Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agoRealtek's $10 tiny 10GbE network adapter is coming to motherboards later this yearwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkRealtek's $10 tiny 10GbE network adapter is coming to motherboards later this yearwww.tomshardware.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-27 hours agoIt’s great that 10GbE is getting cheaper, but at $10 for the network chip alone, there is no way it will be available at a $80 mainboard. But at least it likely will be an option for midrange boards. Edit: just took a look, the cheapest mainboard with 10GbE onboard is now €370. Currently, if you need 10GbE, it’s smarter to buy an expansion card.
It’s great that 10GbE is getting cheaper, but at $10 for the network chip alone, there is no way it will be available at a $80 mainboard.
But at least it likely will be an option for midrange boards.
Edit: just took a look, the cheapest mainboard with 10GbE onboard is now €370. Currently, if you need 10GbE, it’s smarter to buy an expansion card.