

He’s also responsible for taking Killer independent again with Rivet Networks. Cubbage is one of the co-founders of Bigfoot Networks, and he’s been with the Killer Networking team from the beginning, through Qualcomm’s purchase of Bigfoot in 2011 and during the team’s time as part of the Big Q. While I was there, I got a chance to pick the brains of Killer CEO Mike Cubbage and Chief Marketing Officer Bob Grim.

Now that a good number of gaming-focused Z170-based boards and laptops include Gigabit Ethernet (and wireless networking) powered by Killer, it’s the perfect time to do some fresh testing.Ī few weeks ago, I visited the Killer Networking folks at Rivet Networks. It’s been just over eight years since we first took an in-depth look at a Killer NIC. The folks behind the Killer Networking products first burst on to the scene trying to change that, and they’re still at it. We’ve had it for a long time, and for the most part, it just works. Onboard Gigabit Ethernet: we don’t think about it too much.
