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   :kt2: :verified2: (epickitty@mk.catgirlsfor.science)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 18:48:07 JST :kt2: :verified2:

   Hmm, wanting to upgrade my PC and home servers to 10gig. It's going to be nice an easy for the servers since I can just grab a 10gig SFP PCIe card for them and run short DAC cable to the network core... but my PC is a little more complex.
   
   SFP PCIe cards are cheap but then do I run fibre to my PC, or do I get some SFP to ethernet adapters and run ethernet instead. But then, do I get a 10gig Ethernet PCIe card or a SFP card?
   
   Soooo many options. So many prices...

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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 18:48:05 JST iced depresso

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     @EpicKitty ethernet is coming for all of your shit :ablobcatnomlongpancake:
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     :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 18:48:30 JST :blobcathug:

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     @EpicKitty whats the price difference for 10gig copper vs 10gig fiber?
     (I choosed fiber btw)
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     :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 18:50:06 JST :blobcathug:

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     @EpicKitty @icedquinn they arent pricey, the whole package makes the difference, not the single component
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     :kt2: :verified2: (epickitty@mk.catgirlsfor.science)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 18:50:07 JST :kt2: :verified2:

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     @icedquinn@blob.cat Ethernet might be better but the SFP adapters needed for it will make it more expensive

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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 18:52:01 JST iced depresso

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     @Jain @EpicKitty jain over ethernet adapters
     :gutkato_konsternita: 🔌 💻
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     :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 18:59:03 JST :blobcathug:

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     @EpicKitty idk where you buy your cables, just buy them from fs.com
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     :kt2: :verified2: (epickitty@mk.catgirlsfor.science)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 18:59:04 JST :kt2: :verified2:

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     @Jain@blob.cat It really depends.
     
     Fibre will be SFP end to end, and for about a 20 meter run (allowing slack on each end), it's about £60 just for the cable. An Intel card for my PC too will be about £30-40 so about £100 all in.
     
     Copper on the other hand will be less fragile, and I already have a Cat6 cable going to my PC so that won't need to change. But then I'm looking at around £100 for a PCIe card and I'll still need an SFP to ethernet for the network side which is another £60~ so about £160.
     
     TL;DR:
     
     Fibre: ~£100
     Copper: ~£160

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     :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 19:06:19 JST :blobcathug:

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     @EpicKitty fs.com
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     :kt2: :verified2: (epickitty@mk.catgirlsfor.science)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 19:06:20 JST :kt2: :verified2:

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     @Jain@blob.cat Just having fibre isn't enough though, I need a SFP converter on each end

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     :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 19:06:43 JST :blobcathug:

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     @EpicKitty i do have everything from them except pcie cards
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     :kt2: :verified2: (epickitty@mk.catgirlsfor.science)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 19:20:53 JST :kt2: :verified2:

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     @Jain@blob.cat Ah, on there, I can get the fibre and SFP adapters for a run to my PC for about £55, not too bad

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     :kt2: :verified2: (epickitty@mk.catgirlsfor.science)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 19:20:53 JST :kt2: :verified2:

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     @Jain@blob.cat PCIe cards on there start at £200 though so that's a no-go for me :nkoLul:

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     :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2024 19:20:59 JST :blobcathug:

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     @EpicKitty same