Initial Intel E610 Impressions

[spetrillo]

Hello all,

I am in the middle of building a Proxmox 9 server, with an Intel E610 10 gig card. I have an existing OPNsense server running with an Intel x550 10 gig card and I could roast hot dogs on the heat sink. It is blistering hot...so hot that I left the cover off the PC. I may have to retrofit the cover, to install a fan! As of right now the E610 is slightly hot to the touch but nowhere as hot as the X550. If you feel the need to get a cooler 10 gig card these can be had for about $300. As of right now OPNsense/FreeBSD do not support the E610 out of the box. Proxmox 9 does and thats why I figured I could start putting the card through its paces.

Thanks,
Steve