Question 1

How does this card get its power, because I don't see where you would need to put cables to plug into. Is it from the pcie itself?

Accepted Answer

No external power required.  Only needs the power provided by the pcie bus.

Question 2

What is the wattage?

Accepted Answer

75W. It does not use the pci-e 6 pin power cord like some cards do, so it pulls power from the pci-e socket. Getting better performance that the quadro 4000 it replaced.

Question 3

Is there a source to determine platform compatibility? I see at least two people asking if it will work with specific machines. I too need to make sure it will be compatible with my MSI Laptop.

Accepted Answer

This is a desktop graphics card.  It would not work with a laptop unless you are using some sort of Thunderbolt 3 external graphics card enclosure.  To do this your laptop must be equipped with a Thunderbolt 3-compatible USB-C.  It is my understanding that only recently released graphics cards are compatible with these enclosures.  I cannot speak to the effectiveness of this kind of solution as we implemented on dell desktop.  For desktop compatibility this card requires a PCI express 3.0 x16 expansion slot.

Question 4

Will this card support three monitors?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this card will support three monitors.

Question 5

will the m2000 work with a PCI Express 2 x16 interface?

Accepted Answer

Yes.

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