Recommanded Intel NIC?

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10GTek? Mixed reviews on NICs. Based off Intel chips. Some of us use SFP+ transceivers from them. They have more models listed.

10G Network Card(NIC), Single RJ-45 Port, X8 Lane, Intel X540 Controllers,...

Adding a link to post on NIC advice. Maybe save for x550, seems to run cooler and use less power.

2.5Gb or 10Gb cards that work with Supermicro X11SSM-F-O or X11SSH-F-O and TrueNAS Core / Scale

Last time I checked, you could get two or three Solarflare SF7122F or Chelsio T520 (-BT for copper) for that money. There are plenty of cheap unmanaged, and sometimes even managed, no-name switches in 4x2.5G + 1x10 G or 2x10G in all configuarions of SFP+ and 10Base-T: Just perfect to plug in a NAS and a MacStudio in 10G and the rest of a little home network in plain 1G/2.5G. X550 is the best (sole) option if you want plug it directly to 2.5G/5G copper—which you don’t have to do. There are ple…