Just a small home server for the house. Partial 10Gbit upgrade (for the server because of the NAS and my PC cause I'm an impatient ass).
I'm basically choosing between Intel whatever (turned out x550 is not SFP+, so the other cards I am not fully aware of - please hlep), Chelsio T520, or Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx EN. I'd like to keep old cards out of the game for driver support worries.
I'd like to keep the heat as low as possible as a secondary soft requirement (I guess some cards are more power hungry than others).
I already asked on reddit and got some input, but more doesn't hurt.
What would you recommend and why?
Also, I'm only buying 2nd hand.
I'm basically choosing between Intel whatever (turned out x550 is not SFP+, so the other cards I am not fully aware of - please hlep), Chelsio T520, or Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx EN. I'd like to keep old cards out of the game for driver support worries.
I'd like to keep the heat as low as possible as a secondary soft requirement (I guess some cards are more power hungry than others).
I already asked on reddit and got some input, but more doesn't hurt.
What would you recommend and why?
Also, I'm only buying 2nd hand.