Hi,
I'm building a new server to downgrade my power hungry Intel Xeon D-1528...
I've already bought a Fujitsu D3417-B motherboard, I'm planning to use it with an Intel i5 6400 (that I already have) or an i3 7100 or something similar.
I've seen that the most power efficient 10Gb NICs are the Intel X550 or X710 based.
I found this card below 100€: 94Y5200 IBM Intel X710 Quad-Ports SFP+ 10Gbps PCI Express 3.0x8 Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter (servers4less.com)
Do you think it'll be ok? I'll use only 1 SFP+ port, can I disable the other 3?
Regarding power supply I was thinking about an RM550X. How do I recognize a 2021 model from the older one?
Thank you very much!
Simone