T3600 Multiple Graphics Cards

Question

I have a t3600 with the standard Quadro 2000 graphics card, and have been running 2 monitors successfully. I recently got a GeForce GT 1030 which I have installed in slot 4 (quadro is in slot 2). System boots ok but in Windows 10 Device Manager I get an Error 31 "This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device." for the GT 1030.

I tried downloading the latest Nvidia drivers which works ok, and changed slots with the cards. Also tried booting with one in, getting it to work. Shutting down and then adding the other. But it always seems that the second card added always has the Error 31. The error card will output but only a single monitor and seems to be using a default generic driver as it only gives a handful of standard resolutions.

Is there a way to get both cards working correctly?

JamesJAB1 · Answer

Honestly, the GT 1030 has over double the performance of the old Quadro 2000 while using half the power (30w vs 62w).  If it was my machine, I would just scrap the old Quadro and run both monitors off of the GT 1030.

dave_r_m · Answer

Thanks! Yes, but my aim was to run more than two monitors.

JamesJAB1 · Answer

If your machine came with the smaller power supply (425w) running both of those GPUs may be too much for you PSU. You should either upgrade to the larger Power Supply (635w) or try replacing the Quadro 2000 with a second GT 1030.

Quadro 2000 = 62w
GT 1030 w DDR4 = 20w
GT 1030 w DDR5 = 30w

Using 2 GT 1030 cards will use less power than a single Quadro 2000 and be loads faster.

If your primary need is video outputs, you should probably look at getting a single used Quadro P series card. All of the Display Port outputs on these cards can run 4K monitors simultaneously.

3x mini Display Port 1.4
Quadro P400 30w (less than $100)

4x mini Display Port 1.4
Quadro P600 40w (about $100)
Quadro P620 40w (a little over $100)
Quadro P1000 47w (a little over $200)

dave_r_m · Answer

Thanks for the info, yes I have the larger ps. Still annoying that both cards won't coexist. Cheers.

JamesJAB1 · Answer

It might just be down to the generation gap between the two making them not play nice together. Fermi - Quadro 2000KeplerMaxwellPascal - Geforce GT 1030Turing - Current GPU Family

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T3600 Multiple Graphics Cards

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