BrosTrend 2.5Gb PCIe Network Card for Gaming with Extra Low-Profile Bracket

Works perfect so far I was running into the 970mbps on my task manager showing network was maxed out 100% b550 a pro has a 1gb limit This was the cheapest and easiest plug in play ever no drivers needed for windows 11 but now I’m getting 1,600mbps with this so worth worth if you don’t want to buy a new motherboard go with this

My new PC can handle 2.5 GB speeds, so I upgraded my internet service to 2.5 GB, and then my modem, and router to match that capibility of the higher speeds. I installed BrosTrend 2.5 GB switch to replace my 1 GB switch. My security cameras, laptop, and other network devices can't handle 2.5 GB speeds, but I added this BrosTrend 2.5 gb network card to an older Windows 10 Intel i7 PC in another wired room and this switch and this simple to install 2.5 GB card provides the connection for the higher speeds to that PC without my need to manually update the network drivers on the older PC. Windows handles all that work so I didn't need to use the mini-cd disk included or website to update ethernet drivers for this 2.5 GB card (read instructions and power off your PC before installing!). This all works well and installs quickly to replace a slower switch (just transfer ethernet wires) for both PCs and 1 GB devices and it provides me with future options and upgrade path to take advantage. I love the faster speed on both PCs.

If you have a hard wired network at home and are using CAT5E or greater network cables and are still using a gigabit ethernet card, it might be time to upgrade to 2.5G especially if you have greater than 1G broadband. This card does 2.5G transfers flawlessly and is a simple plug and play PCI-E card. Windows 11 instantly recognizes it without the need to install any drivers. It does come with a small format CD to install drivers for older systems that don't recognize it. My simple test is always running the usual gigabit ethernet card (built into the motherboard on most PC's) and checking the bandwidth (I have 1200 Mbps download connectivity although it gives me a little more). Without a 2.5 Gbps ethernet card I would always get less than 1G downloads (see my speed test results, I only got 700 Mbps download). Install the 2.5G card and ensure you match it with a at least 2.5G network switch otherwise you'll defeat the upgrade and I get over my 1200 Mbps download speed (closer to 1300 Mbps). It works excellent. Transferring files back and forth between my PC's on my home network is speedy now. Your drives have to be fast otherwise the drives will be the bottleneck, but , transferring between two M.2 drives that can handle over 2.5G gives blazing fast results. For the price and quality of this 2.5G card, it's worth every penny!

Plug and play just works. no need for drivers or anything. Got it because my sons pc was only pulling 700 to 800 mbps now getting 2000+ mbps.

2.2Gig with new board plug and play

Yeah, I love the price the shipping and it was easy to install and everything works great we’ll keep them in mind for future ethernet cards

Good 2.5 gb network card. Very thin and easy to fit in any pcie slot. This will run at full speed on a PCIe 3.0 x1 slot. As far as I can tell this just uses the standard Realtek Gaming 2.5 GbE Network Controller that is found in many gaming motherboards.

Easy plug and play on both windows 11 and Ubuntu. Removed the gigabit bottle neck for my 1.2Gb internet service. Perfect so far.

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Nachdem die Intel® Ethernet-Controller I225-V auf meinem Board ständig die Verbindung verloren hat (Qualitätsproblem bei Intel), habe ich mich für diese Karte entschieden. Ich muss sagen, dass ich absolut begeistert bin! Keine Drops beim Download oder Verbindungsabbrüche mehr. Einfach Karte einbauen und loslegen. Bei der Qualität und einem Preis von ca 20 Euro kann man hier absolut nichts falsch machen.

Ça fonctionne très bien

🚚 Recibido en menos de 24h con Prime. 📦 Paquete recibido dentro de sobre de amazon que no se ve el contenido, precintado, incluye un soporte para cajas de perfil bajo, mini-cd con driver. 🖥️ GNU/Linux Debian 13, Linux kernel 6.12-57, la detecta sin problemas, pero recomendable compilar la última versión del driver, añades opciones adicionales al driver. ✅ 🖥️ Fedora 43, Linux kernel 6.17.13-300.fc43, lo detecta automáticamente, pero recomendable compilar la última versión del driver, añades opciones adicionales al driver. ✅ 🖥️ En Windows 11 Pro 25H2, lo detecta automáticamente. ✅ 🖥️ En Windows 10 Pro 22H2, lo detecta automáticamente. ✅ 🧾 Un log de las características, el chipset es un "RTL8125b". 🔌 El driver que instala por defecto Windows (10/11) no permite realizar ajustes, es simple, para ello mejor buscar la versión del driver más actual en la web de Realtek e instalarlo, luego ya te deja modificar muchos parámetros, como el Jumbo Frames, Wake On LAN, VLAN ID... 🐧 En Linux en kernel 6.5 o superior ni hace falta compilar el driver, la detecta sin problemas y va de maravilla, en kernel inferior, mejor compilar e instalar el driver de Realtek, es muy sencillo. La compatibilidad con Linux es perfecta, hay otro modelo de tarjeta de red identica del mismo fabricante que dice que es compatible para Linux, en ambas tarjetas usan el mismo chipset de Realtek, el RTL8125B. ℹ️ Revisa que el chipset de tu tarjeta de red sea "RTL8125b" y no "RTL8125", esa "B" es la nueva revisión de la tarjeta, la que no tiene "B" en mucho tráfico UDP tiene un rendimiento muy bajo, se puede réplicar con la descarga de torrents, en ese caso tendrías que priorizar el tráfico TCP sobre el UDP. ⚠️ Aunque la tarjeta sea de 2500Mbps, si el otro dispositivo (router de internet o switch) donde te conectas por cable es solamente de (10/100/1000Mbps), LA TARJETA NO IRA A MAS VELOCIDAD que la limitada por el otro dispositivo, si quieres tener los 2500Mbps, tienes que tener ambos dispositivos compatibles con estas velocidades de red, y un cable Cat6 mínimo, recomendable Cat6a (en mis pruebas uso Cat7). Alguno ha escrito que no ofrece lo que anuncia... ofrece, pero el problema lo tengas en el router/switch al que te conectas que solamente es gigabit (1000Mbps) en lugar de 2500Mbps, no de la tarjeta de red, y muy recomendable actualizar el driver, en lugar de dejar por defecto de Windows.

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