[SOLVED] any way to use a tesla v100 for my game/VR rig?

[vicvalverde]

I own a modest gaming rig with a 3600x + 2060 super.... recently i get hp reverb g2, needless to say i need more power.
With the gpu prices we have now, it is no possible for me to buy new stuff, but luckily i have a friend who offers me a FREE TESLA V1OO¡¡¡¡.....
Is it there any possible way to use it ? i just play sim racing in vr, and modeling programs in VR.
Any help would be appreciate.

 

[siaan312]

no

it can't even output a display.
It's a compute gpu made for servers with dozens or hundreds right next to each other

Not to mention it takes 2 8 pin pci-e connectors that no pc psu has. (since you also need 1 for the cpu.)

 

[vicvalverde]

no

it can't even output a display.
It's a compute gpu made for servers with dozens or hundreds right next to each other

Not to mention it takes 2 8 pin pci-e connectors that no pc psu has. (since you also need 1 for the cpu.)

is it possible to buy a cheap quadro with video output and use both gpus on the system? cheap quadro + tesla v100

 

[bignastyid]

Short answer is no. It will not work for your games. However for what an actual Tesla V100 is worth you could sell it and have enough for a RTX3090 with money leftover (even with the insane scalper markups).

Not to mention it takes 2 8 pin pci-e connectors that no pc psu has. (since you also need 1 for the cpu.)

2 8-pin pci-e connectors is not uncommon at all, infact it's common on higher end gaming gpus(with some models even needing 3 8-pin connectors). Motherboard use 8-pin eps connectors not Pci-e. My 650w PSU has 2 8-pin eps connections and 4 8-pin(6+2) .

 

[InvalidError]

If it is a 'free' card, then you can try it and see if your games or Windows allow you to select the V100 as the primary adapter. You will need a secondary GPU to provide outputs similar to how people worked their way around the lack of monitor outputs on 2017-2018's crop of "mining-only" cards.

Since there does not appear to be gaming benchmarks on the V100 out there, there likely are other roadblocks than just lack of output. For example, none of the block diagrams I could find show a display engine section, which means V100 may not even have the facilities to format raw memory data into display-friendly format and send it wherever it needs to go for output.

 

[siaan312]

Short answer is no. It will not work for your games. However for what an actual Tesla V100 is worth you could sell it and have enough for a RTX3090 with money leftover (even with the insane scalper markups).



2 8-pin pci-e connectors is not uncommon at all, infact it's common on higher end gaming gpus(with some models even needing 3 8-pin connectors). Motherboard use 8-pin eps connectors not Pci-e. My 650w PSU has 2 8-pin eps connections and 4 8-pin(6+2) .

I meant it uses 2 8 pin eps connectors. sorry about the typo.

 

[vicvalverde]

I have seen the new NVidia maximus, interconection drivers for quadro/tesla. In theory i can buy a quadro P620 for around 160€ and provide a video output for the Tesla.
By the way, selling is not an option, i can USE it, but it will not be mine, nobody gives a present of 6000€. Also ... if i can make it work, the owner of the tesla will come home often to perform 3d modelling in VR.

 

[renz496]

just from pure gaming perspective you will not going to use it since the card does not even have video outputs. there might be hacks but it might not going to worth the trouble. but some pro application might be able to use it even if the tesla are being treated as a secondary card inside the system.