really tempting to get going -- I've had one of these boxes for a few years now... never thought of doing this.

Wow, you actually able to put not only workstation GPU but gaming GPU on R730xd. I am planning to buy one but trying to decide whether to get Dell R730 or DL380 or maybe both. Great video

@callmebigpapa

Жыл бұрын

I have both (see my channel) and I would get the 730 in LFF for max versatility and all around ease of use.

In the second part of the video, your fans are running quietly. How did you achieve this? Changed the power supplies from 750 W to 1100 W and everything worked fine?

@CTOSERVERS

2 жыл бұрын

Hi , Correct , has to be 1100w PSU's

im looking to do this same thing but havent been able to find any good tutorials for getting the r730 to recognize the card. Are you running windows 10 in a VM?

@CTOSERVERS

4 жыл бұрын

Windows 10 is installed on a physical disk , two SSD's in the rear.

how are you able to make the system fans quiter? I have pluggedd in the 1100w PSUs and correct slowts but fan speeds are still at 82%

Great video! Is it possible, for example, to connect two GPUs? Assuming there are 1100W power supplies installed, would it be possible to install two RTX 4060 Ti or something equivalent (~160W per GPU)?

thanks for the video!! I wonder if the performance was great? Can you use it for AI and data mining?

Am looking to use dual gpus in R730, have you ever tried any USB 3.0 PCIE cards in these machines? Pinning one GPU and one of the USB cards to a VM :)

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

ooohhhh thats a hard one. We have only tried installing a USB 3.0 PCI card once which we failed as we opted for very cheap cards. However many people have used StarTech cards and they are running them successfully. Another issue is that most of these cards require power to run , which people have solved by modification or using the CD ROM SATA cable.

Do you have to have the Dell GPU kit to install a GPU in the R730XD? I'm seeing all kinds of conflicting info about a GPU in the XD model. Specifically, it appears that I would need the 1100W PSUs, and power cables (0J30DG). Would I also need a GPU riser (800JH)?

@CTOSERVERS

2 жыл бұрын

Hi , Kit mainly consists of the GPU cables and 2 x 1100W PSU's , risers if they have the AUX power output ports will be GPU capable.

@Serverfrank-yf6eo

3 ай бұрын

Does the kit have a part number

Hi, how did you fix the high speed cooling fans on this server? It does not officially support GPUs, although everything works. But the R730xd does not recognize any GPU and turns on the cooling fans at full capacity (17200 rpm)

@CTOSERVERS

2 жыл бұрын

Most likely your PSU's are not 1100w or there is some other hardware issue.

@ThePopolou

2 жыл бұрын

It's highly likely because the Lifecycle controller detects non-dell components installed and so switches the fan profile to a higher level to ensure sufficient cooling. You can confirm this with an entry in the LC logs with code PCI3018. The fans then ramp up to over 30%. To correct for this, you have to send an IPMI code either via RACADM or if using a Linux os, the command line. Follow this link for instructions: serverfault.com/a/733064.

We use the R730xd with ESXi 6.7. Any change you could recommend a card that supports both vGPU and Offloading for rendering with OpenGL?

@CTOSERVERS

4 жыл бұрын

Hi , Yes NVIDIA GRID Cards are certified for VGPU and great for Virtual workstations / rendering . These are now available at a very good price . GRID K1 - ultimate user scalability GRID K2 - ultimate performance

@arankaspar5165

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS You're not using Horizon VMs though right? I just have 1 win 2012 terminal server VM. Furmark says that OpenGL is "not supported" while K80 specs say it is. Wondering if the K1/K2 allow OpenGL .

@dj_ru

2 жыл бұрын

@@arankaspar5165 everything will work through RDP. Works even with GTX Titan X. It is necessary within the policy to allow to issue OpenGL via RDP. Google will help you, everything is simple there. These are also all QUADRO card drivers, from 16 to 32 users simultaneously, depending on the model.

Thank you for this video. Did you simply just plugged and Play? ( assuming all the Bios and Firmware was up to date). I See you have two 750 PSU and down in the comments you mention to have 2 1100 PSUs.. why? How many more signatures do you need for a tutorial?. Thank You.

@CTOSERVERS

Жыл бұрын

Simple plug and play

I would love some help on this. I have the R730. Rudundant power supply 750w, with R730/xd Riser 1-3. Trying to run 2 2080s. Any ideas how I can faciliate this? Do I need to swap out the PSU? what cables do I need and will 2 of the 2080s fit with the Riser?

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

Hi , We will get a whole tutorial soon as there are many people with the question. You will need the below anyway : 2 x1100w PSU's GPU cables ( you can google for r720 / r730 gpu cables ) try to get the genuine ones. BIOS Updated to the latest GPU's that have the power outlets towards the rear. NVIDIA FE cards are the best.

@brandondriscoll7722

3 жыл бұрын

Can I just swap out with the Dell PSU with Dell 1100 PSU or go with something different

Can we put non-ECC memory modules? Thank you in advance for your reply.

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

Hi , ECC Only

Did the BIOS rexognined all feautures of the GPU card, and what about the vcenter?

@sinistergate

9 ай бұрын

yes same question

I don't have dell server but I am think to replace my HP proliant dl380 gen 9 because it needs 10 pin pcie cable which is not available in my region. So my question is dell need 8 pin power or 10 pin power cable

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

Hi , Dell needs a 8 pin but it has to be dell PN. We have both HPE 10 pin and Dell 8 pin in stock !

Hi, i have an R730xd and i bought a GPU cable for it but i'm not sure if it's wired correctly. As it's something that could fried it i would have like to know how an official cable is wired so i can check mine to see if it's good or not. If you can provide me with that. Thanks

@CTOSERVERS

2 жыл бұрын

Hi , You should be able to see from the video and our other videos

Boa noite sou brasileiro tenho um r730 com 128 de memoria e 9tb em raid , posso colocar uma 3060 1click com 2 fonte de 750w para rodar o photoshop?

Could you share the part number for the gpu power cord?. I upgraded to two 1100 PSU, bought a 2060 and a gpu cord for x730xd off ebay. I am using the riser x16, the gpu is being detected in device manager but always with a question mark, I am able to start the driver installation with geforce experience but it keeps telling me to update as in it coulndt take the drivers when installation is over. I just did a fresh win 11 intall thinking it might be some weird driver blocking stuff, I also removed all my SSDs thinking they might be drawing too much power but no luck . I have tested the 2060 on my gaming rig and run with no issues at all. Not sure what else to do at this point. Any ideas?

@donaldwheeler5989

Ай бұрын

Where on earth on the mobo did you plug the gpu power cable in?

@DesignerDigital

Ай бұрын

@@donaldwheeler5989 I had it running now. The GPU will get its power from PCIe itself, then the extra power from the power supply especial cord mentioned in this video. Make sure it is made for this Server model. I bought a "generic" cable and did not work. I was not able to have anything on my other PCIe area since it will not allow to power up the 2060 GPU if anything is on the secondary PCIe slot.

@donaldwheeler5989

Ай бұрын

@@DesignerDigital thank you - I realized I had the cables reversed; sigh. Thank you for the update!

@DesignerDigital

Ай бұрын

@@donaldwheeler5989 You will notice the GPU is working properly when you try to update its drivers, it will actually detect it.

Hi. Just to check what did you do for the windows os to recognize the gpu on the dell server. I’m facing the issue to use R740 to run rtx3060

@CTOSERVERS

2 жыл бұрын

Hi , Install drivers from NVIDIA

@weichun8100

2 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS Hi, able to recognise and run one 3060 on the R740 slot1, but the second card on slot 4 can't be recognized. any thoughts?

@CTOSERVERS

2 жыл бұрын

@@weichun8100 Hi , we haven't tested the R740 yet. Maybe soon we will get this done

Do you have to have the two 1100w psus? I have the 750s and just want to run a single Tesla P4, a small 75w card. Will It work or do you absolutely "need" the 1100w PSUs because dell put a block in there?

@CTOSERVERS

2 жыл бұрын

You have to have the 1100W for any GPU

@CriticoolHit

2 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS Turns out not the case at all! I bought two P4s and put on one alternate riser 3 (x16 cpu1) and one on riser 2, slot 1 (x16 cpu2) Naturally dell gets pissy and you have to turn off 3rd party PCI check using IPMI tools to get the fans in check but you absolutely do NOT need the 1100 watt PSUs. I would imagine if you were running a configuration that exceeded the wattage then of course you would need the 1100s. But thankfully dell does not get your way on it like I worried.

@dj_ru

2 жыл бұрын

@@CriticoolHit hi, how did you get the fans to run normally?

Are you not worried about the hot air going directly on the NIC

hi, can it work with virtualization like EXSi or Ovirt

I picked up a used R730 with some pretty beefy specs, i kind of want to use this for my daily/gaming rig. Could I install one of these in the non XD model, granted i get the GPU power cables? I tossed an older GPU in there, but i don't think the BIOS will bot with it although windows sees it.

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

Will work fine , It does boot if you have the right cables and PSU's. It is also recommended to update the BIOS and Firmware prior to this if not up to date.

@BlownMacTruck

11 ай бұрын

LOL using a 2U server as a gaming rig? That’s just sad.

@VolvoGuy240

10 ай бұрын

@@BlownMacTruck Why's that?

@BlownMacTruck

10 ай бұрын

@@VolvoGuy240Because it's ridiculously loud, not designed to fit in any kind of desk environment, and uses processors that are completely sideways for what gaming workloads are designed against (lower thread counts with high speed). Not to mention fitting GPUs in there is incredibly hit or miss. Your budget is getting wasted on things that are great in a server (out of band management, SAS expander backplanes, giant banks of RAM) that could be used towards far more effective things in a gaming rig (nvme storage, properly sized CPUs, efficient / quiet / cooler operation). I mean for chrissakes, you'd have to get a SOUNDCARD since no servers come with those, lol. It's the equivalent of getting a bulldozer for a car race.

@VolvoGuy240

10 ай бұрын

@@BlownMacTruck I would say silly not sad. 24 cores/48 threads and 256GB of ram make a bad a$$ work station, gaming bit is just a sweet bonus. My desk has racks in it, so that is not an issue, and I use USB audio interfaces anyway to drive my monitor speakers. The noise level really was not that bad with that thing. Anyway, it was just an experiment. I sold it for a decent chunk of change and built up a new rig. I was running an Alienware at the time thinking i could replace my desktop with it, how wrong was I there!

Can this server support a gpu with dual 8 pin power connectors, like a radeon vii?

Hi.. Can install NVIDIA P40 24GB - for R730xd 750watts ? is it help full for light 3d rendering ....

Hello, well done for what you have done. How did you activate the pcie card because on my DELL PowerEdge R730 there is only the slot on the power supply side that works for my graphics card. Thank you in advance for your answer.

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

Hi , we didn't do anything special. In the video we used the R730Xd Version , this PCI slot is the one that works on the XD version as the other PCI slot is swapped out for 2 x SFF drive bays.

@TheGadgyo

3 жыл бұрын

​@@CTOSERVERS Thank you very much for your answer. Indeed, the first slot which is not used in the video is blocked by two drive cages. But I removed them to install an NVIDIA Geforce GTX 770 CG ( see photos drive.google.com/drive/folders/13XuvgJiOwyuYHBQ78z7LmQ7N7zf2fFoJ?usp=sharing ). For my question on the second slot, I found :-) for it to be active, you need the dual processor on the motherboard, I'm assuming the PCIe slot used on the video is not on the same bus as the slot on the power supply side. By doing so, it allows me either to put the CG in SLI, or to install a sound card in 5.1. But in doing so, the CG struggles to breathe due to the heat from the two power supplies, especially since I removed the original fans which make a lot of noise. And suddenly, I have an overheating problem because I couldn't find a way to make the original fans run slower even in the IDRAC.

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGadgyo Hi , Great what you are doing , are you using 1100w PSU's ? This is highly recommended.

@TheGadgyo

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS No, I only use two 480 watt power supplies.

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGadgyo That's bad , GPU Configs only work with 1100W PSU, That's why you may have thermal issues and stability issues. We have outlined to many people that 1100w redundant PSU's are required for GPU installation. Give this a try ! We used 1100W PSU's

Would this work on the R730XD with an NVIDIA RTX 4000 GPU by chance? If so what parts and PNs would I need to buy? I currently have the R730XD with 2 750W PSU and the RTX 4000. Any help would be greatly appreciated since I am kind of stuck and not sure if I need to return the RTX 4000 or find a new server.

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

Hi , Will work ! For GPU installation you need to have dual 1100w PSU's , then you need to ensure your PCI Riser board is the X16 GPU version. You also need the GPU power cable , You can google R720 / R730 GPU cable and get genuine cable .

@DonnieKluck

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS how do I know if I have the correct riser board? Do you have a PN I could Google in order to order the correct one is I don't have the correct one?

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

@@DonnieKluck Hi , does your riser have a x16 slot ? Also is there a power outlet on the PCI riser ? If yes , then its the GPU riser . P/N for the riser anyway : 800JH

@DonnieKluck

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS Thanks for the information. I do have a x16 slot and GPU riser then since it does have 8 pin white power outlet on it. So looks like I just need to get the dual 1100W PSU and the correct cable. Would you happen to know the PN for the 1100W PSU for the 730XD by chance? When I googled it there were multiple ones that came up and I am not sure which ones are compatible with my system.

@DonnieKluck

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS One other thing, once I have the dual 1100W PSU installed, the correct x16 GPU riser and the correct GPU cable. Is there anything that I need to do like in bios, firmware, etc or should it just work and once it boots and eventually everything will spin down to a more normal level with the fans correct?

I might be picking up an R730 in the near future, is a dual slot GPU the biggest that will fit? My Asus RTX 2060 Super EVO is a 2.7 Slot Cooler. Cheers for any help, thank you.

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

Hi , Dual slot is max for GPU's on the R720 and R730

@SSarnyai

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS Thanks for the response, really appreciate it.

@didnthurt4077

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS does a fullsized dualslot card also fit in a r820? Cause im in between getting a r730 and r820, but need the full sized card.

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

@@didnthurt4077 Hi R820 is a quad CPU socket server. For this reason PCI space is limited and a full size beefy dual width GPU wont fit. You can get away with a 75w single slot GPU however.

@didnthurt4077

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS thanks for the heads up, i have decided for a R730 to get me started as i want to run my own game cloud server and fullsized cards is crucial. Could you fit 2 dualslot fullsized cards in there? Then i could run 1 consumer card on baremetal and a Grid K1 for virtualization.

That is really slick. I thought the documentation says the R730xd doesn't support GPUs though?

@CTOSERVERS

2 жыл бұрын

Well it does , they prolly didn't test it

@computersales

2 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS Good point. I just figured the lifecycle controller would stop it. I just noticed you don't have 1100W power supplies either. Does this mean I can use 750W supplies? Makes me wonder if I can exceed the CPU power limit with 1100W supplies? So many things to try now.

@CTOSERVERS

2 жыл бұрын

@@computersales At first we used 750w , had some issues and after using the 1100w the server works with 0 errors. Highly recommend 1100w regardless of the specs

so did you use the GPU power cable kit (490-BCDP)? the r730xd is not support gpu's did you have to do much for this to work?

@CTOSERVERS

4 жыл бұрын

Hi , we used the same cable we used in the R720. It worked without any modifications at all , simple plug and play.

@CriticoolHit

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS Specifically which cable part # though. The 490-BCPD or an ebay special? I am about to throw a 1080 in mine for transcode and would rather spent 15 bucks on a cable and get it tomorrow than 47+SnH from dell and get it "sometime"

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

@@CriticoolHit Dell P/N is 0J30DG

@timlozinski1422

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS But what PSU are you running in the server. I read the r7910 has beefier PSUs in order to feed the GPUs whereas the nearly identical r730 has lower ones as standard.

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

@@timlozinski1422 1100w Platinum PSU's

Have you had a chance to install a p100 on R730 (Ubuntu)?

Bro i need some help, I have a r730 and my power supply 2 when I connect the power cord it powers on but then shuts down and starts blinking green and want to know if i need to replace it or if there is something else i need to do. also none of the vga ports works and it gives me no video. Please help me.

@CTOSERVERS

2 жыл бұрын

Hi , Most likely a faulty PSU , RAM or CPU

I have successfully put 3060 to R740, but now I have problem putting 3-fan card (rtx 3090) to the r740

I have r720 can i install on it the 4090 gpu ??

The XD-documentation says it shouldn’t work but maybe it’s just a recommendation in case someone fills it up with 24x15k HDDs. What’s your take on that ”not-supported”?

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

We have installed a few mainstream GPU's in the DELL R720 and R730 +. So far we haven't had any issues at all. The only thing that was a issue was the placement of the power connectors on the GPU's. You have to find the right make and model to allow the power cables to be plugged in. The TESLA and recommended cards that dell state , all have rear power connectors.

@jonascarlsson9826

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS Thanks for your feedback! And those GPUs were fitted in R730XD? Not regular R730?

@DonnieKluck

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonascarlsson9826 did you ever figure out your answer? I just bought a R730XD and bought an RTX 4000 and trying to figure out how to get it to work in the 730XD. So curious if you have had any luck.

@jonascarlsson9826

3 жыл бұрын

@@DonnieKluck Yes, I bought an XD with 1100W PSUs and tested myself. I fitted a Tesla M60 and installed ESXi. Worked like a sharm. I think the whole ”not supported” thing is that people might fill it up with 26 15k spinners and a GPU. That will probably create cooling problems or load problems.

@DonnieKluck

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonascarlsson9826 thanks appreciate it. Do you happen to have the PN for the 1100W PSU? I been trying to search and look and cannot figure out which one I need to get. Also other than the PSU did you have to get a special auxiliary power cable and riser board like what I read in the comments? Did you also have to do anything in the software, configuration of setup? Appreciate the help big😁

Is this a viable option for building a gaming pc in 2023? It’s cheaper right?

@CTOSERVERS

Жыл бұрын

kind of

hey man. can I install GPU card in R730 and use it as display?

@CTOSERVERS

20 күн бұрын

yes watch our new video

Is it possible to install GPU radeon 480, 8gb, on dell r-730?

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

Hi , Yes ! Its certainly possible !

@Felix-koi

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS Hi :) How? Just plug and play?

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

@@Felix-koi Hi Yes , plug and play. It will fit as same as we have fitted the GPU. You will need the GPU power cable also. Make sure you have dual 1100w PSU's too !

can a Nvidia tax 3060 ti and 3070 work?

@CTOSERVERS

2 жыл бұрын

Hi , yes if the dimensions of the card are small.

If I want to use external graphics RTX2060 after installing the first Windows for 10 days, do I set it in the BIOS initial window? Or do you set it to dry...? I would appreciate it if you could tell me the address of the website where the setting device drive is located.

Do not plug or unplug the riser card while running, this can kill your motherboard

Hi! Do you have an idea of where can I get one of theses R730 for cheap? (maximum 150€ for me :/ ) Or a server (like a ProLiant or a poweredge but in rack, no tower) where I can put a Gpu like a 970/1650? I tried in a R610 (from your ebay store) but didn't work well because my installation was unstable Thx ^^

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

Hi , R730 are still expensive. GPU capable servers are in demand and prices are high

@Triospirit

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS okay, thank you^^

@callmebigpapa

Жыл бұрын

labgopher The 730's have come down in price if you are ok with sff and lower core count and not much ram. I see them on ebay in USA for 350usd often but with lots of ram, LFF and high core count these can easy get to 800-1000. Good luck

You keep saying that you have to run 2 x 1100W PSU's, but this video clearly shows the 2060 is running in an R730 with 750W PSU's....

@CTOSERVERS

2 жыл бұрын

We realised after we got an error , the rest of the video is with 1100w PSU

Is there a special PCI that needs purchased in a R730XD?

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

Hi , Yep may come as standard but you need the GPU specific PCI riser ,

@drskizz

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS Do you have the part number?

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

@@drskizz Hi , yes : DELL PN : 800JH

@drskizz

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS Thank you so much.

@DonnieKluck

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS What is this special PCO for or why is it needed?

Could you share the part number of the GPU?

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

900-1g160-2540-000

Love how you added a non-hotswap part like the riser when the server is on. Amazing! LMAO!!! Not buying from you guys

@CTOSERVERS

2 жыл бұрын

This was for testing purposes , and to show the audience :)

@FRANKMUSIKOFFICIAL

9 ай бұрын

@@CTOSERVERSclassy response for an inflammatory comment. I would buy from you.

@BrianNaeem

6 ай бұрын

A PCIE riser is a hot swap part…

hi i got an r730 some days ago, put one pcie usb 3 and an intel a770, but im getting bsod "whea uncorrectable error" everytime and most of when installing drivers. i have 2 750 watt psu. im getting all that bosod because 1 my usb3 card is not compatible and 2 my intel vga is not compatible too ? im going crazy as i was thinking of some plug and play. most of the error are releated to pcie slot (with usb3 adapter) and one to cpu pcie root port 2 (cpu peripherial)

@CTOSERVERS

Жыл бұрын

Hi , Yes could be a faulty USB PCI card.

@ScruffyITA

Жыл бұрын

@@CTOSERVERS ok for the usb pcie, but for the gpu ? the intel arc a770 dowsnt work, but i tried an old 9800gt and it works just fine.... dual 750 watt problem or just the intel gpu is incompatible ? tnx for reply :)

@CTOSERVERS

Жыл бұрын

@@ScruffyITA The ARC's are a bit buggy

@vxzulu0o0o

Жыл бұрын

You need to disable the onboard display in the BIOS. You can go to integrated devices and disable the embedded video controller. Good luck! FYI just installed an A770 in my T640.

@ScruffyITA

Жыл бұрын

@@vxzulu0o0o with integrated vga disabled, resizable bar will not work. maybe ur t640 is different hardware.

have you gotten the rtx 2060 super to work in the R720XD?

@CTOSERVERS

3 жыл бұрын

Hi , Yes works just as good ,