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Question about R740 and P/N: 06VDPG (X710/I350 Network Daughter Card) compatibility/reliability (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by tylersprice@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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I see that it says compatibility with r740xd but, it does not specifically say r740.

Does anyone have any personal experience with this NDC and a r740, I hope there's not some sort of large difference where this NDC isn't compatible with a non XD model.

Also, I saw some posts from 5+ years ago saying that the Intel x710 chipset was a bit... Finicky? I haven't seen anything that's recent about it though. Does anyone have any experience with issues on the x710 cards?

I am looking to get at least 2x10Gb ports onto my 740 without taking a PCIe slot, I currently have a x520 PCIe card installed but, I need the PCIe slot so my 740 can achieve its final boss form.

TIA!

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[–] buzzsawcode@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Not sure on the XD model differences but I have about 200 R440s at work with the X710 cards.

Number one thing is get the supported optics, which means Intel. Three are third party modules that will work but we’ve had funky results when using them.

They’re pretty solid cards in operation, have not had one fail yet.