If it helps, you don’t really need full bandwidth for transcoding so it should work just fine. In fact I believe that’s how I have a first gen Arc set up and I’ve noticed no performance issues
I have a supermicro with an epyc processor. 7 x16 slots and 2 x8 slots. I only need one x8 slot for a HBA card, the other could be used for one of these cards. It should be able to pull a couple of separate transcoding streams at any one time.
Boo, I wanted one to go in a x8 slot, would make for a great jellyfin transponder in actual server hardware.
Thanks for the link.
If it helps, you don’t really need full bandwidth for transcoding so it should work just fine. In fact I believe that’s how I have a first gen Arc set up and I’ve noticed no performance issues
The card is already electronically x8. He means he needs it to fit in a physical x8 slot.
Yeah, this.
I have a supermicro with an epyc processor. 7 x16 slots and 2 x8 slots. I only need one x8 slot for a HBA card, the other could be used for one of these cards. It should be able to pull a couple of separate transcoding streams at any one time.
I suppose they would rather provide compatibility with PCIE 3.0x16 slots than PCIE 4.0x8 slots. It also helps support the weight of the card.
Also, there are lots of adapters you can buy.
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