SERVER NIC WITH TOE IN A CLIENT MACHINE

[Julio Qubits]

Hi!

Two questions

1. Is it viable to use a server network card in a home PC for online gaming?
2. I'm considering buying Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709 Gigabit Ethernet-network card PCIe x4 with TOE e iSCSI. My motherboard seems to do not have PCIe x4 slots. Is it possible to use this NIC on this motherboard anyway? System details below:
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Motherboard
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model P5E
Version System Version
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model X38
Chipset Revision 01
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model 82801IR (ICH9R)
Southbridge Revision 02
System Temperature 51 °C
BIOS
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version 0502
Date 12/13/2007
Voltage
CPU CORE 1.016 V
MEMORY CONTROLLER 1.720 V
+3.3V 3.216 V
+5V 4.824 V
+12V 8.029 V
VIN5 1.688 V
VIN6 1.160 V
CPU VCore 1.072 V
AUX 1.552 V
+3.3V 1.200 V
+5V 5.134 V
+12V 3.830 V
-12V -6.603 V
-5V -3.390 V
VINR1 2.016 V
PCI Data
1. PCI Express 16x Available
2. PCI Express 16x Available
1. PCI Express 1x Available
2. PCI Express 1x Available
3. PCI Express 1x Available
1. PCI Available
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Really grateful for some help.

 

[office politics]

can you find drivers for your particular OS? if so, then you should be ok.