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Quick Specs
| Brand | Killer NIC |
| BUS | 32-bit PCI 2.2 |
| Connectors | 1 x RJ45 |
| Interface | PCI |
| Speed | 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps |
| Standards | IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3x |
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Reviewed By: chuck21222 on 6/6/2008
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
