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TP-Link TX401
PCI-E x4
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Galaxus
1 month ago
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No, the network card does not fit mechanically into a PCI Express x1 slot. It is designed for PCI Express 3.0 x4 and requires an x4 slot or larger, as x1 is physically too narrow.
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1 month ago
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Yes, the network card is suitable for Windows 11. TP-Link provides official drivers for Windows 11, which you can download from their support page.
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1 month ago
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Yes, the network card fits physically and works in PCIe x1 and x4 slots. It is designed as a PCIe x4 card, but only uses one lane with reduced bandwidth in x1 slots.
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2 months ago
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No, this network card does not fit into a PCI Express x1 slot. The card requires a PCI Express 3.0 x4 slot and cannot be plugged into a smaller slot as the physical design is not compatible.
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Both are very similar, but in my experience I find the one from TP-Link better. The updates also came faster with TP-Link than with ASUS. 5 Noctua fans are sufficient for an ATX case if they are used correctly and the airflow is right. I still recommend having the airflow from the CPU cooler and GPU so that it supports the overall airflow. The network cards can overheat, but again it all depends on where they are positioned and the airflow in the case.
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It works for me with a Joule Performance Gaming PC & Win11. No problems.
The TP-Link TX401 is supplied with two slot brackets as standard:
- Low-profile bracket (for narrow mini-towers)
- Standard adult bracket (full-height, for regular housings)
This means: It is not necessary to change to a high-profile bracket as long as you use the standard bracket supplied; it is already suitable for your housing and makes the use of a new network card or an external adapter superfluous.
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So sorry, you had such troubles with this product. But thank you very much for sharing your experience with the community. Also, you can add a product review on this page, if you want to.
I do not recommend this card - it conflicted with almost everything. I threw it away!!!
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Schau einmal in die Anleitung deines Mainboards. Gewisse PCIE Slots werden deaktiviert wenn du eine M2 verbaut hast,.
** When installing devices in M.2_2, PCI_E2 & PCI_E3 slots at the same time, PCI_E3 slot will be unavailable, and M2_2 slot only supports PCIe x2. Please refer to page 18 for details.
Nein, min. PCI Express 3.0 x4
This was the worst card I ever bought - the drivers conflicted with my PC heavily. Would not recommend it!!! I bought instead Marvell® AQtion AQN-107 10 GbE Network Interface Adapter which works beautifully
According to the TP-Link website, the card is for PCI Express 3.0 x4 slot. As far as I know, an x4 card cannot be plugged into an x2 slot, it doesn't fit in. I have it in an x16 slot and it works.
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Hello!
So technically the card fits into the slots in any case (you can also put it into the "big" PCI slots, that's how I have it). I am now running it under Windows 10 and it would be very untypical if it did not run on Windows 11. It doesn't say anything on the TP Link manufacturer's page either, but one if it says Win10 compatible, then that also applies to Win11.
I didn't have to install any special drivers, Windows does it all by itself. Installed, booted up, finished.
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Yes, it runs on a PCIe 4 board. Speed remains at PCIe 3 x4 which corresponds to 4 GB/s gross, thus more than enough for 10 GBe, which corresponds to 1.25 GB/s. However, the card gets very warm, so a well cooled case is recommended.
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Yes, that's no problem. :-) Can only recommend.
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