A few questions....

[spinach-guy]

1)What's the diff. b/n a router and a modem??
2)My friend's new card says "PCI-Express" while a slot on his motherboard says PCI-e.Are they the same thing??
3)I posted my config here

Help!!choppy performance with 8800gtx's
The only change is that my OS is now Vista home premium.

What security programs (anti-virus programs,firewalls,ad-blockers and stuff) shud I install to get safe browsing condtion without major performnace hit.

Any help will be apprecited.

[slugger]

1.)

Router

Modem

What is the difference between a modem/router/switch/WAP?

2.)

PCI-Express and PCI-E are the same thing

3.)

My suggestion:

Anti-virus: - Paid NOD32 or KAV
Free: - Avast(not highly recommended) AVG

Anti-spyware: - Spybot S&D

Anti-adware :- Ad-aware

Firewall : - Zone Alarm