TP Link TX201 2.5Gbps PCI-E Adapter Unboxing, Installation, Speed Test and Review

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TP Link TX201 2.5Gbps PCI-E Adapter Unboxing, Installation, Speed Test and Review

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@Uglylizard66 10 ай бұрын

Installed Yea big difference from one integrated on my Motherboard Z490. Glad I got it.

@SystematicHardware 10 ай бұрын

Nice!

@fuguf1sh 7 ай бұрын

My ISP just upgraded to 2.0 Gbps. I upgraded my cable modem and network switch to 2.5 GbE. I added this NIC to my PC as well. Works great. Steam sometimes supports > 200MB/sec downloads and it’s glorious for those 100 GB games.

@Uglylizard66 10 ай бұрын

Great video I just bought the same model TP-link Tx201 getting ready install it.

@NahFam13 Жыл бұрын

One small correction, it's not Sequential, it's Symmetric (both Upload and Download are mirrored in speed). Excellent video nonetheless. I am looking to upgrade my home network to be a bit snappier plus I am also setting up a home lab. This video definitely helped me in making a decision, perhaps not to directly purchase this product but to take the actual step of upgrading my Desktop's default Ethernet for something aftermarket and standalone.

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

Thank you and good luck

@holliecrawford3202 Жыл бұрын

I have a tp-link tx401 2.5gbps ethernet adapter and i upgraded my xfinity internet to the gigabit x2 2000gbps download and 200mbps upload on my XB8 cable modem would i still need to get a gigabit switch to get full internet speeds

@Zack-fu8sn Жыл бұрын

@@holliecrawford3202 As long as the modem supports 2gbps, no you don't need a gigabit switch. In fact the gigabit switch is less than half the bandwidth so it would be a detriment

@be16_channel Жыл бұрын

Tp link product is the best, save my money. Thanks, I'm from indonesia.

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

I have a wireless card video uploading soon also.

@be16_channel Жыл бұрын

@@SystematicHardware Ok 👍

@MrJet30 Жыл бұрын

these are the kind of videos i like to see, Thanks for posting, new sub. I just got a new TP-Link Tri-Band 6-Stream Wi-Fi 6E Router so i will be getting that network card and the 8 port switch. then later on i'll get the Wifi 6e card.

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! Yeah that sounds like a good plan

@prateeksaxena6161 9 ай бұрын

Great video brother 💯💯 appreciated that post more videos like this and also make some tutorials and free courses

@SystematicHardware 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Eddie87Grant Жыл бұрын

You've earned my sub and thank you!!!

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@oclique732 Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it man!

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

Any time!

@FearTheAdc 29 күн бұрын

Nice review

@user-js3ev5it6v 8 ай бұрын

I just have one question please your subscription with the internet operator is how many gigat

@SystematicHardware 8 ай бұрын

My internet is 500mbps. That's why I used the 1 gig port for the modem.

@alexpecina9788 Ай бұрын

I’m not getting any different and I downloaded the driver. What else do I have to do? Did I do something wrong?

@DcComplete 8 ай бұрын

I need help getting connected with my other computers. I’m on the same router but not sure how to connect each one to send them files. Can someone help me set it up?

@SirGenWilliamThomaz 6 ай бұрын

Is that cover (with the big gold 2.5 number sticker glued on) a heatsink for the adapter chip?

@ryzeshorts Жыл бұрын

i have 300mbps and i use a tp-link ethernet adaptors but i don't get the full speeds will this help get my speeds?

@marklakes1 Жыл бұрын

Hi do you think this will improve my connection? Because i tried multiple connection products my pc default gets like 150mbps download and upload 10mbps while the other products made it worse so do you think this will improve it? My motherboard already came with an antenna but will this improve it? Because i need best connection for streaming. Also my pc is upstairs and router downstairs.

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

It depends on your internet conncetion and what speed you're paying for. If it's over 1Gbps then yes the adapter will help make a difference.

@marklakes1 Жыл бұрын

@@SystematicHardware ours is 500 mbps

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

There won't be an improvement.

@marklakes1 Жыл бұрын

@@SystematicHardware why?

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

@@marklakes1 Because it's a 2.5 gbps card and your internet connect is only 500mbps.

@visionary05 2 ай бұрын

should i also get the switch to improve my internet speed i bought the tp link itself and installed it into my pc and it didn’t make a difference at all

@SystematicHardware 2 ай бұрын

Everything, your router, switch, ethernet wiring has to support 2.5 gig or it won't work

@UnreadyPrince 11 ай бұрын

u can check more accurate speeds in task manager :)

@squidben5780 6 ай бұрын

I have upgraded to latest drivers and rebooted and upload should be 1.6 which is max of connection speed as for download but limited to 1050+-???

@dag5421 Ай бұрын

What chip does it have?

@jveenendaal4254 Жыл бұрын

Do it have an intel chip or realteck( if i spell it right) and will this chip be good as an onboard 2.5g on a am5 gaming motherboard?

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

Don't know, but if you already have 2.5 onboard I wouldn't bother

@SilentGuardia 3 ай бұрын

Only have router modem and pc. Modem is 2.5 which is connected to 2.5 wan on router. My pc Ethernet port is 1gb. All other ports on router are 1gb lan. If I buy this adapter to attach to motherboard, how will I cable route this with my devices?

@SystematicHardware 2 ай бұрын

If your computer plugs into the 1gbps lan port on the router you won't get the full speed of the TX 201.

@SilentGuardia 2 ай бұрын

@@SystematicHardware so I would need a new router in addition to this PCIe adapter, correct? Also, I see your uploads are also 2000. What was your ISP? I know xfinity offers 2gb with 200 uploads, but when I was running the 1gb plan they had, I got stuck at 40mb upload and 700-800mb download

@HappyShappy. 5 ай бұрын

is that safe to install this tp link network card in the new XPS 8960 ?

@aRandomHomelabber Жыл бұрын

Hey, do you know if this adapter wil work on pfsense

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure. It does support windows and linux in the drivers downloads section.

@user-qc5fp7qk4t Жыл бұрын

Is the TX201 card a true multigig? in ther words ,if my internet supplier is 1400Mbps with this adapter see the 1400Mbps

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

Yes as long as all the connected hardware supports higher than gigabit speeds

@RichardJRay Жыл бұрын

@@SystematicHardware Hi can I jump in on this thread. My current speed is 76Mbps. I`m going to upgrade in the next few days the max speed I can get from ISP which is 900Mbps. I already have the 2.5G TP-Link TX20, but I also have just purchased the x2 TX401, 10 Gigabit version one is installed to my music pc and one is installed to my windows NAS. I have the QNAP QSW-2104-2T 2ports 10GbE RJ45 5port these are connected with CAT 7 cables. Could you say roughly what type of speeds I would achieve when I upgrade my internet speed with my provider? As i`m gathering I am only able to achieve 900mb on my home network would this be correct?

@DcComplete 8 ай бұрын

How does it work for internet?

@rmjohnson144 Жыл бұрын

What were your results for a simultaneous upload/download test? I need 2.5 Gb each way at the same time.

@lazysnipe Ай бұрын

sadly dont work limited to 1Gbps no matter what, got 10 Gbps switch and cables rated for 10 Gbps still says 1Gbps on network adapter with latest drivers and cant get it to work on any pc in the network.

@SystematicHardware Ай бұрын

What about your router?

@lazysnipe Ай бұрын

no router on that network just switch, i got separate network for my internet.

@lazysnipe Ай бұрын

windows says 1gbit.. newest drivers, forced duplex speeds to 2.5gbit still says 1 gbit. motherbord is pci gen 4x1 only need 2.1 for the network card.....

@JaviBearR32 Жыл бұрын

I can't get mine to work

@Pooben 10 ай бұрын

I just updated my network card to this but don’t know the issue on why it is still capped on 100 Mbps in the settings. I’ve tried the speed duplex switched to auto and 1.0 gb multiple times but going on the settings still shows I’m locked at 100/100 link speed

@jorisdevaan6845 10 ай бұрын

Check your cable. Cat5 is max 100 mbps you need cat6

@fuguf1sh 7 ай бұрын

You need a 2.5 GbE port on the other end.

@adeyudhapratama4314 Жыл бұрын

Your test is using PCIE 3.0 x1?

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

Yes correct

@Harv88 Жыл бұрын

I have 1 Gig down 40 Mb up, I'm running a cat 6 cable from ISP router to computer, if I get the TP-Link 2.5GB PCIe Network Card (TX201) will that speed go back to the router via that same cable ? Then I can use the other lan port jack coming off router going to the TL-SG108-M2 8 port switch in basement which goes to all the cat 5e runs in my home, will it turn my entire lan network into 2.5G ? Then In living room I have the TP Link TL-SG105-M2 5 port 2.5 switch which has cat 6 running to my PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and Smart TV for which I needed a wired connection for competitive gaming on my consoles. I'm hoping I can get that 2.5G speed to my consoles. Home has wired runs of cat 5e, but I bought Cat 6 cables to plug into the sockets in the walls of home. In computer room I have cat 6 going from modem to router, router to computer, router to wall jack, wall run has 5e, 7 of them in basement hooked into the 8 port switch. Living room cat5e in wall, hooked to wall socket is cat 6 going to the 5 port 2.5G switch, then I have 6 foot cat 6 cables (4) of them going to PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and Smart Gaming Oled TV.

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

Your router has to be 2.5gbps to get the full TX201 throughput for your internal local area network. However, lets just assume it is. Your internet bandwidth would still bottleneck the tx201 for all of your PC's/Consoles unless you're only gaming within the local area network aka without leaving through the internet. Even then I doubt the gaming consoles would have 2.5 gigabit cards in them. IMO it's not worth it because of your existing gigabit internet speed. Unless you have the game server within the LAN, you'll have to pass through using your existing gigabit internet speed for said game.

@nofox777 10 күн бұрын

Mines still showing under a gig but I’m positive it’s in correct and positive it’s getting over 2. I wonder if my ports are limiting me .

@cd819 7 ай бұрын

isn't the PCIe 3.0 x1 limited to 1gbs ?

@blueshadow3794 6 ай бұрын

I bought one yesterday and I can confirm that it works flawlessly. on PCIe 3.0 1x. Asus crosshair VI hero

@HapPawhere 5 ай бұрын

1GBps is not 1gbps. It's different

@The101damnations 5 ай бұрын

1 Gigabyte/s or GB/s = 8 Gigabits/s or Gb/s

@_purple_2964 Жыл бұрын

how do u install the driver i cant pls help me

@SystematicHardware Жыл бұрын

I put the link for the driver in this videos description

@Video-ls7gy 7 ай бұрын

THUMBS DOWN FROM ME.. WHY... Too damn long time to show whats its all about.. Instead this guy, just keep talk and talk. Sorry I haft to come back and add some more.. Now this guy, starts overexplain again, how he put the cable from one port to anothrrt, (as even a money can see), as he point with he´s finger at the port... Oh my god.