Hardware selection Now that we have defined the goals and network needs, let’s select the actual hardware! Network Cards My favorite store for 10 Gbit/s+ network equipment is FS.COM. They offer Intel-based cards: (347 CHF) PCIe 3.0 x8 Dual-Port 25G SFP28 Ethernet Network Card (Intel XXV710) FS.COM XXV710AM2-F2 #75603 (329 CHF) PCIe 3.0 x8 Quad-Port 10G SFP+ Ethernet Network Card (Intel XL710-BM1)
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