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NICs & SmartNICs

We have handled 0 nics & smartnics part numbers, 0 of them in stock right now. This page lists all of them — including the ones we do not currently hold.

Speed range
1G – 100G
Ports
SFP+ · SFP28 · QSFP28 · RJ45
Main brands
Intel · Broadcom · NVIDIA/Mellanox
Common source
Data-centre decommissioning and cancelled OEM orders
Typical condition
Pulled, link-tested piece by piece
Lead time
Ships within 3 days
Most stock is consolidated into Hong Kong before it goes on sale.
Original labels and date codes, photographed by us — this is how you verify condition yourself.
We open cartons for you — please do not break shrink wrap yourself.
Our own Hong Kong warehouse — not a shared third-party facility.

Choosing a card: four things that decide whether it just works

We are not the manufacturer — this is field experience from handling these cards. Confirm against datasheets and your own system.

  1. The controller generation decides drivers and features, not the port count

    X520 (82599), X710/XL710 and E810 are three controller generations with different driver stacks (ixgbe / i40e / ice), SR-IOV limits and DPDK support. A common trap: a very new kernel dropping the old driver, not the other way round.

  2. On fibre cards, check the vendor module policy

    Retail Intel cards ship locked to Intel-coded optics (allow_unsupported_sfp exists, at your own risk); Broadcom and Mellanox are generally open. DAC cables are usually accepted by all. Decide your optics before you buy the card.

  3. OEM variants are not retail cards

    Dell / HPE / Lenovo branded cards run vendor firmware — great inside their own servers, sometimes quirky in whitebox machines; brackets come full- and half-height. Our line items state OEM part numbers where applicable — ask before you commit.

  4. What to check on pulled cards

    Edge-connector wear, original heatsink, firmware version and whether it can be reflashed. We link-test every card — link light is not line rate — and the method is stated on the lot page. Re-test yourself, welcome.

Cross-reference by brand

Equivalents by brand at the same rating. Green = we have handled it and the cell links through. This is not a drop-in guarantee — use it to narrow the search.

RatingIntelBroadcomNVIDIA / Mellanox
10G 双口 SFP+（上代）X520-DA2
10G 双口 SFP+X710-DA2BCM57412
10G 双口 RJ45X550-T2BCM57416
25G 双口 SFP28E810-XXVDA2BCM57414MCX512A-ACAT
100G 双口 QSFP28E810-CQDA2MCX516A-CCAT

Part numbers in this category

We handle this category, but there is no line-item record in the system yet. This page stays up — the part table appears here automatically once we hold or have handled stock.

For now, use part search, or set a stock alert。

Common questions

What firmware do pulled cards ship with?

We do not touch firmware — cards ship exactly as pulled, versions listed per line item. Batch reflashing to a specific version can be arranged at cost.

Can I buy by the card?

NIC lots can usually be split; minimums depend on the part, typically 20–100 pieces. Whole-lot pricing is meaningfully better.

Are you an authorised distributor for these brands?

No, and we have never claimed to be. Stock comes from cancelled projects, plant closures and distributor clear-outs, and every lot says which. See Quality & verification.