DELL X520-T2

[josiah]

I'm new to this segment but these look like a good deal @ $45/each?

DELL 10GB DUAL PORT ETHERNET SERVER ADAPTER PCI-E - 0JM42W X520-T2 | eBay

Cheers,
Josiah

 

[techtoys]

Yes it is

 

[techtoys]

These cards are old technology and will likely have a high power draw.
SFP+ will have lower power and latency and you can go that path cheaper with Mellanox.
10G RJ45 tend to be your only choice for existing cat-5 cabling and depend on distance and other factors

 

[techtoys]

I should warn people that 10G RJ45 cards are spec'd for Cat-6 which is not in most homes. You can often get 10G to work on cat-5 over smaller distances in the home. Test it and see what kind or error rates you get. I am running 10G Aquantia cards over cat-5e in the home.

I said cat-5 in prior post but mileage varies depending on your wiring.
Also, the power draw does not make sense for a low power server options.