So with Crypto mining being less profitable and miners selling their rigs for cheap I thought how can I get my self a cheap managed network switch. I saw mining motherboards with 12 PCIe 2.0 1x slots(4gbit bandwidth) and tought hey if I plug in some cheap 10g 2port network adapters I can make my own network switch with exactly the ports I need(SFP+ rj45). Put opensence on it and boom Managed network switch with multigig(2gbit per port). Is there something I am missing or have I found a way to get cheap multigig? Also can anyone who has a 10g only network switch tell me what kind of power it is using per port so I can compare? Thanks for debunking my idea and saving me a few bucks.
How cheap are you seeing this hardware? In the UK at least I could get an 8 port managed switch for £25 (on sale, full price £35)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-Snooping-Monitoring-Interface-TL-SG608E/dp/B0BVRK6L2V
A PCIE 2x gigabit network card runs at £30 each, to match ports itd cost £120
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Binardat-Gigabit-Network-Controller-Ethernet/dp/B0C4H4WNL9
That is not for multigig yes for 1gbit this ain’t worth it but for 2.5 or 10 it is a bit cheaper €20 per 2 10g ports