TanyaC
Regular Contributor
I have a pair of Netgear MS510TX switches connected together with SFP+ transceivers.
I have a Windows 10 PC running an ASUS XG-C100C adapter and Windows 2012 R2 PC running the same adapter. They are connected to the 10G copper port on the respective MS510TX's
There are several issues with the XG-C100C.
1. On system startup the network is not detected for 7 seconds (Red X on NCSI). Then another 23 seconds for the network to be "available" (Yellow triangle on NCSI), compared to 2 seconds fully available on 1GB and 2.5GB motherboard NICs
2. Extremely erratic transfer speeds (Between 11MB/s and 900MB/s). Of course file size contributes to sustained speeds - I get that.
3. Adapter runs @ 45c on idle with 17c ambient and a 12cm fan blowing over it. Underload it quickly exceeds 70c.
4. ASUS support in Australia is non-existent and I'm planning on returning the adapters. I bought them because I got them for $143AUD each, compared to the X550-T1 which is $550 each. But it seems "going cheap" was a bad call.
CPUs are HEDT - so PCIe lane requirements are not an issue. 7800x, 7820x and 7900x.
All cabling is CAT6A LSZH.
Netgear will not recommend specific brand/model cards for the switches. It is "against their policies".
I plan on buying 1 to make sure it works. Then I will buy a second, and eventually a third.
The Intel website says if provides full Windows 10 support for the X550-T1.
So, is anyone aware of any issues? Any gotchas?
I have a Windows 10 PC running an ASUS XG-C100C adapter and Windows 2012 R2 PC running the same adapter. They are connected to the 10G copper port on the respective MS510TX's
There are several issues with the XG-C100C.
1. On system startup the network is not detected for 7 seconds (Red X on NCSI). Then another 23 seconds for the network to be "available" (Yellow triangle on NCSI), compared to 2 seconds fully available on 1GB and 2.5GB motherboard NICs
2. Extremely erratic transfer speeds (Between 11MB/s and 900MB/s). Of course file size contributes to sustained speeds - I get that.
3. Adapter runs @ 45c on idle with 17c ambient and a 12cm fan blowing over it. Underload it quickly exceeds 70c.
4. ASUS support in Australia is non-existent and I'm planning on returning the adapters. I bought them because I got them for $143AUD each, compared to the X550-T1 which is $550 each. But it seems "going cheap" was a bad call.
CPUs are HEDT - so PCIe lane requirements are not an issue. 7800x, 7820x and 7900x.
All cabling is CAT6A LSZH.
Netgear will not recommend specific brand/model cards for the switches. It is "against their policies".
I plan on buying 1 to make sure it works. Then I will buy a second, and eventually a third.
The Intel website says if provides full Windows 10 support for the X550-T1.
So, is anyone aware of any issues? Any gotchas?
