lyonadmiral
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Just wondering if any one has used video cards that were PCI Express x1 or x8 and if you have any recommendations?
Just wondering if any one has used video cards that were PCI Express x1 or x8 and if you have any recommendations?
May depend on the motherboard and your PS. How about a little more info. Also, will you be using it for a gamer, videos, bit mining, etc?
Yes, I forget those kind of details.
I picked up a PowerEdge T610. I'd like to do something crazy and load it with video cards, but of course the only slots this thing has is x8 connectors.
I picked up a PowerEdge T610. I'd like to do something crazy and load it with video cards, but of course the only slots this thing has is x8 connectors.
If you want to do something crazy with it, I have read where people with PE1950's (2 x8 slots) cut out the partition at the front end of the PCIe connector and put an x16 board in it, and it worked fine. That is, cut out the end divider away from the back of the box and the remaining card edge from the board 'hangs out,' so to speak.
There are several x1 ATI FireMV 2250's on eBay right now, and a few nVidia Quadro NVS-series x1 boards, none of which are terribly expensive (< $50).
If you want to do something crazy with it, I have read where people with PE1950's (2 x8 slots) cut out the partition at the front end of the PCIe connector and put an x16 board in it, and it worked fine. That is, cut out the end divider away from the back of the box and the remaining card edge from the board 'hangs out,' so to speak.
If it's just for the sake of more screens, you can get USB based VGA adapters.
Get a PCI Express x1 USB 3.0 host adapter, and plug a whole bunch in.
I found some PCIx1 cards that are relatively cheap and I think I'm going to just fill it with those. I'm not 100% sure if the motherboard will support them but we'll see.