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August 27th, 2012 13:00
T710 - Video card upgrade - Skylarking PLS Read
Hello - Recently acquired a T710 as a desktop machine. Need to upgrade to a video card that will support my monitors max resolution. Have read multiple threads and have seen that an XFS Nvida Geforce 7600 GS being modified to fit in a x8 slot inside a T610.
Wondering if this upgrade would work in a T710 as well ? Skylark - - Can you please advise ? Would this card work as well as this is the only place that I could find the same version of the card you used that is reasonably priced.
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jfnatx
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August 28th, 2012 07:00
jfnatx,
The T710 and T610 don't support adding a video card as it will conflict with the embedded video, which can't be disabled. I am not saying that there isn't a card that could work. They aren't tested so not sure if they have any functionality.
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August 28th, 2012 08:00
Agree. There is a limited ability the DELL PE server lineup has when it comes to video. However, I like others on this board are willing to take the necessary steps to achieve the goal. Appreciate the response.
I am looking for the response from a certain individual who has successfully accomplished this task on a T610.
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February 9th, 2013 00:00
Hi jfnatx,
sorry but i haven't been reading these forums often and missed your post. Likely you have already sorted out your PCIe graphics car :emotion-1:
What i can say is that T610 and T710 are similar in many respects but unlike the T610, which does not have a x16 PCIe slot, the T710 is blessed with a x16PCIe slot. On-board graphics can be disabled via BIOS but you need a graphics card inserted into the PCIe slot to allow this option to be changed. This should make using a PCIe graphics card on a T710 a trivial task.
What this means in practice is that the x16 slot may not be able to provide a full 75W via the PCIe slot itself, so you are then limited as to what graphics card you can use. If you stay within power constraints that Dell recommend, that is 25W for the T610 (you should check your Hardware Owners Manual for your teh T710 expansion card power limits) them you should have no issues. The reality is that any modern x16 PCIe graphics card within a 20W -30W maximum power limit should be OK to use.
Just don't go crazy with a high end card unless you are keen to modify cards and/or connectors and don't expect to be able to use crossfire/sli (though i suspect multiple low power firepro/quadro cards may work). Oh, and don't expect Dell to provide support for graphics issues AND don't expect the unit to be quiet [:?]
Like anything in life caveat emptor...