memm 10 Posted May 6, 2011 Hi, Couldn't find a previous discussion on this. I have an old server with lots of RAM but only PCI and PCI-X slots. Does anyone know of GPU cards that are PCI based of similar or better performances then: Nvidia Geforce 8800GT Nvidia Geforce 7800 ATI Radeon 4850 ATI Radeon 1800 .... while we're at it could anyone recommend sound cards? Thanks In Advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
visceralsyn 10 Posted May 6, 2011 Dedicated Servers do not use video nor sound cards. High frequency CPU and goo-gobs of ram are whats needed in servers. ...Syn... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
novafluxx 10 Posted May 7, 2011 The bandwidth you'll get out of a PCI video card is very low compared to PCIE. Most servers don't actually support graphics cards, as in the manufacturers never intend them to be used so they don't test them in that configuration at all. The BIOS and IRQ settings may not work well with an added video card either. Even today, high-end Dell servers (newest 11th gens) ship with an onboard graphics chip with 8MB VRAM. Its only designed to be used in a datacenter environment and most of the stuff people do on a server isn't done using the server's video at all, its all terminal services/RDP/VNC or virtualization. My server at home doesn't even have a monitor :-) I SSH into it if I need to do anything. Good luck though if you get it to work! I hope you are able to! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
memm 10 Posted May 7, 2011 Hi, I understand ... consider it an experiment. still any ... recommendations for a good graphics card and sound card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[frl]myke 14 Posted May 7, 2011 @memm forget it. Actually available are just some Matrox cards for PCI and those are not capable to run the game even at lowest ever possible settings. Same goes for possible cards you might find on eBay or similar platforms. Most likely it will fail at the point where DX9 support is required. PCI cards are just too old to support this, let alone the usual VRAM at these times (64MB was a lot back then). Before waisting time and money, drop this project and make a ArmA 2 server out of it (if it can handle it). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
no use for a name 0 Posted May 7, 2011 Not to mention that I don't think any PCI GPU supports shader model 3.0; which the game REQUIRES to run Like what's been said before, don't waste your money Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
memm 10 Posted May 7, 2011 Guys, I was just checking ebay and found several PCI based cards that have 512M VRAM: http://tinyurl.com/3zhs9ye EVGA E-GEFORCE 8400GS 512MB PCI Video Card 35957 BFG Technologies NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS (BFGR84512GS... http://tinyurl.com/42bsyjp ATI Radeon HD 512MB Low Profile PCI Video Card HDMI http://tinyurl.com/3exvv47 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BasileyOne 10 Posted May 7, 2011 years ago, when im purchase my All-In-Wonder 1900 Ati card, im notice than PCI version also saled, along with PCIe, i bought. also noticed that something like 5650 and 5450 was made in PCI versions, but never saw such things "in person". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xmongx 0 Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814139046 Doubt you'd get the performance in that video and not sure about sound. Worth a pop for an experiment though, dont listen to these retards. I used to run arma2 fairly well in editor missions and mp using P4 3.0Ghz 1GB ram and a 7950GT Edited May 7, 2011 by xmongx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
memm 10 Posted May 8, 2011 I guess I'm deciding between: JATON VIDEO-498PCI-DLP GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Low Profile Ready Video Card Or a HIS H545H512P Radeon HD 5450 Silence 512MB 64-bit DDR3 PCI HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card Thoughts? Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
