Interested in hear the justification why you would need more than 1GbE in a machine built specificly for gaming.
It's a bit niche, but Steam can download games from another PC running Steam on your local network. 2.5GbE on both PCs makes that a lot faster.
It's a living room pc - using it to stream from a media NAS is one application that comes to mind
Downloading those giant game installs and updates
It's a bit niche, but Steam can download games from another PC running Steam on your local network. 2.5GbE on both PCs makes that a lot faster.