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Dell Poweredge 2900 Tower Server GPU recommendations (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by mrmorganiser@sh.itjust.works to c/buildapc@lemmy.world

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The motherboard in my old home server died whilst moving house and I have recently acquired a Dell Poweredge 2900 Tower Server.

It is great as a NAS but I would like to add some GPU power so I can do some video encoding.

I know I'll need a PCIe 8x to 16x adapter to get something reasonable to work with.

Would something like a Quadro K5200 work in this or would I be better off with something older such as a quadro 4000 or is that still too new?

Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

I mean what do you want to be doing with it? If there’s a specific task in mind then the only time a GPU can be too new is if it doesn’t support the encoders/decoders you need. Most encoding work should be done by the GPU, but your CPU isn’t doing nothing.

Also you can just cut the end of the slot off (assuming didnt come factory like that) and slot the GPU directly in.