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Recommendations for Server NIC

I currently have a black box home built server that I inherited when I joined current company. I dont know the make of the case, but it is using a Gigabyte Technology Co. / P55A-UD3P motherboard, Intel Core i7 860 2.80GHz & 8GB of RAM. It is running 2008 R2 SP1 and is primarily running HyperV to host Microsoft DPM in one VM and Spiceworks in another VM.

I have recently been having issues with the network card & networking configuration for HyperV [sharing the NIC for HyperV & OS] so I am looking to add a second NIC, allowing me to assign one specifically for HyperV.

Any suggestions / recommendations would be greatly appreciated. It will be connecting to 1GB HP ProCurve switch, as do the rest of the servers. It really only needs to be a single or dual NIC at most. It needs to be decent, but not expensive. sub $100 if at all possible.
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You can shove in almost any card, just try and have it be realtek or intel chips
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I had heard there were only certain ones that worked with HyperV? Also what about motherboard compatibility?
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So something like this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106033

Intel EXPI9301CTBLK Network Adapter 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI-Express
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Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

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