said by iansltx:Can your computer support gigabit speeds?
Realistically, somewhere between 20 and 35 Mbps, symmetric, is plenty for today's uses. 100 Mbps is gravy right now, but still very cool. It's also a realistic objective for a few years from now. I'd aim for that.
Don't get me wrong; gigabit is good and all. However I defy you to find a computer that will suck crap down at a gigabit or a consumer-grade router that will route it. No, pfSense doesn't freaking count. Yes, I would buy the necessary equipment to take advantage of a gigabit connection if one was offered at a low, low price to my home. However I know for a fact that 99.999% of people won't be doing that for another five to ten years. According to my calculations, assuming that network bandwidth (and the desire for it) increases 50% year over year, we'll need ~7.5x as much bandwidth in five years and ~57x as much in ten. Nowhere near a gig when you look at the current national average (10 Mbps or less).
Considering it will take at least 10 years for this plan to be completed, I do believe a gigabit is the sweet spot for preparing for the future.
And a gigabit is 125MB/sec. You do know SATA is capable of a gig or more right?