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2025 NEW 10G Base-T PCI-e4.0 X1 Network Card, Marvell AQC113 Controller, NICGIGA 10Gb Ethernet Adapter Support WOL, 10Gbe RJ45 Port NIC Card, Windows10/11/Windows Server/Linux
2025 NEW 10G Base-T PCI-e4.0 X1 Network Card, Marvell AQC113 Controller, NICGIGA 10Gb Ethernet Adapter Support WOL, 10Gbe RJ45 Port NIC Card, Windows10/11/Windows Server/Linux
I’m experimenting with 10GbE on this build because once you start hosting VMs, network speed becomes a bottleneck fast. This 10G Base-T PCIe card is my way to push higher throughput over standard RJ45 while I test how it behaves with the hypervisor.
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Pros
- +10GbE over RJ45 can massively improve VM and storage transfers
- +Good upgrade path for a growing home lab
Cons
- -10GbE can run hot and may need airflow attention in 2U
- -Real benefit depends on the rest of your network supporting 10G
