Best Budget Low Profile Intel Quad Port NIC (May 2020)

SOUK

I've got an old server that I want to tinker with, so I'm just looking for a list of the best supported budget low profile Intel Quad Port NIC's that I can pick up on ebay to use on my PCIe2 X16 slot , any ideas?

DaddyGo

Intel I350-T4 or F4(SFP) NICs have work very well for us.

https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?igb(4)

NICs relying on Intel i210-AT (or....i211) are also very good but there is no T4 version (you may need to buy 2 pcs. of them)
Please note that the online marketplace is full of counterfeits of these NICs.
You should look for used but branded units equipped with these ethernet controllers (Dell, HP, etc.)

A good approach, which is suspiciously cheap, will not be good

This is an example of a reliable source of supply (in EU):
https://www.bargainhardware.co.uk/intel-i350-t4-quad-port-rj45-1gbps-low-profile-pcie-x4-nic

Alternatively, I still want you to know...
we have a pfSense hardware that is an older Dell R210II and + https://www.bargainhardware.co.uk/dell-r519p-bcm5709-quad-port-rj45-1gbps-low-profile-pcie-x4-m005r-nic

it also works perfectly just consider this:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/hardware/tuning-and-troubleshooting-network-cards.html

provels

I'll plug the Intel i340-T4. Also found in OEM versions from Dell, HP, IBM and others for about $25. Here's a good link to find the OEM equivalents of that chipset and several others.
https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/list-of-nics-and-their-equivalent-oem-parts.20974/

DaddyGo

@provels

Exactly, @provels
And they are capable of long-term work and stable, so you don’t have to be afraid of the used but branded versions.

SOUK

@provels @DaddyGo Thank you very much you've been very helpful, much appreciated.

DaddyGo

if you need more help, I am at your disposal / THX

SOUK

@DaddyGo said in Best Budget Low Profile Intel Quad Port NIC (May 2020):

if you need more help, I am at your disposal / THX

I managed to order two of the following today, they wont be here for a few days but hopefully when they arrive all is well.

Model: I340-T4
Brand: IBM
MPN: 49Y4241
Intel MPN: A87101-001
Port/Slot: PCI Express x4
Intel PN: CPU-E69268 (B)
Interface Card Type: Ethernet/ Network Cards
IBM FRU:IBM MPN 49Y4241

I think I got them for a reasonable price, they were £13.80 each refurbished; seems cheap enough but I guess time will tell.

DaddyGo

Super news, THX for your feedback, I hope you will have a lot of pleasure, because it was a good choice.
(and at a very good price)

bingo600

I just got a refurb IBM i340-T4 for £18
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Intel-I340-T4-IBM-49Y4242-49Y4241-Quad-Port-Ethernet-Gigabit-PCI-Network-Adapter/324173295984

Not a bad price too

Has "DELTA" engraved in the Xformers ... So should not be "China cr.."

Edit: Not low profile though

SOUK

@bingo600 said in Best Budget Low Profile Intel Quad Port NIC (May 2020):

I just got a refurb IBM i340-T4 for £18
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Intel-I340-T4-IBM-49Y4242-49Y4241-Quad-Port-Ethernet-Gigabit-PCI-Network-Adapter/324173295984

Not a bad price too

Has "DELTA" engraved in the Xformers ... So should not be "China cr.."

Edit: Not low profile though

FYI you can get x5 Intel low profile brackets that fit the E1G44ET, E1G44ET2, I340-T4, I350-T4 quad port NICs here:

eBay item number:131838369914 £4.70 for the lot.