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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 — condition stated per lot
Lead time
Ships within 3 days of cleared payment
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.
Wide view down an aisle of our Hong Kong warehouse showing racking and stacked pallets
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. Note that we do not function- or link-test: what we provide is provenance, real photos and date-code evidence. Testing is yours to do, or a third party’s — we arrange warehouse access for that at no charge.

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.

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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 500–2000 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.