LAN Chipset on P67 Boards?

[95RapidRiot]

I have been using Gigabyte boards for my E8400 chips with good success. I really like this new P67 UD7 but keep reading about the Intel 82579 LAN chipset being much better than the Realtek 8111E LAN chipset. Is this really true?



THANKS!

[bot@xs]

the differences are neglectable but people have there preferences.
i for example certainly prefer intel. realtek would be next and marvell last.
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1500/12/

[jeremyshaw]

Some of it has to do with heavy server workloads, and how Intel LAN ICs seem to fare better than Realtek (cheap, popular option).

[SBB]

ASUS P8P67 Pro, Evo and Deluxe have Intel LAN - to be honest I doubt it makes any noticeable diffence though, but it's a nice feature when choosing between boards, lower CPU usage and (hopefully) nicer drivers are always a bonus

[95RapidRiot]

Thanks!!!!!