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Can anyone explain to me why its so hard to get a 10Gb NIC in PCIe3*2 (OK, I have never seen a *2 slot) or a dual in PCIe3*4. They all seem to be PCIe3*8 or PCIe2*8
PCIe3*4 is perfect for a dual port 10Gb Card (actually a triple port card - not that I have ever seen one)
Asus do a PCIe3*4 (single port) based on the Aquantia chipset (I use one in my PC) but I don't think its supported in TN (I haven't tried) and works well under windoze
I know I can fit a *8 in an openbacked *4, or use a dremel but I will admit to be very unkeen on the dremel idea and slightly twitchy about the open backed slot idea
Are manufacturers just being lazy or am I missing something
I suppose that 10Gb is dead or deprecated now, the big boys have moved on to 25Mb, 40Mb, 100Mb or more but still. PCIe lanes are valuable and limited.
PCIe3*4 is perfect for a dual port 10Gb Card (actually a triple port card - not that I have ever seen one)
Asus do a PCIe3*4 (single port) based on the Aquantia chipset (I use one in my PC) but I don't think its supported in TN (I haven't tried) and works well under windoze
I know I can fit a *8 in an openbacked *4, or use a dremel but I will admit to be very unkeen on the dremel idea and slightly twitchy about the open backed slot idea
Are manufacturers just being lazy or am I missing something
I suppose that 10Gb is dead or deprecated now, the big boys have moved on to 25Mb, 40Mb, 100Mb or more but still. PCIe lanes are valuable and limited.