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PCI Express to PCI Adapter? Or other options.

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August 27, 2014 5:49:37 AM

Hello guys, I recently acquired a Dell PowerEdge SC1430 from a buddy. It didn't have a hard drive but I got everything setup and installed. Windows 7 works well. Had a PCI audio card that worked.

My only area of concern is that it doesn't have a PCI Express slot. The video card that was in my old PC was PCI Express. The windows 7 rating for graphics and Aero experience are both 1.0.

Is it possible to buy a adapter to hook up a PCI express card into a PCI slot? Even if there is, would it benefit me much? I only need the PC to run Lightroom and Photoshop Elements for Photography. So far both those are running great on it and faster then my old pc.

So in closing would I be better to: A)If there is a adapter buy it B)buy a actual PCI card (guessing they aren't made anymore so probably of eBay) or C)leave as is but instead of using a widescreen monitor (which isn't supported by onboard graphics) find a regular 4:3 monitor?

I plan to build my first PC in 6-9 months. Buying it piece by piece when I find parts on sale, so whatever I do would be a short term solution.

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August 27, 2014 6:00:33 AM

There's a lot of really cheap motherboards that you can get that support the latest processors and have PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots at least. That's the only temporary solution you have for now. It probably won't affect your budget that much at all.
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August 27, 2014 8:34:41 AM

Yous said:
There's a lot of really cheap motherboards that you can get that support the latest processors and have PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots at least. That's the only temporary solution you have for now. It probably won't affect your budget that much at all.


is there a mobo you'd recommend that works with rest of setup? Didn't know if it mattered that technically SC1430 is a server.
August 27, 2014 2:07:50 PM

Yep, it did. Servers use different motherboards than regular PC's. Honestly, I have absolutely no experience with server motherboards, so I won't be recommending anything as I don't want to end up making a mistake and wasting your money. We'll just have to wait for someone who's experienced with servers' help.
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