Hi all,
I have a well specced gaming rig in my office (in the attic) but I also have a Lenovo TS140 Thinkserver that currently just runs Windows 10 and serves movies via Plex. I am planning to move this to the dining room so my OH can use it to surf the net etc...
However, I would like to play a few games on it now and again (when the kids are asleep I can't really play in the attic).
Nothing too taxing, just some 2-3 year old FPS's from my Steam library.
I was wondering if anyone could suggest a reasonably priced graphics card that would be OK in it - or even if the system would be game capable with the addition of a graphics card ?
Please bear in mind the PSU specs and the case size.
More details can be found here : https://lenovopress.com/lp0034-lenovo-thinkserver-ts140
Current spec is :
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Xeon E3 1225 v3 @ 3.20GHz 30 °C
Haswell-WS 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
LENOVO ThinkServer TS140 (SOCKET 0) 40 °C
Graphics
DELL U2412M (1920x1200@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics P4600/P4700 (Lenovo)
Storage
111GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO 120GB (SATA (SSD)) 29 °C
2794GB Western Digital WDC WD30EZRX-00D8PB0 (SATA ) 30 °C
Optical Drives
PLEXTOR BD-ROM PX-B120U USB Device
hp CDDVDW SH-216ALN
Audio
High Definition Audio Device
PCI Slot data is as follows :
PCI Data
Slot PCI-E x16
Slot Type PCI-E x16
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x16
Slot Designation PCIE16X
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 0
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation PCIE1X
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 1
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x4
Slot Designation PCIE4X
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 2
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation PCI1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 3
I have a well specced gaming rig in my office (in the attic) but I also have a Lenovo TS140 Thinkserver that currently just runs Windows 10 and serves movies via Plex. I am planning to move this to the dining room so my OH can use it to surf the net etc...
However, I would like to play a few games on it now and again (when the kids are asleep I can't really play in the attic).
Nothing too taxing, just some 2-3 year old FPS's from my Steam library.
I was wondering if anyone could suggest a reasonably priced graphics card that would be OK in it - or even if the system would be game capable with the addition of a graphics card ?
Please bear in mind the PSU specs and the case size.
More details can be found here : https://lenovopress.com/lp0034-lenovo-thinkserver-ts140
Current spec is :
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Xeon E3 1225 v3 @ 3.20GHz 30 °C
Haswell-WS 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
LENOVO ThinkServer TS140 (SOCKET 0) 40 °C
Graphics
DELL U2412M (1920x1200@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics P4600/P4700 (Lenovo)
Storage
111GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO 120GB (SATA (SSD)) 29 °C
2794GB Western Digital WDC WD30EZRX-00D8PB0 (SATA ) 30 °C
Optical Drives
PLEXTOR BD-ROM PX-B120U USB Device
hp CDDVDW SH-216ALN
Audio
High Definition Audio Device
PCI Slot data is as follows :
PCI Data
Slot PCI-E x16
Slot Type PCI-E x16
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x16
Slot Designation PCIE16X
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 0
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation PCIE1X
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 1
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x4
Slot Designation PCIE4X
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 2
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation PCI1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 3
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