Intel Gigabit CT PCI-E Network Adapter EXPI9301CTBLK
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Brand | Intel |
Hardware Interface | Ethernet |
Color | multicolor |
Compatible Devices | Desktop |
Product Dimensions | 0.5"L x 0.5"W x 0.5"H |
Data Link Protocol | Gigabit Ethernet |
Data Transfer Rate | 1024 Megabits Per Second |
Item Weight | 0.07 Kilograms |
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Easy to install | 4.4 | — | — | — | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Value for money | 4.1 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 3.6 |
For gaming | 3.6 | — | — | — | 4.2 | 4.7 |
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data transfer rate | 1024 megabits per second | 1000 megabits per second | — | 5 gigabits per second | 2.5 gigabits per second | 1000 megabytes per second |
data link protocol | Gigabit Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | Ethernet | IEEE 802.3/u/ab/az/bz | IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3ab, Gigabit Ethernet |
hardware interface | ethernet | ethernet | pci | ethernet | ethernet, pci x 1 | pci express 3.0 |
weight | 0.07 kilograms | 0.15 pounds | — | 0.05 pounds | 1.41 ounces | — |
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Product Dimensions | 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 inches |
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Item Weight | 2.46 ounces |
ASIN | B001CY0P7G |
Item model number | EXPI9301CTBLK |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #158 in Internal Computer Networking Cards |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | September 21, 2008 |
Manufacturer | Intel |
Language | English |
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Intel Gigabit CT PCI-E Network Adapter EXPI9301CTBLK
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Customers like the performance, quality and ease of installation of the network interface controller adapter. For example, they mention it works stellarly, is well worth the money and is an inexpensive replacement for onboard networking. They appreciate the speed, saying it has a transfer rate of a gig and that it increases downloads and uploads speed. Customers are also impresseded with the compatibility, saying that it recognizes it straight away.
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Customers are satisfied with the performance of the network interface controller adapter. They mention that it works well, with no additional work involved. Some appreciate the solid performance with good consistent speeds and ping. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"Slide into the slot, power up your PC, done. Works reliably with no issues. Tested separately on both Windows 10 and Windows 11...." Read more
"...It works stellarly." Read more
"...It's a great Ethernet card, easy to install, works with Windows 7, and it provides great performance even in a non-Gigabit environment...." Read more
"...If you overlook the above problems this card is otherwise great and more powerful than your average non-Intel nic card that probably comes with your..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the Ethernet adapter. They mention that it is well worth the money, easy to install, and an inexpensive replacement for onboard networking. The adapter is built to last and is supported on every OS under the sun. Customers also say that it works with Windows 7.
"...for this Intel device, it's a very common and well-established controller which routinely has a ubiquitous support in Linux as well...." Read more
"...It's a great Ethernet card, easy to install, works with Windows 7, and it provides great performance even in a non-Gigabit environment...." Read more
"...Price is fine. Amazon Prime convenience is wonderful...." Read more
"...And the price is super cheap as well." Read more
Customers find the installation process of the network interface controller adapter to be super easy. They mention that the drivers are quickly auto installed, and no external installation is necessary. The adapter works fantastically well and is plug and play on all OS's. Customers also say that it's really simple and easy to configure properly.
"...Tested separately on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. No driver installation necessary on either OS...." Read more
"...It's a great Ethernet card, easy to install, works with Windows 7, and it provides great performance even in a non-Gigabit environment...." Read more
"...Windows has a driver for it already so it really is plug and play at it's simplest...." Read more
"...Initially, this works. The card installation was fine and easy...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the speed of the network interface controller adapter. They mention that it provides good connection speeds, with consistent speeds and ping. They also appreciate the increase in downloads and uploads speed, as well as the faster backups and file copies. The built-in tests, dual queues, hardware accelerated checksumming, and optimized IRQ allow for faster testing and improved performance. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...and Wi-Fi router and this has been right there with no issues and at top speed...." Read more
"...The Intel adapter just works.I have also notice an increase in downloads and uploads speed...." Read more
"...It could capture at the full rate from ISP, as well as all of the intranet traffic shuffling around in excess of 100Mbps without problems." Read more
"...Solid performance with good consistent speeds and ping. I went from a on board Intel Ethernet chip-set to this card...." Read more
Customers like the compatibility of the network interface controller adapter. For example, they mention that it works fine with both Linux and Windows, and that the install was easy.
"...The install was easy and windows just recognized it and it was working right on first boot up. No complaints." Read more
"...I'm pleased to report that on boot the card was recognized and installation took place without a hitch. Up and running in about a minute's time...." Read more
"...and every other ethernet feature you can think of, and it is natively supported by ESXi, which is the reason I use it." Read more
"...super reliable, and being based on the Intel chipset, had native support in the kernel...." Read more
Customers like the size of the network interface controller adapter. They say it fits nicely in their low-profile case, and is perfectly compatible with their PC. The adapter is also compatible with just about any OS and is easy to install.
"...than a USB adapter because it doesn't take up USB ports, it fits with the PC, and USB adapters are not as fast...." Read more
"I like that it is as long as the slot and not very tall. It has two mounts - one for a short opening and one for a regular sized opening." Read more
"...Works fantastically well. Plug and play on all OS's. Compact size makes it easy to wedge into the often poorly placed PCI-E 1x slots on a lot of..." Read more
"Perfect fit and performance. I disabled the onboard adapter because it was moody and spoiled.I’m very pleased with the improvement...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the drivers. Some mention that it works out of the box with no additional drivers required, while others say that the drivers are not available for Windows 10.
"...Windows has a driver for it already so it really is plug and play at it's simplest...." Read more
"...Very cost effective fix.One less star.. No drivers provided and the default drivers installed are from 2018 and are Microsoft drivers...." Read more
"...9301CT onboard. Plug it into PICe and that's it. No drivers needed externally, installs flawlessly into Win7. Reboot. Good to go...." Read more
"...Plug & Play didn't find the drivers so I had to use device manager and update the driver which took a WiFi card plugged in to access the internet so..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the stability of the network interface controller adapter. Some mention that it's rock solid, reliable, and fast, while others say that it drops the connection when it' s running 1 Gbps.
"...dropping the connection when it's running 1 Gbps, 1/3 of the time not restoring at all, 2/3 of the time silently restoring itself to 100 Mbps mode"..." Read more
"...files across my internal network at maximum speeds with no issues or disconnects. Well worth the money." Read more
"...I had a difficult time connecting to the Internet...." Read more
"...I had a recurring problem when network access eventually became intermittant...." Read more
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I haven't tested Linux just yet, but IIRC recommendations for this Intel device, it's a very common and well-established controller which routinely has a ubiquitous support in Linux as well.
Got it to solve my "Oh, apparently, MSI MPG B550 GAMING CARBON WIFI board has a crappy Ethernet controller (LAN), namely Realtek RTL8125B (2.5Gbps), which has a known, documented on forums, and admitted by Realtek IIRC, unsolvable-in-SW hardware bug for 1 Gbps mode that all the so-called review media failed to mention, which results in the board regularly (2 times a day?) dropping the connection when it's running 1 Gbps, 1/3 of the time not restoring at all, 2/3 of the time silently restoring itself to 100 Mbps mode" problem, with the only known workarounds being either rebooting the device or physically unplugging and plugging in back the Ethernet cable.
My only dislike is that it's a bit expensive for what it is, but I gather, resellers know why people are after these bad boys (see the above - Realtek RTL8125B is a commonly used 2.5 Gbps controller present in other boards as well, and I have little doubt there are other LAN controllers out there that are just as faulty as well), so they drive the price up, either intentionally or just mechanically based on the supply/demand analytics. Can't really do anything about it...
Some helpful instructions for those that want to upgrade your driver or install a new Ethernet card; With PROSet, you must first remove your current adapter from the PROSet software BEFORE uninstalling PROSet and the current driver. If you don't you may end up with a phantom adapter that causes problems when you try to install a new version of PROSet and an updated driver.
I installed the Gigabit CT card while still running XP. I had a free PCI-Express (x1) slot, which made installing the new card easy. During system startup I entered Setup and disabled the PRO/100 VE NIC and then proceeded with the rest of startup. I then installed a new version of PROSet and a new driver that I downloaded from Intel's web site. I didn't have to reboot after installing the software. The card just worked.
When I upgraded from XP to Windows 7, the OS recognized the Gigabit CT card and installed drivers automatically so I didn't have to worry about downloading and installing a driver after installing the OS. The only thing is that Windows 7 didn't install PROSet, which is optional software anyway so it's not required.
My house is wired with CAT5 instead of CAT5e or CAT6 so I really don't get the benefit of having a Gigabit network adapter. My VPN router is not a Gigabit router. It's only rated at 75Mbps. With my current Comcast service I'm getting about 25Mbps download and 4Mbps upload, which is about the same as I was getting with the PRO/100 VE NIC so having a Gigabit card isn't making any difference for me.
However, the card works flawlessly and I'm very pleased with it. If you're wired with CAT5e or CAT6 and have Gigabit network equipment I would highly recommend the CT Desktop Adapter. It's a great Ethernet card, easy to install, works with Windows 7, and it provides great performance even in a non-Gigabit environment. You can download the latest PROSet and driver from Intel's web site.
After much messing around trying to get it to work found out it won't work with Windows 8.1 anyways.
Hopefully they will be providing an updated driver to fix this since Windows 7 and Windows 8 does work with Intel teaming with Intel® Advanced Network Services (ANS) as long as you download it from Intel website.
Can't do software teaming either because Microsoft only supports teaming via software in Windows 2012.
Otherwise, as standalone card it's automatically detected by every OS I tried and should work great for most as long as you don't plan on using it in a team in Windows 8.1 as I already mentioned.
Will update everyone if they ever update drivers to fully support latest version of Windows.
If you overlook the above problems this card is otherwise great and more powerful than your average non-Intel nic card that probably comes with your motherboard. For example, I was able to easily get an extra 10Mb/s internet speed download from Comcast i.e. 110 to 120 just by increasing the recieve buffer from 256 to 1024 in the advanced options of this card. [...]
I downgrade my rating since it's been 2 years and Intel never updated drivers to support teaming even though they said they would in the driver release notes:" Creating Intel ANS teams and VLANs on Windows® 10 is currently not supported. As a result, when created, teams and VLANs do not pass traffic. We expect that ANS will be supported on Windows 10 client in a future release."
p.s. Card works fine with teaming as long as you're running Windows 2012. I haven't tested windows 7 and windows 8 since I don't use them anymore on my main machine but they should also work fully since they have full driver support also.
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Il meglio viene quando una volta installata provo a fare dei test di ping e di trasferimento sulla lan interna:
-Ping migliorato di 4 punti (18-14)
-Trasferimento migliorato di 20MB/s (80-102)
-Tasso di perdita dei pacchetti pari a 0!
-Driver e supporto estremamente aggiornato
Completamente soddisfatto.
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Im vorliegenden Fall löste ich das Problem durch Einsatz neuer Hardware, die dann auf einen gewünschten Steckplatz verbaut werden kann. Man kann auch mehrere Slots ausprobieren. Bei den heutigen Boards sind Netzwerkadapter natürlich onBoard. Aber was taugen die? In meinem Fall 'Atheros', letzter Treiber von 2008. Abstürze und Hänger im laufenden Betrieb.
Mit der Intel Karte hier sieht alles wieder gut aus! Auch die Netzwerkperformance scheint Top. Messen kann ich es nicht. Die von Intel gelieferten Tools sind leider schwach und nicht für Performance Tests geeignet. Runterladen lohnt sich nicht. Unter Windows 10 wird ein aktueller Treiber automatisch eingebunden. Bei Intel gibt es hier auch gar nichts Neueres.
Ich bin mit der Karte voll zufrieden, da sie super funktioniert und auch so klein ist, dass die den Lüfter der angrenzenden Grafikkarte im Luftstrom kaum behindert.