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    Bigfoot wireless card 1103 driver released on 8 Dec

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Chaos92, Dec 8, 2011.

  1. Chaos92

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    Seems we cant download it yet. Says file not found.

    My first helpful thread and it is a no go. :(

    For those of us with killer 1103, we will need the following 5 drivers from the 9 network drivers that dell provides, right?

    1. Atheros AR8151 - AW Drivers and Downloads | Dell [United States]

    2. Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Drivers and Downloads | Dell [United States]

    3. Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth Module Drivers and Downloads | Dell [United States]

    4. Dell Wireless WLAN 1501 Half Mini-Card (4313bgn) Drivers and Downloads | Dell [United States]

    5. Dell SRV,DRVR,WRLES,KILLER,INS,VOYA Drivers and Downloads | Dell [United States]
     
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  3. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Thanks man, the version over at the Bigfoot website is still newer according to the version number.

    No if you have the Killer Wireless card, the only driver you need is the one from the Bigfoot website. And the Atheros one as that is the wired lan.

    Out of that list, you need 1 and maybe 3. Why one earth you would need 4 is beyond me :D
     
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    I don't use bluetooth so I don't know. I thought windows had its own BT driver.

    And yes those drivers are great. Just be sure, when you first start it, the Killer Manager will want to run a speed test, it uses speedtest.net over IE which is useless. I just exit that and input the correct internet speed.
     
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    i use latest drivers from bigfoot for my 1103 card.
    glad it fixed the itunes problems
     
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    Off topic but can you guys share how much better the killer n 1103 is compared to the stock 1501, intel 6230 and 6300 card? Im considering upgrading to one but there isnt much info for me to compare :p
     
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    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    Is this poor for a Killer 1103?
     
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    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    That is a really, really difficult question to answer because, so many factors come into play there. ISP, router...etc.

    With a Bigfoot card while it's not necessary to have and in the case of ISP is hit or miss, these two things in place will help a lot: A good high speed internet connection(this is truly hit or miss) and a really good router with high throughput for it to shine. It will still perform well without these just not as impressive just gotta remember that everyone's mileage will vary. I can say this though compared to my Intel 6300. I have noticed about 30-40% improvement in throughput and range, I can't remember when the last time I had to wait through a video buffer on youtube. I also have seen almost 25% decline in in game ping and jitter has been reduced almost 300%. My pingtest. net results have also been reduced by a little over 50%.

    For example:
    I have a linkysys E4200
    and am on a 20/2 MBPS high speed line.(Great ISP with a fast infrastructure in place)
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    Mechanized Menace, Dec 9, 2011
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