Which NIC will...

[Blue Jester_2112]

...tolerate a high FSB?

Just puttin' my main rig together and I was wondering, should I spring for a new NIC?

I've been using a D-link, which has tolerated a FSB of 145+ in the past, but I was wondering, are their any brands which are more tolerant of overclocking?

I have access to a 3com somethin' er' other card and I have a Linksys card also.

Are any of these better than the other or is their another brand to consider? Netgear maybe?

Just wondering, thanks! :)

[Wookie8662]

I'm running a Linksys LNE100TX in my P3 machine, and the FSB is at 148. It wont load windows at 150, so I havent tried it faster than 148.

Only have 2 machines running over 133 right now, the other being the K7S5A, its at 150 FSB. No problems with the LAN built in the MB.

[lawaris]

I am using an Intel one in my 1.4 GHZ with 512 DDR RAM

[Bmxpunk86pl]

i have to d-link 530 tx+ and its cheap (like $15) and it can stand very high fsb speeds.

[rogerdugans]

I have run 3Com, Intel and Compusa $12 nics at 150 fsb with no problems. I also have a Compusa $12 nic that won't take a fsb hardly at all-137/138 MAYBE.

I think they are like memory: the good (and costly) ones are usually ok, and the cheap ones are more of a gamble, but will sometimes work fine.

But there is no guarantee that any of them will run over spec.

[Cooler666]

D-link runs on high FSB

[nuclearmonkey]

I've had good luck with Intel when OC'ing, but never any problems with 3com either

[RainMaQer]

My netgear can take upto a 38 or 39 MHz pci bus before it decides that I really don't need the internet that bad.

Also... Welcome to the Forums nuclearmonkey;)

[Arkaine23]

topped out at 152 on a realtek nic... need to get one that can it 155 or 160!

[BigRed]

It all depends if your pci is in spec or not.
My 3com one (look at sig) can handle a 39mhz pci. I tried 42 but i dont know if the networkcard is preventing me from hitting that or if its my usb card, most likeley its the usb one.
Edit: it is my usb card my network card craps out at 45mhz pci :) but i dont trust running it this high, i might corrupt my hdds, lol. im gonna switch back :p

[LandShark]

i have 2 old (and cheap) 3COM 905B NIC in 2 of my rigs that's running at 153MHz right now. no problem at all. and on top of that, every single modern OS (Win9x/NT/2K/XP) has driver built in it already, which is great when installing or reformatting!

[Kingslayer]

3Com 905C running a 167Mhz FSB with 1/4 PCI divider. Runs stable and there's only a handful of people running a higher FSB than me. I have also put a 486 heatsink on the main chip on the NIC.