Jeff Geerling | Live: AMD PC upgrade, with 10 GbE in an M.2 slot! @JeffGeerling | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
Time for an upgrade! This one will have a strange M.2 NIC that supposedly gives 10 GbE in one of the NVMe slots!
Here are the parts I used in my build:
- Open Benchtable: openbenchtable.com
- ASUS TUF GT501 Case: amzn.to/3y58Sep
- ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi AM5 Motherboard: amzn.to/3XTQKOW
- AMD Ryzen 9 7900x 12-core, 24-thread CPU: amzn.to/3xJaYQT
- Noctua NH-U12A chromax.Black 120mm CPU Cooler: amzn.to/3xOdghq
- G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 CL36 RAM: amzn.to/3m3GTIX
- KIOXIA XG8 2TB SSD: amzn.to/3xLGXjj (XG7 listed on Amazon)
- Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24G GPU: amzn.to/3xKH1Qj
- CableMod 12VHPWR Angled Adapters: store.cablemod.com/12vhpwr-angled-adapter
- Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1200W Modular PSU: amzn.to/3ExmMJB
- HD Audio Extension Cable: amzn.to/3Sm3sF4
- Innodisk EGPL-T101 10 GbE M.2 NIC: innodisk.com/en/products/embedded-peripheral/communication/egpl-t101
- I bought it for $185 from WDL Systems early last year, and it took months to ship!
I also referenced the following in the course of my build:
- Flashing the ASUS Motherboard BIOS: jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/trying-every-combination-flash-my-asus-motherboards-bios
- Moving my PC into my rack in a 2U case: jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/moving-my-pc-my-rack-2u-case
- I had to return my AMD RX 7900 XTX Cooler: jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/how-many-amd-rx-7900-xtxs-are-defective
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/geerlingguy
Sponsor me on GitHub: github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy
Merch: redshirtjeff.com
2nd Channel: youtube.com/c/GeerlingEngineering
Contents:
00:00:00 - It's not really NVMe
00:05:02 - It's a 10G M.2 NIC!
00:05:36 - Stripping down the old PC
00:17:55 - New Parts - 42% for Ubuntu
00:25:42 - Huge GPU, new motherboard too
00:36:49 - Kinky motherboard cabling
00:48:15 - PSU cabling
00:52:46 - Innodisk EGPL-T101 10G M.2 NIC install
01:00:49 - GPU Support Bracket? Nah.
01:04:17 - 2.5 Twizzlers (unit of measurement)
01:10:36 - Release the Magic Smoke!
01:13:06 - Debugging
01:17:02 - POST! (And yes, it's Ubuntu)
01:22:22 - 10G NIC Testing (Windows)
01:27:05 - Not 10 Gbps! (More Debugging)
01:38:55 - 4090 goes back in! (bonus AMD Eco mode rant)
01:49:50 - 4090 Debugging (BIOS settings)
01:57:09 - Fast boot was the problem? (Thanks live chat!)
01:57:30 - Summary and next debugging steps
Time for an upgrade! This one will have a strange M.2 NIC that supposedly gives 10 GbE in one of the NVMe slots!
Here are the parts I used in my build:
- Open Benchtable: openbenchtable.com
- ASUS TUF GT501 Case: amzn.to/3y58Sep
- ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi AM5 Motherboard: amzn.to/3XTQKOW
- AMD Ryzen 9 7900x 12-core, 24-thread CPU: amzn.to/3xJaYQT
- Noctua NH-U12A chromax.Black 120mm CPU Cooler: amzn.to/3xOdghq
- G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 CL36 RAM: amzn.to/3m3GTIX
- KIOXIA XG8 2TB SSD: amzn.to/3xLGXjj (XG7 listed on Amazon)
- Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24G GPU: amzn.to/3xKH1Qj
- CableMod 12VHPWR Angled Adapters: store.cablemod.com/12vhpwr-angled-adapter
- Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1200W Modular PSU: amzn.to/3ExmMJB
- HD Audio Extension Cable: amzn.to/3Sm3sF4
- Innodisk EGPL-T101 10 GbE M.2 NIC: innodisk.com/en/products/embedded-peripheral/communication/egpl-t101
- I bought it for $185 from WDL Systems early last year, and it took months to ship!
I also referenced the following in the course of my build:
- Flashing the ASUS Motherboard BIOS: jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/trying-every-combination-flash-my-asus-motherboards-bios
- Moving my PC into my rack in a 2U case: jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/moving-my-pc-my-rack-2u-case
- I had to return my AMD RX 7900 XTX Cooler: jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/how-many-amd-rx-7900-xtxs-are-defective
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/geerlingguy
Sponsor me on GitHub: github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy
Merch: redshirtjeff.com
2nd Channel: youtube.com/c/GeerlingEngineering
Contents:
00:00:00 - It's not really NVMe
00:05:02 - It's a 10G M.2 NIC!
00:05:36 - Stripping down the old PC
00:17:55 - New Parts - 42% for Ubuntu
00:25:42 - Huge GPU, new motherboard too
00:36:49 - Kinky motherboard cabling
00:48:15 - PSU cabling
00:52:46 - Innodisk EGPL-T101 10G M.2 NIC install
01:00:49 - GPU Support Bracket? Nah.
01:04:17 - 2.5 Twizzlers (unit of measurement)
01:10:36 - Release the Magic Smoke!
01:13:06 - Debugging
01:17:02 - POST! (And yes, it's Ubuntu)
01:22:22 - 10G NIC Testing (Windows)
01:27:05 - Not 10 Gbps! (More Debugging)
01:38:55 - 4090 goes back in! (bonus AMD Eco mode rant)
01:49:50 - 4090 Debugging (BIOS settings)
01:57:09 - Fast boot was the problem? (Thanks live chat!)
01:57:30 - Summary and next debugging steps
