what network card?

newguy

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i just bought all the parts for a new rig but realized that all i had was the onboard networking. is it sufficient or should i get a networking card and what kind is good for gaming?
(see list below)

motherboard ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
cpu AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W
hard drive (sata) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750528AS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
video card (pcie) SAPPHIRE 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity
case thermaltake element g VL10001W2Z
power supply CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91
ram (dual channel) G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
diskdrive 1 (sata) Pioneer Black Blu-Ray Combo SATA Model BDC-202BK - OEM
diskdrive 2 (sata) Pioneer CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model DVR-218LBK LabelFlash Support - OEM
raid controller Rosewill Silicon Image RC-209-EX PCI External e-SATA x2/ Internal SATA x4 1.5G HDD Controller Card Supports RAID0/1/5/0+1/
 
The onboard lan will be sufficient for online gaming. Very seldom do you need to buy the gaming network cards.
 
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