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December 16th, 2020 17:00
Dell T 5600 and Tesla K20X
Dear Dell Community
What do i ought know about the instalation and work of NVidia Tesla K20X 6 GB ?
I have Dell Precision T 5600 64 GB 2xXeon 2609 with NVidia Quadro 4000 2 GB (Release 276.19 for NVidia Quadro Graphics Cards) , Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit, VC++ 2005 Professional (Open GL ) .
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December 16th, 2020 18:00
1. Cooling: You ought to be worried about cooling. The Tesla K20X is a passive card designed for use in a server. It does not have any fans at all and will glow white hot inside the T5600!!
I have two active Tesla K40C cards (with blower type fans) inside my T7910. They run without an issue alongside a K6000, and would strongly recommend that you use something similar. A K20C alongside a K series Quadro perhaps?
2. Drivers: Another issue may be that you will need two different drivers. One for the Quadro 4000, and another for the Tesla K20X. This is not ideal, or even possible! In my case one driver takes care of both.
3. PSU: Do you have enough power to drive the two cards? What about physical connectors?
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December 17th, 2020 13:00
@RBator There is one other possible issue that I should have mentioned yesterday, and that is:
4. Noise: If a Tesla card becomes stressed, by becoming overheated for example, your system fans will kick in big time! Think of a mini jet engine. Apart from being annoying, this is to be avoided, as it will ensure that your fans will die prematurely.