Could this Dell 2600 maybe better than Notting to Play games in it ?

[NuKleZz]

Two Xeon e 5410 on it max is pcie 8x 

[Letgomyleghoe]

6 minutes ago, NuKleZz said:

Two Xeon e 5410 on it max is pcie 8x 

 

 

does the psu have extra pcie cables

this is stuff we need to have an idea of your system

your gonna be lacking in the cpu department

those procesors are 4 core 4 threads 2.33 ghz.

[NuKleZz]

The board is an ym158 sec gen. 

U Think it Worth it to put some work an maybe little extra money for parts ? and Play with this buddy some actual game titles ?

 

[Vishera]

This motherboard doesn't have PCI-E slots....

Only PCI-X...

So you can't put a graphics card there.

[Letgomyleghoe]

2 minutes ago, Vishera said:

This motherboard doesn't have PCI-E slots....

Only PCI-X...

So you can't put a graphics card there.

i thought i saw 2 pcie slots, maybe im wrong.

i did see the pcix slots too.

[Vishera]

Just now, scuff gang said:

i thought i saw 2 pcie slots, maybe im wrong.

Nope,That's PCI-X there:

https://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/en/2600_specs.pdf

[NuKleZz]

[WkdPaul]

@NuKleZz

 

 

@Vishera

No, that  server is a Poweredge 2900 (not a 2600), it has 1 PCIX and 4 PCIE (1 is 8x and 3 are 4x), it's clearly written in the picutres the OP posted.

 

Either way, it's true that a GPU won't fit in any slot unless the end of one of the PCIE slot is "removed" ...  (they are all 8x lenght)

[NuKleZz]

the 930w Power Supply wich goes in here only got this dell specific connection Plug throug a Platine from there is a normal motherboard connection through the  board 

[Letgomyleghoe]

nvm

[Stu_Bear]

Ummm...not sure if you can get an adapter card that allows you to insert a x16 card into the adapter and the adapter slips into the x8 slot?  Is there such a thing?  My HP DL380 gen7 has riser cards, but me thinks they plug directly into x16 slots...

[Radium_Angel]

24 minutes ago, NuKleZz said:

pcie 8x 

I have an identical model.

I game on it just fine.

PM for details 

[WkdPaul]

@NuKleZz

 

The only GPUs you could fit in there without modding are bottom of the barrel GPUs in terms of performance (only low powered GPU are made with an 8x connector)

 

here are some exemples ;

https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-gt-730-02g-p3-1733-kr/p/1FT-001K-00003

https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-gt-710-gt-710-1gd3h-lpv1/p/N82E16814127930

 

And then some 8x cards use 16x connectors anyway ;

https://www.newegg.com/amd-100-506001/p/N82E16814105071

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-radeon-rx-550-gv-rx550d5-2gd-rev-2-0/p/N82E16814125968

 

 

So, unless you're ready for heavy modification of the PCIE slot (and risk killing the motherboard), you're better off selling it and buying a used i5 pre-built.

[NuKleZz]

Ok maybe i can cell those parts to get some low Budget gaming parts or even better ones just Used ? 

Just trying to See all ways 

[Radium_Angel]

Just now, wkdpaul said:

PCIE slot (and risk killing the motherboard)

Don't go that route, mod the video card, easy to do, and performance loss is negligible 

[WkdPaul]

1 minute ago, NuKleZz said:

Ok maybe i can cell those parts to get some low Budget gaming parts or even better ones just Used

Or you could check @Radium_Angel solution, it might be worth it!

[Vishera]

15 minutes ago, wkdpaul said:

@NuKleZz

 

 

@Vishera

No, that  server is a Poweredge 2900 (not a 2600), it has 1 PCIX and 4 PCIE (1 is 8x and 3 are 4x), it's clearly written in the picutres the OP posted.

 

Either way, it's true that a GPU won't fit in any slot unless the end of one of the PCIE slot is "removed" ...  (they are all 8x lenght)

OP said it was a 2600 and i didn't look thoroughly at things,Oopsie 

Anyway it was clear from the get go that a normal length PCI-E card won't fit there.

[WkdPaul]

Just now, Vishera said:

OP said it was a 2600 and i didn't look thoroughly at things,Oopsie 

it's all good, I actually missed the pic of the front and I couldn't understand why I was seeing PCIE slots on a PowerEdge 2600 !!!

 

 

Just now, Vishera said:

Anyway it was clear from the get go that a normal PCI-E card won't fit there.

 

But if @Radium_Angel has a solution for him, that would make an ok bugdet gaming PC (but it's probably loud AF).

[NuKleZz]

Yes my phone allways do auto correct me or maybe i just being to fast 

[Radium_Angel]

1 minute ago, wkdpaul said:

but it's probably loud AF

WHAT DID YOU SAY? SPEAK UP!

 

There are even solutions to make it *nearly* silent, but it's an electronics mod (along with a BIOS mod) that is a little out of my depth.

Initially it does go "whoosh" powering up, but if you put it somewhere with good airflow, it doesn't get too bad (but obviously much louder than we expect from normal systems)

[NuKleZz]

2 minutes ago, wkdpaul said:

it's all good, I actually missed the pic of the front and I couldn't understand why I was seeing PCIE slots on a PowerEdge 2600 !!!

 

 

 

But if @Radium_Angel has a solution for him, that would make an ok bugdet gaming PC (but it's probably loud AF).

Would be awesome to get one System runing my games i wish to play Big thanks to u guys 

I will try to get radium linked up, if not maybe the best way will be to get money for it an get Good upgradeable parts 

 

[Radium_Angel]

2 minutes ago, NuKleZz said:

Good upgradeable parts 

AN old post of mine may, or may not, help

 

 

[NuKleZz]

A Small Update,... the Dell is bootet up without any issiues Project injected now... next step 

Put win 10 in to that 2x e5410 xeon and 16 gigs of ram ... ived allready purchased a rayser for the 8x pcie to 16x prob. 

[Curious Pineapple]

As a project go for it, but you're effectively running a pair of Core2 Quads so games from that era most likely won't use the extra CPU. I have a similar system, a Precision T5400 with a pair of e5530's I think they are. The limiting factor will be DDR2 memory. You'll get the best memory performance by filling the system with as much RAM as possible and following the compatability guide.

 

Perconally I'd have bought a really cheap GPU and taken a dremel to the edge connector to make it fit the 8x physical slot. Then tried it with a used but more powerful one if it worked.

[NuKleZz]

My 16x GC is detected but Nothing heappened

To the Display... maybe Win 10 will be just fine to make it work plug an Play 

 

My board allows me to plug 16x in to the 8x pcie... anybody did the dremel thing before and one of his lanes got scratched, but 4x also should fit or am wrong ? 

Thaught These slot are allways upward compatible...