Intel EXPI9301CTBLK PRO1000 Network Card CT PCIex

I have a brand new high performance PC with an i7 intel processor, 32 Mb ram, a high performance Gigabyte motherboard, SSD and a high end video and sound card that is running Win 7 x64 which I built. After some issues with my network connection developed I decided to look into the possibility of a separate network port card as I didn't want to have to take my computer apart again to extract the motherboard I did some research and identified that I would be better to purchase a more expensive but higher performance network card that matched the rest of my system. I was hoping it would resolve my networking issues, but I wasn't expecting a performance boost on log on our loading we pages given the performance of the rest of my PC hardware. How wrong I was! Initial log onto network is now almost instantaneous and web pages load perceptibly faster. It didn't resolve the networking issues I was experiencing as this turned out to be a router issue. However, I'm still very pleased I have invested in this network card due to the performance increase it delivers and intel have provided updated drivers/ tools for it that enable you to run both hardware and network cable checks to assist in fault finding etc. If you want to increase the performance of your PC I definitely recommend investing in this quality high performance network card.

I bought this PCI Express card hoping that my read/write transfer rates would improve. I had 6Mb/s download and 0.1Mb/s upload which was causing me headaches with Windows 7 Pro, having had a much better upload speed (4-6Mb/s) with XP Pro. I tried all the blog fixes and there were marginal improvements in performance. I had an external 1Gb Network adaptor fitted on the PCI connector to the motherboard and that didn't improve matters. I read the blurb on the ASUS motherboard which generally referred to the PCI Express connections as being good for heavy duty gamer graphics, but buried in the text it also mentioned it might be good for Networks. I bought the card based on very positive reviews with my fingers crossed. I installed it in minutes and the BIOS instantly recognised it and the system booted up normally while I held my breath hoping no crash would occur. I then ran several large 100Mb transfers to my Synology NAS server via a Netgear ADSL+ router and couldn't record the upload/ download rate as it was near instant. I then went for a 2Gb file transfer and could find a transfer rate of between 50-80Mb/s..Outstanding. This is the best and least expensive upgrade I have ever had. Highly recommended and gets 5 stars...The only downside was that there was no installation CD..or anything other than the plastic packaging of the adapter and a short plate.

The Ethernet connection on my Dell XPS8300 had become erratic and was suffering from intermittent failure. I had wasted hours trying to fix it, updating and reinstalling drivers etc. and eventually concluded that the Ethernet port that forms part of the Dell motherboard was as fault. I believe that one of the connections on the motherboard was failing as it expanded and contracted with any heat fluctuations. Rather than having to replace or repair the mother board I decided to try this in one of the spare slots. Installing it was easy as it simply slots in to the spare port, Windows 7 found it straight away, so I could connect to the internet again. Once it was connected I was able to automatically update the driver and since install it has worked flawlessly, just what I wanted The only other thing I did was go to windows device manager and disable the old faulty Ethernet port so that the PC wasn't trying to use or find that at any point. As Brassneck said on his review "it's cheaper than a motherboard", as a fix for my aging (13 month old!) Dell its worked for me.

This card is a good replacement if your onboard is broken it is also cheap, it does it job it has 1gb speed But the only problem i have with it intel no longer support drivers for win8.1 and win 10 but microsoft do automatically install drivers for you so you will not get any of the advanced features for them two OS.

My onboard ethernet connection on my Windows 8.1 PC died due to a power surge, I think. January lightning... So the cheap and easy way to solve this seemed to be a CSL PCIe (PCI-E / PCI Express) Gigabit network card from Amazon, which I ordered for about £5. I have spent a week messing about with a connection lasting max. 90 mins, verifying Windows power management etc. to the Network Adaptor, trying different drivers, and seemingly exhaustive internet searches, and have got nowhere. If I unplugged my ethernet inside the 90 minute window, it would disappear, too, until a complete Shut Down and restart (not just a restart). Bought one of these, also from Amazon. Now I can unplug my ethernet connection, configure a router as an access point (fallout from the power surge), plug my ethernet back in to my network, and it WORKS! If I have any problems, I have the Intel dashboard to go to for help. So fingers crossed! It's not cheap, but Intel do seem to give value for money in the quality of this product.

This turns out to be a very old Intel card and is no longer supported with driver updates. Specifically it is not listed as compatible with Windows 10. It will work, up to a point, as Windows uses a generic driver but it is subject to regular dropping of the LAN connection. This can be a real nuisance although it generally reconnects almost immediately by itself. I'm going to have to ditch this and look for a card that is Win 10 compatible.

This is a very high quality, fast, gigabit ethernet card. It's very good value for money, has a lifetime warranty and is backed by the best support in the business. But! Almist every computer made these days already has a Gigabit Ethernet adapter built into the motherboard, why would you need one of these? Well, first of all, not everyone needs one of these, for a great many people the built in network adapter will be sufficient. There are however some tasks that will really benefit: Gaming Video Streaming Large Data Transfer If you perform the tasks above a lot, then you can benefit from a dedicated network adapter. For gamers, you can experience lower latency and better pings, also the card here has it's own processor which will reduce the CPU load of you computer for better frame rates. For video streaming, the Intel card provides highly optimised packet prioritisation which can help keep your video streams fast and jitter free.* Large data transfers, particularly if your home sever also has a high quality network adapter are *lightning* fast with these cards, For me, this is the biggest improvement I saw over the built in adapter (about 60% faster throughput over the onboard Realtek). In summary then, not everyone needs these cards, but they offer some nice gains over onboard adapters for very little outlay. While it won't change your world, it can be the cherry on top of an already powerful computer. *Note: good packet prioritisation benefits all kinds of data transfer tasks from downloading a webpage to sending email.

Didn't have a spare pcie socket ( hence the star rating, not it's fault but mine )! So one for the spares box, it looks a good board though..