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Update: New Zen 3 CPU installed, seems to be working well. BIOS 2802 works well, but most importantly, temp monitors seem to be working without changing anything.

Update: upgraded to BIOS 2802 in prep for the new Zen 3 CPU. Temp monitors seem to be working as before, and I haven't changed anything otherwise.

Read and you'll find it on this thread.

I'm currently on 2407, but my Ryzen 9 5950x just arrived, so I need to upgrade. I've downloaded the 2802 non-beta and the 2816 beta BIOS, but I'll be using the non-beta for now as it has AGESA 1.1.0.0 needed for Zen 3. For the record, I think Zen 3 requires at least AGESA 1.0.8.0, in BIOS version 2607+. Gonna do that first and see if temp monitors are still working, before swapping in the new chip. @Kash76 this might be useful for you.

It does seem cheaper and more straightforward to use DAC where possible, and that's been my own experience in server rooms also. But at home I'm looking at getting a Mikrotik CRS305 4/5 port 10Gb for the DAC cables to terminate to, which would make the whole thing easier. It also has a 1GGbe uplink port which is handy, so no transceivers needed, with the potential complications that they bring. Both my current servers are in the same room also. Would be a good start, I guess.

Yeah I get that, its a 3.0 NIC which isn't magically going to become 4.0. Just saying in an ideal world. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Any advice from your experience on if going all-ethernet or mixing in SFP+ DAC?

My main use is to extend my basic VLAN usage, but I'd like to get more into L3 packet and protocol filtering, but I don't do much of that at home right now. Tbh, I'm not really sure on where I want to go with it, but I'd at least like to have a better VLAN implementation.

From the Wikipedia Page: In an ideal world, I'd be able to get 1.969 GB/s or 15.752 Gb/s. But I think I'd be happy with 0.985 GB/s or 7.88 Gb/s. Still trying to figure out if I should invest in fiber on the Mellanox Connectix-3 like this or just stick with all-through ethernet and get an intel card like this. The Connectix-3 is clearly cheaper, but the cost of fiber cables and transceivers doubles the price of the card. I could of course go with direct attached copper cables, but I'm unsure. I'm starting fresh here, so I'm hoping from some advice on where to start? Edit: There is of course Intel SFP+ cards like this also.

Thanks @JorgeB I've been trying to read through various manuals and such to see if the Mellanox ConnectX-3 will work in a x1 slot, but I can't find any info anywhere. I figure I'll probably just hack one of my x1 slots open and see how it goes, I've seen a lot of guides online on how others have managed it. @Ford Prefect I think I could be happy with 8Gbps from a 10Gbps card. I'm currently teaming to achieve 3GBs so that would be a huge improvement. Still wondering if it will work, but from what I've seen in other places, it should.

Yes, I've read that using the Mikrotik controllers for L3 stuff is a bad idea. I'm considering getting the CRS305 4/5 port and maybe getting a more substantial main 1Gbe L3 switch for VLAN work. Would that be a better idea?

Will that CSS610 do VLANs and such? Looking to upgrade my main 1Gbe switch and add 10Gbe in the near future. I'm also using Pfsense for my router, but dumb switches elsewhere.

Hey thanks for responding, but I think maybe there is a misunderstanding. I'm talking about PCIe x4/x8 cards (As in PCIe 1.0/2.0/3.0 card in an x4/x8 physical form-factor), not PCIe 4.0/4.x card (As in the PCIe 4.0 standard). I'm definitely not hoping/looking/dreaming to find a PCIe 4.0 card anytime soon. I've been looking at a card like the Mellanox ConnectX-3 like in this ebay listing. Its a PCIe x4 card and I figure someone on this forum has to have one, and maybe someone in an x1 slot. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Really just trying to know if it will work and if so, at what speed? Any ideas?

Hi all, I'm still looking into this and hoping that someone may be able to share their experience with using 10Gb cards? Has anyone had experience with using a 10Gb card in any 1x slot? Thanks for any advice.

@Maddeen This seemed to be something with the earlier BIOS version I was on. I'm planning to get a Ryzen 5000 chip in the future when they become generally available, so I've been wondering if anything will change again with that upgrade. The newer Ryzen 5000 chips require a BIOS with AGESA 1.0.8.0, but I think they recommend AGESA 1.1.0.0 for full support.

I don't mean to be rude, but you need to start a separate thread about these issues. Thanks. If you want help then start a thread and people can choose to respond there, don't derail another thread. It's rude to other people trying to discuss and get help for their particular issues. We are discussing the temp monitor addon, getting it working, and which BIOS version it works with on this particular motherboard. You also STILL have not indicated exactly which motherboard you are in fact using, and nothing is in your signature. Or contact ASUS support, as I advised. Edit: I see you already have a thread discussing your issues. That's great. You need to respond there about this, thanks.

Everything is working fine for me, and I also only have the same 2 monitors now. From what I can see, the other "jc42" sensor is not not detected, and I have all the monitors that I need. So between BIOS updates looks like they fixed it.

This is NOT true, and you should not be telling people to make decisions like this based on your unfounded assumption that it is not in the manual. You should also NOT be making recommendations based upon assumption of something you saw in another motherboards manual, with a different chipset generation. Please don't do that. I am using all 8 SATA ports and both NVME slots, and all work fine together. If you are using THE EXACT SAME motherboard, it sounds like you have a fault and should probably contact ASUS support.

Hi everyone, I have 2 unRAID servers (Details in Signature), both working pretty good, and I've been looking at upgrading my networking to 10Gb for some time. Trouble is, I've been all over the internet for months looking for details compatibility of running 10Gb adaptors in a PCIe 1x slots. I have an ASUS TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) motherboard, with a limited number of slots (Most of them 1x). It is a PCIe 4.0 motherboard so, in my case, my PCIe 4.0 x1 slot is capable of 1.97GB/s or 15.76Gb/s. What I'm trying to figure out is: 1. What is a recommended PCIe x4 10Gb NIC card I can use? 2. Can I plug an PCIe x4/8x 10Gb NIC into my PCIe 4.0 x1 slot and get 10Gb NIC speed? 3. Will my motherboard simply negotiate the PCIe 4.0 x1 slot at PCIe 2.0/3.0 speed and halve the bandwidth to 985MB/s or 7.88Gb/s? 4. Has anyone used a 10Gb x4 NIC in an PCIe 4.0 x1 slot, and what was your experience? I'm asking this because there is a lot of THEORETICAL talk, but I haven't found/seen any actual cases. Really hoping someone can help. Is anyone out there run/running a 10Gb 4x or 8x card in a 1x slot? What was your experience? Thanks. Update 2021-10-24: This thread turned into a story of my journey to 10Gb, and I've tried to include as much information as possible of my hardware choices, purchases, performance, troubleshooting, questions, etc. I hope at least someone may benefit from this information being available later. Feel free to chime in, comment or ask questions if you are on a similar journey or have relevant questions (Mostly surrounding 10Gb networking using Unraid).

@Maddeen Oooh, I would have waited just a couple weeks for the Ryzen 5000 chips, in particular the 5600X or 5800X for you. Anyhow, I upgraded from my (Now Backup) unraid to my new Ryzen build earlier this year. If you have your array setup now without any issues, and you're migrating to the same version, it should be easy to swap your disks out. You'll be able to find plenty of advice on this forum about that, from better people than me. You should basically be able to swap your hardware out, as far as I'm aware.

@Maddeen The only gripe I might have with this motherboard is the lack of PCIe slots, but the chipset is PCIe 4.0, so that probably explains the dedicated lanes. I am waiting for a PCIe4.0 1x 10Gb NIC to come out. Right now I'm using a PCIe 1x Dual 1Gb Intel card, teamed with my onboard, for 3Gb throughput, and that works well. My backup Unraid also uses the same configuration, and I get a nice 3Gb/s between them. There are PCIe4.0 1x NICs with 4x 1Gb on them, but I'm not too concerned about them right now.

@Maddeen I didn't have to do anything special to get the temp monitor to work, but now it is: I'm still on the 2407 BIOS, so it might be that version that got things working, but I'll need to update at some point as I intend to upgrade to a Ryzen 5000-series CPU in the coming months. @mscott I have no idea what "card" you're referring to. Can you explain?

Hey @Maddeen I wrote a response to you but apparently it seemed to have not posted a week ago. The ASUS TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) is a great board for my Unraid. I've had no issues with it, apart from the thermal sensor issue in this thread. I currently run 64GB (2x 32GB) of Micron Multi-Bit ECC DDR4 at 3200MHz and it works great. I'm considering doubling that. The reason I got this board is because I wanted a board that was: - rock-solid stable - X570 chipset - 2x NVME M.2 x4 PCIe Gen 4 slots - ECC support (unofficial, but ASUS is good with including ECC support) - 8x onboard SATA - 2x PCIe x16 slots It delivered on all those accounts. I don't use the onboard WiFi but I wanted to possibly make a VM as a AP, and host that in Unraid. Also, it would seem that I got the thermal sensor to finally work on the 2407 BIOS, no idea what changed. So even that niggle seems to be working now.

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I've been having the same issues since starting this post also. At this point I'm running BIOS 2407. Are you running the latest BIOS 2607? BIOS Links.

Wow, thanks @Mex!