PCIe x1 Graphics Card for OMV
from Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 07 Apr 05:20
https://feddit.org/post/28183586

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?

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kandykarter@lemmy.ca on 07 Apr 05:44 next collapse

Can’t go wrong with an arc a310

Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org on 07 Apr 05:47 collapse

It requires an x16 slot though

silenium_dev@feddit.org on 07 Apr 07:06 collapse

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 on 07 Apr 14:05 collapse

This was mentioned in another comment already, yet I’m explicitly looking for a “non-invasive” solution.

frongt@lemmy.zip on 07 Apr 05:45 next collapse

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 on 07 Apr 05:48 collapse

Thank you for the recommendation, but I would prefer not to tamper with the board.

bigredgiraffe@lemmy.world on 07 Apr 06:12 next collapse

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:

www.newegg.com/…/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 on 07 Apr 06:46 collapse

I know, that’s why I don’t even bother with looking for a more beefy card.

kaki@sh.itjust.works on 07 Apr 06:44 next collapse

The GT 730 uses a GF108 chip according to www.techpowerup.com/…/geforce-gt-730.c2590, which you can find under the codename NVC1 on the nouveau website.

Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org on 07 Apr 06:45 collapse

Thank you very much!

notagoblin@lemmy.world on 07 Apr 06:44 next collapse

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 on 07 Apr 06:45 collapse

It has, and I use this setup for years already. Thought about tinkering a bit, y’know? :-)

notagoblin@lemmy.world on 07 Apr 06:54 next collapse

Oh yes!

notoftenthat@sh.itjust.works on 07 Apr 21:33 collapse

A good use case for GPU on OMV is jellyfin transcoding.

forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/56737-h…

Try for a card with NVENC support.

P400 looks like you’d need a notched slot, tho.

reddit.com/…/can_a_pcie_1x_slot_run_nvenc_encodin…

reddit.com/…/best_cheap_gpu_for_transcoding_1080p…

TheHolm@aussie.zone on 07 Apr 19:57 next collapse

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.

ms_lane@lemmy.world on 08 Apr 00:40 collapse

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 on 09 Apr 22:28 collapse

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 on 09 Apr 23:25 collapse

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 on 10 Apr 00:03 collapse

A utility knife is probably a much better tool!