Requesting input.

[CaptainHaplo]

Ok - I posted before about a server conversion (into a screamer game machine) I was working on. Ended up solving the question - but now I have another.

Here is my situation - I have 2 servers.

HP 350 G6 - single core, rack mount "standard" size server. (Thick enough to hold a full size video card).

HP 380 G6 - Dual core blade server.

Now, here is my struggle. When I am done - I must have both machines operational. However, part swaps are definitely possible.

Ideally, the 380 board and cpus would swap into the 350 chassis and vice versa. That however, may be problematic. The 350 has plastic air guides to assist with cooling, the heat sinks are different sizes between the 2, etc. It probably could be done, but I am not positive that I can justify the additional parts costs.

I REALLY want to have the dual cpu board - performance wise its a monster. However, if I leave it in the blade, I have to get 2 pcie x16 risers. That would allow me to put in a full size vid card, but it would have to be a single slot solution and would be hard pressed on airflow in the riser cage. I see serious temperature issues there as there is not a single card solution out there with enough power to do the job without generating some serious heat. Is there?

So - if you had the hardware - how would you propose moving forward? Questions welcome as well.