Full Disclosure - not a completed build, just waiting on Alan and my !sodimms. But here are a bunch of pictures.
Cool thing is I think this thing will be able to handle a riser if you really want to add a HHHL NIC card for pfsense or 10g or whatever. I found a few places selling a riser for the m920 but not sure if it would work on here, definitely looks like it so I may order one if I can find it in stock at a reasonable price. (m920 part number is 01AJ902)
So here are the pics of my future Parsec Client/HTPC just waiting on the !sodimms and an NVME to come in.
And Encompass (which I believe is Lenovo’s official parts seller) has it for a good price but according to the site they will be out of stock until July 15th.
I’ll be sure to let you guys know about the encompass site. When I was talking with JDM we were having a conversation about those riser cards. I pre-ordered the riser when the 720q was first shared, and was going to share my findings after the order came in.
I ordered 01AJ902 on 30/4/20.
Order was canceled on 17/7/20 after following up with them.
Cancellation Details
Part Number:
01AJ902 (qty 1)
Reason:
Other
Notes:
We have just been advised that this part is no longer orderable and without replacement, as such, our purchase order for this part with our supplier has been cancelled, Where our purchasing team couldn’t manage to source the part from an alternate. Authorized Parts Re-seller. We’ll proceed with your order cancellation in behalf of you and there will be no cancellation fee. Sorry for any inconveniences we may have caused. If a refund is applicable, it will be processed within the next 24hrs (excluding weekends). If there are any issues or if further information required, you will be contacted by our Accounts Department.,
I’ve just send a request about the 01AJ929 to see if that’s available.
Geran, hate to argue with you but…
PCIe 3.0 = 1GB/s effectively, per Lane.
Thus x4 = 4GB/s
Bytes to Bits = 8x
Thus PCIe 3.0 x4 = 32Gbps which of course is more than enough for a Dual Port 10Gb NIC.
Even with encoding overhead the max is still 31.5Gbps.
Now of course if the NIC itself is only PCIe 2.0, then you cut the speed in half and you potentially do run out of bandwidth for 2 ports, but 1 with redundancy is still fine.
PS: I got my x16 connector from Encompass and was a little disappointed.
They didn’t even include the damn screw you need to hold the Riser to the case.
