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    What is Bigfoot killer and is it worth the money?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by MX5J6, Jun 14, 2012.

  1. MX5J6

    MX5J6 Notebook Geek

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    Just like the title says. What exactly is this Bigfoot killer i keep hearing about and is it worth the money to have it with the Sager NP9170 I will be ordering?
     
    MX5J6, Jun 14, 2012
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  2. ForeverZen

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    Bigfoot killer is a tool that can kill bigfoots, abomidable snowmen, sasquatch's etc. Pretty handy when you are camping.
     
    ForeverZen, Jun 14, 2012
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  3. MX5J6

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    Well when you put it that way of course i need it!
     
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  4. ForeverZen

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    Lol jk it's just a "better" wifi card. It's not that expensive so just get it. If you are ordering from xotic, get the i.c. diamond on cpu&gpu too! :)
     
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    Thanks for the info. =] I plan on getting the diamond thermal so I will just get it since like you said, it really isn't that expensive at all.
     
    MX5J6, Jun 14, 2012
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    Can anyone tell us what improvements we can expect to see with the Bigfoot card? I just swapped out my stock card with a Bigfoot 1102 and I haven't noticed too dramatic of a difference. Just from a few informal tests, I can see that my download speeds are a little better, but I'm not sure it's translated to real life performance. Haven't noticed anything with range. My upload speeds are worse than before.
     
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    Theoretically you should see "better" range, "better" consistency, "better" speed. For gamers that could mean more consistent ping in a mmo, or less of a chance that you get a corrupted download from a cheaper card. They're all the same to me but if I had the choice I would get the bigfoot.
     
    ForeverZen, Jun 14, 2012
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    KCETech1, Jun 14, 2012
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