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    Low-cost NICGIGA 10GbE SFP+ adapter (X520-DA1)

    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...
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    B2C equivalent of STH?

    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...
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    Home Lab moving to 10GbE

    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...