Can a x16 PCI-E fit into a PCI-E x8

[Otl10]

I am buying a Dell Poweredge 840 and was wondering if a card like the GTX 960 would fit into the PCI-E x8 slot?

 

[kasol kay]

If it has a PSU that has at least 400W and enough PCIE connectors then yes, it will. If not something like a GTX 750 ti is better. Also I5 PC's are only around 200$ on Ebay and the GTX 960 will be bottlenecked. Going back to your question all Nvidia cards work in 8X slots.

 

[iamacow]

Yep It will work in 8x but you will need a power supply of 500watts on the low end. The 750 Ti is not better performance wise. Just a lot lower power requirements.

 

[kasol kay]

Yep It will work in 8x but you will need a power supply of 500watts on the low end. The 750 Ti is not better performance wise. Just a lot lower power requirements.

You know what I mean, the GTX 750 ti is better than any integrated GPU and works with almost anything, not claiming it will be better than a Titan X.

 

[Otl10]

If it has a PSU that has at least 400W and enough PCIE connectors then yes, it will. If not something like a GTX 750 ti is better. Also I5 PC's are only around 200$ on Ebay and the GTX 960 will be bottlenecked. Going back to your question all Nvidia cards work in 8X slots.

Yeah, i5 isn't too expensive but I found this one with a quad core Xeon for 50 AUD

 

[molletts]

I am buying a Dell Poweredge 840 and was wondering if a card like the GTX 960 would fit into the PCI-E x8 slot?

If it's anything like other PowerEdge servers I've worked with, you'll probably find that the card doesn't fit the slot. Most desktop boards have "open-ended" x4/x8 slots that can accept a x16 card with it "hanging out" of the back of the slot. Servers tend not to have this - the slots are closed so a x8 slot will only accept a x8 (or narrower) card.

It is possible to find slot adaptors that raise the card by an inch or so and some people have tried modifying the slots by cutting out the end piece, but apparently many PowerEdge systems also have BIOS limitations which either prevent them booting with a graphics card fitted or simply don't enable the card. This is, presumably, to prevent people using them as a cheaper alternative to Precision workstations.

If you can "try before you buy", you'd be well advised to do that.