It is time to toss your standard Network Interface Card (NIC) out of the window.
Bigfoot Networks has taken the standard NIC to the next level, very much like what dedicated Graphics Processing Units are doing currently. The Killer NIC will take all the processing load and network-related tasks off your computer and shoulder the responsibility itself, bringing up overall system performance by a considerable notch. The main benefactors would not be regular office workers, but hard core gamers who aim for the ultimate - 0 ping at all times while playing. This select group of people will definitely be grateful for the Latency and Lag Reduction (LLR) found on the Killer NIC that improves ping times by leaps and bounds. The Killer NIC also runs a micro version of Linux, essentially turning it into a PC within a PC. Theoretically, you can hack the Killer to run other background operations that will not affect your system's performance, and one of the first things that come to mind would be taking advantage of the extra processing power to run BitTorrent. Pros : Reduces latency significantly in tests
Cons : Numbers do not reflect real-world performance
Killer NIC blows away all and sundry Source
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