Gigabit Card

[Canada EH]

One is pci-e x4 the rest are pci-e x1

 

Why would I buy x4 vs x1?

 

[manikyath]

because it has 2 interfaces on it.

[hconverse02]

The intel one most likely has 2 gigabit ports where the rest have 1, and it needs more pci-e lane bandwidth to transfer 2000 gigabit data

vs.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Well, the 4x one is a dual port card, so it requires 4Gbps of bandwidth. 

 

EDIT: Technically a 1x PCIe 2.0 slot should provide enough bandwidth for 4Gbps, but it's only just enough. Factoring in overhead and it would end up limiting the maximum throughput of the ports, so it steps up to x4. 

[Canada EH]

so all dual ports require pci-e x4

gotcha

I chose that one in partspicker, just in case the desktop requires 2 gigabit ports.

 

7 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

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7 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

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8 minutes ago, manikyath said:

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[hconverse02]

1 minute ago, Canada EH said:

so all dual ports require pci-e x4

gotcha

I chose that one in partspicker, just in case the desktop requires 2 gigabit ports.

 

 

 

 

The desktop can't 'require' any certain bandwidth, it's how much it can receive from the network directly.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Just now, Canada EH said:

so all dual ports require pci-e x4

gotcha

 

 

 

 

If it's PCIe 2.0 yes (which most still are). PCIe 3.0 could handle the 4Gbps required with a 1x card. PCIe 2.0 1x gives you 4Gbps of bandwidth exactly, but in terms of real world bandwidth, it would actually be lower, limiting the maximum throughput of the ports if you maxed them out, so they go for x4 to give remove PCIe as a potential limiting factor. 

[Canada EH]

hmmmm so save money on 1 port, gotcha

will save a bit of ruble$

 

is TP-Link a no-name brand?

its $11 vs Intel $22

[Oshino Shinobu]

9 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

 

is TP-Link a no-name brand?

its $11 vs Intel $22

No, TP-Link is a massive brand. 

 

If you're uisng Windows, just go for the TP-Link one. If you're using something a bit less mainstream, or some Unix based system, Intel is the best option as it normally has priority for driver support on smaller OSes. 

[manikyath]

13 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

hmmmm so save money on 1 port, gotcha

will save a bit of ruble$

 

is TP-Link a no-name brand?

its $11 vs Intel $22

tp-link is an okay brand, they're just not as good as intel.

[Canada EH]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

tp-link is an okay brand, they're just not as good as intel.

thats what I was thinking