poweredge 830 for gaming

[Darragh_3]

I have this old server at home[poweredge 830] is there any part of it i could use for gaming

 

[Chugalug_]

I have this old server at home[poweredge 830] is there any part of it i could use for gaming

To an extent; yes.
You could slot in an RX 460 LP or 1050 LP for better gaming performance, but that would only give you an entry level experience.
I believe that board supports UEFI.

 

[Lutfij]

Well as far as your product's specs are concerned(provided there isn't an SKU out there that is outside of aforementioned specs) then there is absolutely nothing worth salvaging from that platform. We are already on the 7th generation of Intel Core i Processors while we just got treated to AMD's new Ryzen/AM4 platform. You may want to read through this thread and post back here so we could help you with a system that is capable of gaming.

I apologize if I stretched the thread too far. If you were talking about playing games that saw release in 2006 and prior then you're in luck otherwise, no it's not possible.

If you're going to populate the slot with a PCIe gen 3.0 card on a slot that is potentially a PCIe1.0a slot then you're not going to see any display. Couple that fact with the recent string of issues where users on GPU's that are post GTX700 series are inoperable(black screens) on system's prior to Haswell since there is an issue with lack of a UEFI BIOS compatibility.

Anyways, at the end of the day, it's your resources that get flushed down the drain.

 

[bignastyid]

At best that server is using a Pentium D. It's too slow not worth salvaging IMHO. Another possible issue is many Dell servers have modified bioses that do not support add in GPU's.

 

[Lutfij]

With all these threads with GTX1050's not being seen on Sandy Bridge system's really begs you to ask if it'll even work on a system that runs off Pentium D, let alone a Pentium 4...? Well ofc there could be a miracle and OP has a unique PowerEdge that is equipped with a Haswell in it

 

[USAFRet]

I have this old server at home[poweredge 830] is there any part of it i could use for gaming

Short answer: No.

Long answer: No.

 

[Rogue Leader]

I have this old server at home[poweredge 830] is there any part of it i could use for gaming

To an extent; yes.
You could slot in an RX 460 LP or 1050 LP for better gaming performance, but that would only give you an entry level experience.
I believe that board supports UEFI.

That board does not support UEFI. Its highly unlikely either card would even work on that system, and even if it did somehow work, the processor bottleneck is enormous.

Spending any money on these cards to upgrade that system is lighting it on fire.

To this effect I have removed the best answer selection, as this advice, if found and followed would cause someone to have an inoperable system.

 

[Chugalug_]

Right, sorry.
Must have been a more recent version of the power edge I had that supported UEFI, mb.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Right, sorry.
Must have been a more recent version of the power edge I had that supported UEFI, mb.

There are systems from Dell and HP as new as 2013 that don't properly support GPUs newer than the GTX 700 series and AMD HD 6xxx. You have to be VERY careful with these systems.