Dell Poweredge T710 GPU question

[Pittu2752]

Hi, I wanted to put a gpu inside an old dell T710 server I got for few bucks, but I got some questions:

1- how do I mount it? The fans would be spitting air against the case normally as the pcie slot is up and not down, so there is little space, do I have to mount the gpu vertically?

2- how do I manage to power the gpu, since there are no cables to use inside the T710?

[Electronics Wizardy]

1. There is a reasonble amount of air moving, so i would't worry too much about cooling.

 

2. Id solder some cables on the psu connector, or to a power cables for the drives.

[Pittu2752]

So even if the gpu fan are 1 inch close to the case it’s okay?

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Pittu2752 said:

So even if the gpu fan are 1 inch close to the case it’s okay?

1inch is fine. There are sli setups with cards almost touching. Change the fan curve if needed