Hey all,
I'm running a DIY-built server on a J5040-ITX Link to the manual (PDF-Download), which features a PCIe x1 slot which I'd like to utilize with a graphics card. I found the Nvidia GT 730 2 GB which would fit, but I'm unsure, if it…
… works with nouveau, as I'm unable to find the GT 730, only the GT 730M in the list of codenames.
… if OMV (currently running OMV 7, going to upgrade to OMV 8 soonish) aka. Debian 12 (or 13, depends on OMV version) supports the proprietary driver.
Any ideas or recommendations?
19 Comments
kaki@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 130d
The GT 730 uses a GF108 chip according to https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-730.c2590, which you can find under the codename NVC1 on the nouveau website.
Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org · 3 pts · 130d
Thank you very much!
bigredgiraffe@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 130d
I think your bigger problem with that board is going to be that PCIe slot is a PCIe 2.0 x1 slot so it will be slow but you can just use an adapter like this:
https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-model-pex1to162-pci-express-to-pci-card/p/N82E16815158223
Flexible versions exist too! I’m also not sure you would get a lot of benefit out of a GT730 really so YMMV.
Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org · 2 pts · 130d
I know, that's why I don't even bother with looking for a more beefy card.
ms_lane@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 129d
As otherwise mentioned a 16x/8x/4x card can be used in a 1x slot.
Any 1x physical GPU will be extremely overpriced for what it is as they're incredibly niche products.
amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 127d
I don't remember and I am not near it, but some pcie 1x slots cannot be used because they don't have a slit cut on the right hand side. But that is not really that big of a problem because one can use a Dremel tool very carefully to cut that slit in the pcie slot plastic.
ms_lane@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 127d
Dremel is probably a bit overboard, a utility knife will do it. But you're right, there can be required modification (or just using a 1x to 16x riser for ~$2 from AliExpress)
amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 127d
A utility knife is probably a much better tool!
kandykarter@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 130d
Can't go wrong with an arc a310
Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org · 1 pts · 130d
It requires an x16 slot though
silenium_dev@feddit.org · 8 pts · 130d
Only mechanically. You could technically remove the small piece of plastic at the end of the slot, and still put a x16 card in a x1 or x4 slot, should work anyways. Some mainboards even have open-ended slots directly instead of closed ended. Haven't done it and wouldn't recommend it, but it would technically be possible.
Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org · 3 pts · 130d
This was mentioned in another comment already, yet I'm explicitly looking for a “non-invasive” solution.
TheHolm@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 129d
I got some Matrox G400 on PCIx1 for this from ebay. (Yes they still making them) Really cheap. native linux support, very low power consumption.
frongt@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 130d
It probably works.
If you have a very steady hand, you can cut the PCIe slot at the back to allow longer cards to fit, too. Most of them support running at reduced bandwidth (though I would check for x1 specifically, they might only go down to x4).
Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org · 3 pts · 130d
Thank you for the recommendation, but I would prefer not to tamper with the board.
notagoblin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 130d
You may be out of luck, but doesn't that board have onboard VGA graphics which you can use?
OMV is a web page dashboard and there's SSH. What is the usecase for a GPU I wondered?
Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org · 1 pts · 130d
It has, and I use this setup for years already. Thought about tinkering a bit, y'know? :-)
notoftenthat@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 129d
A good use case for GPU on OMV is jellyfin transcoding.
https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/56737-hardware-acceleration-for-jellyfin-container/
Try for a card with NVENC support.
P400 looks like you'd need a notched slot, tho.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/n7ppkl/can_a_pcie_1x_slot_run_nvenc_encoding_with_a/
https://www.reddit.com/r/jellyfin/comments/13blpdq/best_cheap_gpu_for_transcoding_1080p_4k/
notagoblin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 130d
Oh yes!