Single Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCI-e x1 Network Card

Works well for what I needed it for

I bought this card as I wanted faster than the built in 1Gbs, but my Dell computer only has a single PCIe 3.0 x16 slot, which is occupied by a GPU, and an x1 slot. I know x1 slots have a maximum bandwidth of 8Gbs, so I wasn't expecting full 10Gbs speed out of it, but nonetheless iperf benchmarks are giving me a decent 7,5Gbs throughput. I note that other users have comment on heat. My PC has a decent case fan on the PCIe slots, so this has not been an issue to me, and it's maintaining around 47-49C under load. The card worked out of the box on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and was easy to set up. Overall it's a decent card for the money, if your computer's PCIe slot availability limits your options.

I was concerned that the small fan on the card would be loud. I cannot even hear it in my OPNsense firewall situated in my Livingroom.

Works great in my proxmox/opnsense environment. I am now moving my opnsense to a new machine soon but I lost my SFF bracket, any idea how I can get a replacement?

The additional speed and compatibility with my ThinkCentre were very welcome, all file transfers etc have the hoped for boost. It seems to take 5-10 seconds to wake up and reconnect to the network after a sleep mode/ standby period with the PC, but that's long enough to make sure your tea is properly stirred.