Cheap GPU for ESXi passthrough?
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I use a couple of those they work fine, not sure about gaming. (I'm not using them in esxi at the moment but they should work fine in there too.)
Also they have a couple versions of those from $29 to $49 and I want to think one has 2GB RAM and slightly higher clocks, be sure to check.
I just checked, the one I have on the shelf is a 1GB Radeon HD 6450 passively cooled with the slots going the CORRECT way front front--> back air flow, the one you linked to would likely work but with front->back wouldn't cool as good as a side/window fan blowing on it in a desktop/tower situation... not sure what case you're using.
The other card I got to try is a XFX R7 250E 1GB with fan.
XFX R7-250E-ZNP4 Radeon R7 250E 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Support 3 Monitors Video Card - Newegg.com
Also they have a couple versions of those from $29 to $49 and I want to think one has 2GB RAM and slightly higher clocks, be sure to check.
I just checked, the one I have on the shelf is a 1GB Radeon HD 6450 passively cooled with the slots going the CORRECT way front front--> back air flow, the one you linked to would likely work but with front->back wouldn't cool as good as a side/window fan blowing on it in a desktop/tower situation... not sure what case you're using.
The other card I got to try is a XFX R7 250E 1GB with fan.
XFX R7-250E-ZNP4 Radeon R7 250E 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Support 3 Monitors Video Card - Newegg.com
Looking for one with a DP to avoid buying any more adapters. With Starcraft being almost 20 years old I think I"ll be OK
.Basically came up with these search results on Newegg when I filter display port and low profile.
Indeed, I am taking down one of my nodes and throwing my nvidia quadro 4000 in it to test. Gonna see if I can at least get up to vDGA on it.
@epicurean or @RyC, do either of you have experience with vDGA mode on a quado 2000 card in vSphere and even better if Horizon as well. My quadro 4000 sure is mis-behaving passed thru, passed both card and dependent HD audio pci device through.
Thoughts/tips/tricks or should I take the sVGA route and try this .vib driver?
NVIDIA DRIVERS VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 Driver (this one should work for quadro 4000 but then again you can see it call out K1/K2 only).
EDIT: NM got vDGA working all the way up through Horizon, had to disabled the Vmware virt vid adapter/dev. Cute.
Thoughts/tips/tricks or should I take the sVGA route and try this .vib driver?
NVIDIA DRIVERS VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 Driver (this one should work for quadro 4000 but then again you can see it call out K1/K2 only).
EDIT: NM got vDGA working all the way up through Horizon, had to disabled the Vmware virt vid adapter/dev. Cute.
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IIRC, the latest Horizon Agents automatically add this registry key.
The Quadro 2000 works perfectly for me in vDGA mode in ESXi 6 and Horizon 7 (and 6). The Quadro 4000 should still be supported in vDGA mode in ESXi 6 too, what issues are you having? I believe the sVGA vib for ESXi 6 doesn't support the Quadro 4000 anymore though.
I got all the way up to getting valid drivers installed but a simple application like google earth does not detect direct-x capabilities. Something not right. I don't wanna flood the post w/ output just yet and am gonna go RTFM a few more times but this is no bueno.
Any ideas on how I can tell if the vSGA driver located here is working for my config?
NVIDIA DRIVERS VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 Driver
That's what I am using.
NVIDIA DRIVERS VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 Driver
That's what I am using.
I just got myself a GTX 480 form ebay for 25 euro's and my plan is to soft mod it so I can pass it through to a VM so I can finally virtualise my gaming rig
afaik yes.
you have no troubles when passing through a radeons. R7 240 is a lower-end, same platform as HD8400, HD7500, HD 6500.
I wound up picking up an HD8490 for $20. I have it passed through to a Windows 7 VM, drivers installed, but I can't seem to get any display to show up on it. My monitor is saying no DP cable.
Any tips for getting this display to work in a Windows VM?
Any tips for getting this display to work in a Windows VM?
im looking for a card to use with esxi 6 that can support dp @3440x1440 and 2560x1440 (either hdmi or dp) and wont break the bank and doesnt use a ton of power. I'm only doing pass though to a work vm so no gaming etc.