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5Gb PCIe NIC
5Gb PCIe NIC
A 2.5Gb NIC is one of my favorite “cheap upgrades” because it gives you a real bump in network speed without the cost and complexity of going full 10Gb everywhere. In this build it helped round out the network so I had more than just a single fast client link.
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Pros
- +Easy upgrade path beyond 1Gb for a budget homelab
- +Works well with small multi-gig switches
Cons
- -Still slower than 10Gb for big NAS transfers
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