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February 16th, 2023 07:00

Precision T7910 compatible newer gen GPU matrix

Hello, does anyone have a list of compatible modern GPU cards for a T7910 model?

We are looking at a newer gen GPU card Ada Generation generation that is PCI Express 4.0 x16 and about 300W power consumption.  Can someone confirm if that would work with this motherboard and with this PSU.

 

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February 17th, 2023 19:00

1300w PSU the T7910 has is more than ample for a 300w RTX 6000 Ada Generation.  Required is a 1x16-pin connection.  I don't know if the T7910 has that   I checked the online and pdf owner's manual and there wasn't a mention of 2x8pin or 1x16pin GPU connectors.  If it has two 8-pin connectors, there could be a possibility there.

What I did find:

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I attached the T7910 spec sheet and owner's manual.  The spec sheet mentions a bunch of compatible GPU's by category.

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February 18th, 2023 19:00

I believe that the PCIE slots in the T7910 are Gen 3 (two(2) x16 slots) and Gen 2.  

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February 22nd, 2023 05:00

Thanks. Is anyone aware of any PCIe expansion card that allows for adding PCIe gen4 slots into this type of model?

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February 23rd, 2023 09:00

I don't think it works that way.  You'd be plugging a device into a Gen 3 slot (which has a fixed communcation bandwidth) in the mobo and expecting it to increase the intrinsic bandwidth of the motherboard.  Not gonna happen.  On the other hand, Gen 4 devices should be backwards compatible so you'd get a working device and Gen 3 comm bandwidth. 

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February 23rd, 2023 10:00

The point is, if you want true Gen 4 PCIE communications bandwidth, you need a mobo with Gen 4 PCIE slots.  Not sure that I've seen many of these.  The later Dell workstations (e.g. T7920) still have Gen 3.  Anybody know of any dual CPU mobo with Gen 4 slots?  Maybe I'm misinterpreting this.

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February 23rd, 2023 11:00

Yes. I believe the challenge is, I dont think there is a motherboard that has that slot for a T7910. It sounds like the only option  is to try external eGPU

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February 23rd, 2023 19:00

Quick question: what are you trying to do?  Is this an app where you are using the card as a numeric processor?  If so, if your compute task consista of a lot of smaller calcs (that is if the compute task doesn't need to interact with RAM a lot) then the card might be able to 1) get the program and a small starting data set over the PCI3, 2) do the calcs internally with no PCIE bandwidth needed, and 3) transfer a parsimonious set of calcuation results back to RAM.  If you are simulating nuclear warhead detonation, or the worlds weather system, where you need a lot of I/O between RAM and CPU then... you may need to find a bigger computer.  
I have a friend running dual EPYCs and four 3090s in a case with 2TB of RAM.  He's simulating the atoms in DNA to assess likelihood of a double strand break.  He got a more recent computer than a T7910 because, in part, the memory speed limits on our computer are pretty low.  To that point, if your task requires a graphics card that communicates at 64Gb/s (PCIe4) you may want to rethink using an eight year old platform limted to DDR4 2400 memory. You'll be memory speed bound.  My two cents.  
What are you using this for?

July 9th, 2023 10:00

If you're still interested in options, I have an RX 6700 XT 12Gb running just fine in my T7910. It required some tinkering to get the power connectors fixed, I spent less than € 30,00 on a couple of adapters. This card is great for CAD tasks, the pcie 3.0 motherboard doesn't hinder performance. 

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July 12th, 2023 13:00

Hi, thanks for the reply. If you wouldn't mind sharing what parts you had to get to make it work. 

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