ASUS XG-C100C V3 PCIe Network Adapter Delivers Hyper-Fast 10 Gbps Speeds for Desktop PCs with Compatibility for Current Networking Standards

[Tsing]

The XG-C100C V3, a new 10GBASE-T PCIe network adapter that is said to deliver astounding data-transfer speeds, featuring support for 10 Gbps networking and universal compatibility with current networking standards (i.e., 10/5/2.5/1 Gbps to 100 Mbps), is coming to retail, ASUS has announced.

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[theblackangus]

Now someone get me an 16 port 10gbe switch for a reasonable price!

 

[LazyGamer]

Now someone get me an 16 port 10gbe switch for a reasonable price!

Cheaper if you use fiber, which at any density, you should (or DACs). 10G over copper at any distance is expensive power wise.

 

[Zarathustra]

Cheaper if you use fiber, which at any density, you should (or DACs). 10G over copper at any distance is expensive power wise.

Yup. I've been using 10gig fiber at home since 2014.

Switches where prohibitively expensive back then, so I just ran a direct link between the workstation and the NAS.

Used decommed 10g capable enterprise switches with at least a few SFP+ porta have been affordable for a LONG time now though.

I picked up an Aruba 48 port gigabit switch with four 10gig SFP+ ports for $125 on eBay back in early 2019.

More recently I've been using Mikeotik switches though. They are usually very affordable for what they can do. I have several that are 10G+ capable:

• Main Rack: Mikrotik CRS-24S+2Q+ (24 10gig SFP+ ports, 2 40gig QSFP+ ports)
• Office: Mikrotik CRS-317-1G-16S+ (16 10gig SFP+ ports)
• Livingroom: Mikrotik CSS326-24G-2S+ (24 gigabit copper ports, 2 10gig SFP+ ports)
• Master Bedroom: Mikrotik CSS326-24G-2S+ (24 gigabit copper ports, 2 10gig SFP+ ports)
• Desktop: CRS305-1G-4S+ (4 10gig SFP+ ports)

 

[Zarathustra]

Also,

Putting a single 10gig interface on a 4x PCIe card seems like a waste of PCIe lanes.

A single PCIe Gen 4 lane should be able to fully support 10gig Ethernet bandwidth.

Heck, a single Gen3 lane could even support ~7880 Mbit/s, and depending on whats on the other end of that connection, you may never hit 7880 Mbit/s anyway.

Maxing out fast Ethernet standards can be harder than it seems.

I've only been able to max out 10gig relatively recently. When I first got a 10gig NIC back in ~2014 (used brocade BR-1020's), even in a direct connection between a high end server and desktop, I rarely saw more than 3000 to 4000 Mbit/s.

Still can't max out 40gig (though I do get well above 10gig bandwidth)

Those of us who know what we are doing could totally max out 10gig Ethernet, but for most people, running it on 1x Gen3 would likely be more than enough to both exceed multigig performance, and provide more than enough performance.

 

[theblackangus]

Cheaper if you use fiber, which at any density, you should (or DACs). 10G over copper at any distance is expensive power wise.

Yeah but new ones still are not cheap!

I picked up an Aruba 48 port gigabit switch with four 10gig SFP+ ports for $125 on eBay back in early 2019.

You bring up a good point.... I should look used. I usually never do but this.... yeah...