brando56894
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I just bought a SuperMico MBD-X10SDV-F-0 to replace my AsRock C2750-D4I (which mysteriously died), but the problem is that it only has one PCIe slot, which is in use by my Intel HBA. I'd like to add decent video output to it so that I can use a VM as a Linux desktop that runs KDE, since the onboard video is only 1024x768. I don't need anything special, just a single slot video card with single HDMI out.
I found this riser card: http://goo.gl/Fioy1I which theoretically should work, but I run into another issue: I have the SilverStone DS380 case which has next to no space inside, I had to slightly mod it to begin with to fit my HBA in there without sacrificing a drive slot. I previously purchased a PCIe extension cable for another build and didn't need it and I had the idea of mounting the HBA and a videocard, along with the riser card, outside of the case, but I have no idea how to mount them.
I did find external PCIe enclosures, but they huge and pretty expensive, I also found single PCIe enclosures for beefy video cards but they all have thunderbolt ports, which I don't have. I'll probably have to build something myself or see if my friend can 3D print something for me, but he's a few states away.
Does anyone have any other ideas?
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I found this riser card: http://goo.gl/Fioy1I which theoretically should work, but I run into another issue: I have the SilverStone DS380 case which has next to no space inside, I had to slightly mod it to begin with to fit my HBA in there without sacrificing a drive slot. I previously purchased a PCIe extension cable for another build and didn't need it and I had the idea of mounting the HBA and a videocard, along with the riser card, outside of the case, but I have no idea how to mount them.
I did find external PCIe enclosures, but they huge and pretty expensive, I also found single PCIe enclosures for beefy video cards but they all have thunderbolt ports, which I don't have. I'll probably have to build something myself or see if my friend can 3D print something for me, but he's a few states away.
Does anyone have any other ideas?
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