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I thought this was worth spreading the word about - 45 pounds sterling here in the UK (57 dollars/53 euros) from Amazon. Uses an Intel 82599 chip. I fitted it in my Windows 7 x64 box, installed the ProWin legacy drivers and has worked like a charm since 22nd Jan. iperf3 reports 7.77Gb/s, between...

I'm looking for one or more independent hardware review sites similar to STH but focussed on the pro consumer as opposed to business user. Is there such a site? Too many PR regurgitators in the consumer space and those that publish reviews invariably have holes in the reviews where the product...

Have a look here, https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/home-lab-moving-to-10gbe.16594/ - I've been running this setup for over 4 years. I have exactly the same switch as you. 4 years down the line and I'm still a networking newbie, and I haven't gone beyond the 2 ports, it's just...

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Hello, chaps. So, all the kit has arrived. I decided to start with the cabling(fs.com #42270) and transceivers (fs.com #65334). Now, it all seems to fit together correctly, indeed I deliberately tried the incorrect orientation and of course, it doesn't fit. So, I have a patch cable terminated...

Thank you for the advice on the Mellanox Connect-X 2 card. It is going into a custom-built silent PC with no airflow, so I can add a case fan to blow directly on it (PCIe slot 5 in an ASRock z97 Extreme9 board).

@leonman I'm in the UK, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Link-DGS-1510-20-Gigabit-Stackable-Managed/dp/B00H554JL4 Added a post to the low-cost switches thread, too.

From another thread (Home Lab moving to 10GbE), for my British compatriots, D-Link DGS-1510-20 Price: £180 1GbE - 16 + 2 SFP 10Gbase-T - 0 10Gb SFP+ - 2 Link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Link-DGS-1510-20-Gigabit-Stackable-Managed/dp/B00H554JL4 $300 at amazon.com, so for...

Nearly there (I think). Mellanox ConnectX-2 and TP-Link T1700G-28TQ ordered. From fs.com, I have opted for 4x Mellanox MFM1T02A-SR Compatible Transceiver (Mellanox MFM1T02A-SR 10GBASE-SR SFP+ Transceiver | FS.COM) and 2x 30m LC UPC to LC UPC Duplex 2.0mm LSZH OM3 Multimode Fiber Optic Patch...

Thank you chaps! Yes, I will go 4x SFP+, I don't mind spending a little more for the expandability. Thank you for the link to the low-cost Mellanox adapter - that's more like it! fs.com shipping, yes, it's noticeably more than for most, but it's not a showstopper - and they have a huge range.

Hi All, Hopefully the attached image gives a good idea of the setup I have in mind (blue cable is 1GbE). I have yet to buy the items in red and I'm looking for recommendations. What I have found so far is: 2xSFP+ switch = D-Link DGS-1510-20 ~= £180 SFP+ NIC = StarTech PEX10000SFP ~= £175 FO...