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"Affordable" 10Gb Switch

bkmvincent
By bkmvincent
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Hey guys, I've got a QNAP NAS set up for my video production archive and have been running it off of 1Gb network. It's fine for now, but I have several very large projects that I need to archive and I'd like to get it connected via 10Gb. The QNAP itself has a 10Gb card installed, and I've got a 10Gb card installed on my workstation - I just need the switch.

 

I know QNAP recently released an 8 and 12-port model for relatively cheap, but I was wondering if there were any other options out there. Maybe even a used ebay purchase? Looking for something small. Don't need 24+ ports.

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Are you looking for an RJ45 switch or SFP+? 

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The Netgear GS110MX is the most affordable new 10GbE equipped switch at roughly $200. Has two 10 gig ports, 8 gigabit. A full 10GbE switch isn't going to be cheap, even 2nd hand as there isn't much decommissioned stuff around yet.

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12 hours ago, FloRolf said:

Are you looking for an RJ45 switch or SFP+? 

Looking for RJ45

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12 hours ago, NelizMastr said:

The Netgear GS110MX is the most affordable new 10GbE equipped switch at roughly $200. Has two 10 gig ports, 8 gigabit. A full 10GbE switch isn't going to be cheap, even 2nd hand as there isn't much decommissioned stuff around yet.

I think I could get away with 2x10GbE. I'll take a look at that one.

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51 minutes ago, bkmvincent said:

Looking for RJ45

Asus also has a 2x10gbit switch at around $200.

 

I'm curios however, why don't you run a p2p connection exclusively to your workstation with 10gbe?

Gaming HTPC:

R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B


Desktop PC:
R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless


Boss-NAS [Build Log]:
R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 
250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2)

Synology-NAS:
DS920+
2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20

 

Audio Gear:

Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - 
Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479

 

Reviews and Stuff:

GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister
Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino

Useful Links:
Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List 

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12 hours ago, FloRolf said:

Asus also has a 2x10gbit switch at around $200.

 

I'm curios however, why don't you run a p2p connection exclusively to your workstation with 10gbe?

I only have one RJ45 port in my office and the NAS is in another room connected to my home network. I don't want it sitting on or near my desk because it's quite large and really noisy. 

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