10G Networking Demystified: Tips, Cost, and Real-World Use Cases

Are you considering upgrading your network to 10G but unsure where to start? Look no further! In this comprehensive guide, I'll demystify the world of 10G networking, providing you with practical tips, cost considerations, and real-world use cases to help you make an informed decision.
Specific Topics Covered:
- 10G Networking Basics
- SFP vs SFP+ vs QSFP
- SFP+ Module Types and Considerations
- Fiber vs Copper
- Real World Implementation in My Home Lab
- Discussion of All Associate Costs
- Physical Explanation of Various Hardware
- Tips, Tricks, and Compatibility
- Benchmarking and Time Savings
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[@birdstrikes]

10gb minimum. Good place to start

[@TheDataDaddi]

Thanks for the comment? Do you think that greater than 10GB networking is realistic for home lab/personal use at this point?

[@birdstrikes]

@@TheDataDaddi well I think 25 and 40+ for homelabs are probably 5 years away from being practical. So context here would be if you start a homelab today focus on 10gb for your entire network if possible. Of course necessity may dictate less. 1gb is still practical, but I'd go ahead and spend the money on 10 if I were starting from zero and if I had future plans.

[@TheDataDaddi]

@@birdstrikes Gotcha. Yeah these are my thoughts as well.

[@djmccullough9233]

Hey I couldnt Find a twitter for you so i thought i should ask you here. Have you thought about those Mining Gpus? there are modified p102-100 cards with 10 gb of vram being sold for $50-60 bucks. By my estimate their slightly Gimped 1080ti's with no graphics output and 1 less gb vram. Would that price point be worth the amount of cuda performance it could add to a system for stable diffusion or an LLM? I ordered 3 of them to test this with. Figure $150 isnt that big a buy in to give local LLM acceleration to 3 computers. (and if im wasting money, atleast its not gonna break the bank) The 1080ti is still selling for over 300 bucks on ebay, and you could get six of these lil'bastards for that price.

[@TheDataDaddi]

Hi there! So, I actually just recently made a Twitter. You should be able to find me @TheDataDaddi. Please let me know if you cannot. So, I just looked up what you are talking about. www.ebay.com/itm/126353539011 I think this would actually be a great way to go if it actually works lol. Is says in the description "This is a mining only GPU, it does not have display outputs, and can not be used for gaming or any other purpose." However, I do not see why it would not be able to be used for AI/ML/DL applications. In fact, I am going to try this myself. For $50 bucks, you really can't beat it if it works! Also, just one other thing to point out, at 10GB VRAM it will probably only be suitable for inference for LLMs and Diffusion/Stable Diffusion models.