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One first big step for deciding what to even buy was deciding if i want sfp+ or just go for RJ45.
In the future i might write about the reasons i went for an SFP+ setup over RJ45.

Setup:

The most important thing imo for setting up your network is the switch (besides the router).
Here I went with this:

It has 4 10gbit and 4 1g Ports as well as 2 ethernet ports for who knows what.
This purchase meant that i need the following things:

• 10Gbit RJ45 sfp Transceiver (to connect switch to 10G Rj45 Port from Home Router)
• 10Gbit SFP NIC for my workstation/server
• 10Gbit SFP NIC for my Gaming/Working PC
• 2x 10Gbit SFP DAC (cable)
• 25 Meter Cat6e RJ45 Cable
• (optional) 1G RJ45 transceivers for other devices (e.g Plastation3 and Raspberry Pi)

Products:

Thing	Price	Name	Link
Switch	167CHF	MikroTik CRS310	link
10G Rj45 Tranceiver	46CHF	TP-Link TL-SM5310-T	link
10G NIC (2x)	65CHF (each)	Intel X520-DA2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+	link
2x 10G DAC cable	0CHF (ca 20chf each)	10g DAC cable got it from company	nolink
Total	278CHF

why sfp+?

I found it to be cheaper because:
The cheapest Switch with 4 10G ports is around 300CHF (still unmanaged) vs the 160chf i paid for the mikrotik (managed) switch.
Additionaly the network cards are also cheaper (about 20chf).
So I save about 140 CHF but with the modules its really more like 80 CHF.
Alltogether it was a fun experience and I also learned a lot about switches and sfp.