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October 26th, 2022 08:00
Tesla T4 in Precision T7600?
hi, I have tried using a Tesla T4 in a Precision T7600 but have run into some sporadic issues, the worst is a hung boot with the card getting extremely hot. Is the Tesla T4 compatible with the T7600? I haven't been able to find T7600 in any compatibility lists.
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mazzinia_
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October 27th, 2022 06:00
The Tesla T4 is a passive cooling card, meant for servers ( that have quite a lot of active cooling with a wind tunnel effect ).
It can be used in a workstation / normal computer but requires a cooling solution rigged to it, otherwise it will simply die due to the excessive heat .
https://www.ebay.com/itm/313400264825 , this one is just an example of such product made to use the card NOT in a server. You need one of these, and hope you didn't already damage the card
bradthetechnut
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October 26th, 2022 19:00
Precision T7600 Spec Sheet has a list of compatible GPU's. Just giving you other ideas.
As for the Tesla t4, is it new, refurb, or used? It may be defective.
smonsma
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October 27th, 2022 07:00
Thanks Brad, I see Tesla K20C there, which is promising. The card was bought used, and I tested it in another PC before trying it in the T7600, it checked out fine. After the overheating, I tried it again in the test system and it is still recognized and apparently functional, so I don't think it's the T4 itself.
mazzinia_
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October 27th, 2022 09:00
The other pc maybe has a better internal airflow (and maybe wasn't even put under stress but just tested for operation), but it doesn't change the fact that without installing a fan to cool down the T4 , the situation is like taking any GPU (for games) that operates normally with a fan , remove it, and hope that all goes well.
There's a reason a GPU that runs hot, has fans. And there's a reason a T4 (and the similar cards) have not ( because the server itself is designed to supply the required cooling ).
bradthetechnut
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October 27th, 2022 09:00
Something I didn't make clear before is I'm still with @mazzinia with trying the cooling fan as one way to troubleshoot.
bradthetechnut
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October 27th, 2022 09:00
I like @mazzinia's cooling solution. However, with the overheating problem in one PC and not the other makes me think the PSU might have an overvoltage problem. But since a 70w card doesn't require any extra connectors, I would think the MB be affected also.
2 ideas - Get a PSU tester. Amazon is just one place that has them. Take the PC and the card to a computer shop to diagnose.
If you do the latter, please let us know what the computer shop came up with.
smonsma
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October 27th, 2022 11:00
Definitely will try the cooling fan, first in my test PC and with some stress tests. Then, in the T7600 and see if we can get a successful boot. I put in the order today (eBay). Also I should note that I have only the single 1300W power supply (I believe there's an option for dual PSUs). And have put the card in the CPU 2 PCI slot at the very top, which is marked for 75W power or less.