For the most part, a nic is a nic. Some are faster, some leech more in processor load, and some have added features like wake on lan and such. Unless you are a control freak, most any retail nic will function the same.
The only other consideration is if you are running linux you will need to make sure there are compatible drivers available.
If you are planning on diving into the nitpick details, then much of that is beyond the scope of these forums to discuss and are better served by buying a bookcase full of networking books. About the only thing I would worry about is wake on lan (if you let your system sleep), and only then if you let that happen (go fold or something, dangnabbit).
As for which to get, there are benchmarks floating around on various models if speed is your issue.
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