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I have an official one which shipped with my official Optane SSD and can confirm that the item in the photos appears to be identical in all respects, including packaging, cable folding, wire lengths, and wire wrap. Still no guarantees, but yeah, this is very reliable looking.

Yes, with the expected bandwidth limitations. I use it in 10Gbps mode too, with a DAC, but I'm x16 on x10DAi. Minimum local latency FTW.

I bought this specific card because the single port version has lower power consumption. Firmware update instructions: https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/mellanox-connectx-4-firmware-update-issue.43460/post-469011

For posterity, here is now to resolve this for physical machines Download your tools and firmware from these links, or from a source you trust. Direct: NVIDIA Firmware Tools (MFT) Search: nvidia flint mft firmware tools Download the firmware here, or from a source you trust. Direct: Download...

Fair enough! I was thinking of burning through them but I tend to do that kind of work in RAM.

Yeah, I would have loved to see this in a Supermicro 2U chassis. I love 2U for lower noise profile and improved potential for more AICs. I never just want a 10Gbe card, it's networking plus...something.

Hrm, good for thrashing if you're doing something ephemeral.

I have a Dell variant from work and it felt pretty low. I think it was a bit over 100w with AICs. I wound up consolidating to drop power consumption - but not due to any problems with power consumption.

Don't forget the returns not accepted, on top of everything else, so they can argue about returns while getting away with the money.

This looks suspicious. While the URL has ebay in it, it does not end in ebay.com.

Datasheets for everyone's easy clickin and crossreference x20 https://www.seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/datasheets/pdfs/exos-x20-channel-DS2080-2111US-en_US.pdf x22...

Upon a full review, I suspect they may be considering a rebranding, and Seagate might be shedding these drives. Crazy, but might boost overall sales vs the competition. See: X24 (which I didn't know about before today): https://www.seagate.com/products/enterprise-drives/exos-x/x24/ X22...

Intel looked me up themselves and denied my claim, unfortunately. Paperweight/just for parts no return. I might toy with it some more, and I looked for disconnected caps but didn't see anything. Edit: I already had my refund.

Yeah, I'm already using an X10 platform for Unraid, and a x11-equiv Dell R640 for further virtualization (usually off - see average 400w). Anime, Plex, and long-delayed plans to transcode footage I want to archive into a smaller size. The B650 platform will also work significantly better for...

Correct, I won't if I'm sticking to just the four out of the box on a B650. I have two PCIe 3.0 x8 storage cards though - the Optane and a now-unused Samsung/Oracle F320 I was hoping to have host the OS. I'll probably do the Sammy since it's got capacity. I also have unused U.2 drives. I'm...

I agree with you on the PSU and power thoughts. I'm purchasing higher because it's not much pricier, and supports future expansion - say a full-fat video card. I'm going for generally efficient, but not no-holds-barred - I should have known with this community hahaha. Since it's a utility and...

They asked me for Proof of Purchase. @mpepper What did you do?

Hi! I'm a pretty experienced system builder looking to replace my aging Kaby Lake Xeon with AMD 7000/8000 generation. I plan to use this as my new primary utility and jump box. I'd like to get any input on specific part selections you'd recommend. Energy efficiency is top of mind, but due to...

No. I took a very long time coming back to this because it wound up not happening. Until some other switcharoos just occured! I popped the F320 (firmware KPYAIR3Q, DM me if you have newer please) in the Lenovo P320 SFF, and got a 3 short 1 long beep code. No love. I'm a little confused as to...

Same. Got my refund now, and that equates to a positive review for this guy. Does honest (hesitant benefit of the doubt...) business and doesn't fight you on making it right. I'm very glad you mentioned your refund experience because I hate having to go through all that just to ship it back again.