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No, it won't cause a bottleneck.

No, it won't cause a bottleneck.

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07-11-2016, 09:39 AM
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Hi, your motherboard has an additional PCIe 3.0 x1 port. You're considering using a Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card and wondering if the extra slot will limit its performance. If you set it up with Link Aggregation/LACP and aim for full 2Gbps, the PCIe 3.0 x1 slot could become a bottleneck. The impact would depend on how much bandwidth is used, but it's likely to reduce the effective speed.
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badgergirl0315
07-11-2016, 09:39 AM #1

Hi, your motherboard has an additional PCIe 3.0 x1 port. You're considering using a Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card and wondering if the extra slot will limit its performance. If you set it up with Link Aggregation/LACP and aim for full 2Gbps, the PCIe 3.0 x1 slot could become a bottleneck. The impact would depend on how much bandwidth is used, but it's likely to reduce the effective speed.

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Poop_Head27
Posting Freak
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07-11-2016, 10:51 AM
#2
It should work well. PCIe 3.0 single x can handle around 750MB/s per direction when accounting for all factors. A dual-gigabit connection will reach up to 250MB/s.
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Poop_Head27
07-11-2016, 10:51 AM #2

It should work well. PCIe 3.0 single x can handle around 750MB/s per direction when accounting for all factors. A dual-gigabit connection will reach up to 250MB/s.

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MooMoo2011
Senior Member
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07-23-2016, 09:56 PM
#3
In theory, I could utilize a 3-port NIC and likely avoid encountering any performance issues.
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MooMoo2011
07-23-2016, 09:56 PM #3

In theory, I could utilize a 3-port NIC and likely avoid encountering any performance issues.

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Eismoritz
Member
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07-24-2016, 05:07 AM
#4
That's all! Let me know if you need anything else.
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Eismoritz
07-24-2016, 05:07 AM #4

That's all! Let me know if you need anything else.