Dell PowerEdge R730
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| Reported | |
| CPU | Dual Intel Xeon E5 v3/v4 |
|---|---|
| Runs on | VM |
| OS / driver | Proxmox (version not given) |
| Tested by | @nathang6866 |
| Source | Discord message |
| Confirmations | None yet. |
ElectroHobo had 170HX cards and V100s in the same Dell R730 under Proxmox while first testing the 170HX, in separate VMs rather than one model across both kinds of card. Source: @nathang6866, 2026-10-25
Notes
- Petri Krohn ordered a Dell Precision Rack 7910 ("a Dell PowerEdge R730 2U Rack Server with a different label") for a 170HX build and asked about display output; the answer was to run headless. Source: @petrikrohn_26497, 2026-10-12 See Consumer motherboards#Display output.
- Froggo used to have an R730 and found it very loud. Source: @froggao, 2026-10-16
- djpandaman was unsure how easy GPUs are in 2U PowerEdge servers. Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-09
- BIOS: the 64 GB BAR1 needs "Memory Mapped I/O above 4GB" and enough 64-bit MMIO space; on PowerEdge, dump the attributes with
racadm get BIOS.IntegratedDevicesand check the names on your generation. See Server BIOS setup#Dell PowerEdge: dump the BIOS PCI settings. Source: @darkmaniac7, 2026-10-29 (lab notes) - Power: Dell's GPU power cables and PSUs are their own ecosystem; endsjeremy warns that Dell locks you into Dell parts. Source: @endsjeremy, 2026-10-07 See Cooling and power.