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author: Christian Cleberg <hello@cleberg.net> · 2026-08-01T22:03:00Z
content/blog/2026-07-30-10gbps.org | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) @@ -94,11 +94,17 @@ Two switches did the heavy lifting for the upgrade: Neither of my two most important machines shipped with 10G, so both needed a new network card: -- *Windows gaming PC*: an Intel X520-DA1, a 10G SFP+ card. -- *Server*: an Intel X710-DA2, a dual-port 10G SFP+ card. +*Windows Gaming PC*: an Intel X520-DA1, a 10G SFP+ card. -Both are enterprise Intel cards you can find used for very little money, which -is half the reason I went with them. +#+caption: X520-DA1 NIC for Windows +#+attr_html: :alt A photo of the X520-DA1 NIC product image. +[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260730-10gbps/x520-da1.webp]] + +*Server*: an Intel X710-DA2, a dual-port 10G SFP+ card. + +#+caption: X710-DA2 NIC for Linux +#+attr_html: :alt A photo of the X710-DA2 product image. +[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260730-10gbps/x710-da2.webp]] The Ubuntu server already had Intel drivers installed, so I wasn't required to install anything. I simply slotted the NIC into the PCIe port on the motherboard