As you have stated you are willing to go second hand/eBay, have you considered the Brocade 1020 10GB NICs that were popping up on here? It wouldn't help with the cost of a switch but it would save you a significant amount as they could be had for about $35!
Hi Guys/Girls,
I have managed to snag some of the Brocade 1020 10Gb CNEs that have been going cheap recently. I need a pair of 10Gb SFP+s to go with them. Does anyone have any suggestions for compatible (or genuine) units? I don't mind going second hand as this is a low cost (haha) experiment...
Can someone let us know how you get on with the Brocade 10gb cards? I'd like to add some 10gb connectivity between my server (server 2012) and my esxi box and my workstation.
Right the correct drivers are here
http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails?driverId=J89P6&fileId=2731104916
extract them with WinRAR etc and then use device manager to update the drivers manually. You have to repeat it for each port but it works. Cheap quad port gigabit! I...
Other people seem to be having issues too
http://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=29&p=1158286
http://www.techexams.net/forums/off-topic/71268-windows-7-drivers-dell-intel-pro-1000-et-vt-quad-port-nic.html
I have one of these cards on order at the moment so I can offer some more help...
u should actually be the greek letter mu (μ) as in μATX. Its the scientific standard prefix for micro, hence micro atx.
To do this start looking at the datasheets/web pages of the components you want to use. They should all state maximum power draw. Add it all up and you'll see how...