Best Graphics Card for a Server?

[WrongLebowski]

I've got a Dell PowerEdge R710 I'm looking to throw a graphics card in but I'm having some trouble making a decision. See the motherboard uses riser cards that only have 1x and 8x slots. I'm not looking to do any rendering or anything crazy, I'd just like to take any of the existing load off the CPU and perhaps be able to run 3dMark(Integrated G200 Matrox something doesn't support ANY DirectX besides 6). Finding cards that come in the 8x Form Factor is challenging. So far I've only found a Geforce 710. I know you can cut down a 16x card but I'm wondering how much that will gimp performance. Also another thing to consider is while this has redundant 800watt power supplies we don't have any PCIe power connectors to speak of, so it needs to be powered strictly from the 8x connector. They do make a riser card that has a 16x slot but it's insanely expensive anywhere I can find it. What would you recommend?

[Jarsky]

Why are you trying to render DirectX on a server?

[Bajantechnician]

1 hour ago, WrongLebowski said:

I've got a Dell PowerEdge R710 I'm looking to throw a graphics card in but I'm having some trouble making a decision. See the motherboard uses riser cards that only have 1x and 8x slots. I'm not looking to do any rendering or anything crazy, I'd just like to take any of the existing load off the CPU and perhaps be able to run 3dMark(Integrated G200 Matrox something doesn't support ANY DirectX besides 6). Finding cards that come in the 8x Form Factor is challenging. So far I've only found a Geforce 710. I know you can cut down a 16x card but I'm wondering how much that will gimp performance. Also another thing to consider is while this has redundant 800watt power supplies we don't have any PCIe power connectors to speak of, so it needs to be powered strictly from the 8x connector. They do make a riser card that has a 16x slot but it's insanely expensive anywhere I can find it. What would you recommend?

dont doubepost

 

a 750ti wouldnt need power cables.

anything above that i believe, would need power.

 

maybe a 950 might not need cables, but i highly doubt that you can find a gpu that does not needd psie power, and can take half the load of the cpu

[xgn]

What kind of server?

[W-L]

Please don't make multiple posts in different sections. 

 

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[WrongLebowski]

2 minutes ago, xgn said:

What kind of server?

I just use it for Plex, Vent, Minecraft, whatever I think of really. I'd just like to have something dedicated in there as it even struggles with rendering Remote Desktop to my 4k display at times even on a LAN.

[xgn]

1 minute ago, WrongLebowski said:

I just use it for Plex, Vent, Minecraft, whatever I think of really. I'd just like to have something dedicated in there as it even struggles with rendering Remote Desktop to my 4k display at times even on a LAN.

Plex is like ftp for media right? why not just  setup ftp than.  Ventrilo dosen't need graphics. About minecraft im not sure.

Im guessing a gtx 660 / hd 6000 or better.

[PokeCatz]

5 minutes ago, xgn said:

Plex is like ftp for media right? why not just  setup ftp than.  Ventrilo dosen't need graphics. About minecraft im not sure.

Im guessing a gtx 660 / hd 6000 or better.

HD Graphics 4600 is fine for minecraft ( AKA as 400+ fps)

[xgn]

1 minute ago, PokeCatz said:

HD Graphics 4600 is fine for minecraft ( AKA as 400+ fps)

Is minecraft server just console? if so he most likely wont need one.