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unhipzero
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n°1811131
04-24-2008 at 11:40:58 PM

Hey guys,

I've hit a bit of a dilemma - I've just bought a new server (Power Edge Su440) and I want to purchase a graphics card for it (8800 GT).

PE spec:
http://www.dell.com/content/produc [...] l=en&s=bsd

I'm worried because the Power Edge's spec reads that it only has a x8 lane PCI-e port with a x16 connector.

Can someone explain and shed some light on it. Should I cancel my order of the Power Edge and buy a normal Desktop?

Thanks,

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n°1811134
04-24-2008 at 11:48:02 PM

no dont worry x8 is plenty bandwidth for ur card. ur gonna to lose some fps on high needed bandwidth game like flight simulator but not much. I wouldnt let it bother u.
check this site out.
http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] ,1915.html


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n°1811135
04-24-2008 at 11:51:54 PM

yea, i know tom's has done multiple articles on the subject and found that there is barely any difference between using 8x and 16x. perhaps a few FPS here and there, but it wont be noticeable.

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n°1811137
04-24-2008 at 11:57:39 PM

jaywalker256 wrote :

yea, i know tom's has done multiple articles on the subject and found that there is barely any difference between using 8x and 16x. perhaps a few FPS here and there, but it wont be noticeable.

 


That's because gpus aren't powerful enough yet to saturate the bandwidth of the bus. The exception is if your card runs out of onboard ram and has to use main system memory.


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n°1811217
04-25-2008 at 08:11:22 AM

You know, I've read an article that stated you will experience an average of 15% performance drop with a 8800GT in a PCI-e x8 slot.

I could have sworn it was an Anandtech article, but I scrolled through their GPU reviews and I couldn't find it.


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n°1811233
04-25-2008 at 10:05:13 AM

Not much difference dude


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n°1811237
04-25-2008 at 10:29:34 AM

Yeah, it should work fine.
I would be more worried about the 305W PSU if I where you :pfff:


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n°1811241
04-25-2008 at 12:17:29 PM

305w...
You should consider buying a new power supply.


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n°1811613
04-26-2008 at 11:06:23 PM

Hmmm.....interesting so you guys think I should invest in a new PSU. It's going to be hassle to find something which will fit....

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n°1811615
04-26-2008 at 11:20:25 PM

what is this for exactly? why are you buying a server and puting a gaming gfx card in it?


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n°1811616
04-26-2008 at 11:30:31 PM

I'm buying a server because its dead cheap - £117.

Found a link regarding PSU/gfx issue.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/sho [...] 950&page=3

Has anyone tried installing win XP Pro on one of these things?


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