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<blockquote data-quote="plat" data-source="post: 957824" data-attributes="member: 74969">Since it&#039;s an OEM (Lenovo) and a server at that, I would be a bit cautious.&nbsp; Generally, you can game with Xeons--I&#039;ve seen several on Steam, specifically with dual Xeons and a gaming gpu but ideally, non-server consumer cpus are more suitable for gaming.&nbsp; Plus, I see this is an older computer model which limits you further.I would research on the Lenovo forums for your model to see whether anyone has succesfully upgraded this and with what components.&nbsp; Here is something, for example:[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkStation-Workstations/Recommendations-for-video-card-for-ThinkStation-E31-model-type/td-p/3952744[/URL]Not sure if this is the exact same model as yours but should give you a rough idea, and some encouragement.&nbsp;&nbsp; If it doesn&#039;t work, make sure you got a money-back guarantee.Edit:&nbsp; regarding the model stated in the initial post, I&#039;m just asking:&nbsp; is it ThinkCentre or ThinkStation?&nbsp; The model #E31 is for a ThinkStation.&nbsp; Once the computer is past 7 years of age, it&#039;s usually time to &quot;think&quot; about something more modern rather than upgrading on old platforms (Ivy Bridge).&nbsp; Besides, graphics cards are still in short supply and over-priced due to the global chip shortage.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="plat, post: 957824, member: 74969"] Since it's an OEM (Lenovo) and a server at that, I would be a bit cautious. Generally, you can game with Xeons--I've seen several on Steam, specifically with dual Xeons and a gaming gpu but ideally, non-server consumer cpus are more suitable for gaming. Plus, I see this is an older computer model which limits you further. I would research on the Lenovo forums for your model to see whether anyone has succesfully upgraded this and with what components. Here is something, for example: [URL unfurl="true"]https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkStation-Workstations/Recommendations-for-video-card-for-ThinkStation-E31-model-type/td-p/3952744[/URL] Not sure if this is the exact same model as yours but should give you a rough idea, and some encouragement. If it doesn't work, make sure you got a money-back guarantee. Edit: regarding the model stated in the initial post, I'm just asking: is it ThinkCentre or ThinkStation? The model #E31 is for a ThinkStation. Once the computer is past 7 years of age, it's usually time to "think" about something more modern rather than upgrading on old platforms (Ivy Bridge). Besides, graphics cards are still in short supply and over-priced due to the global chip shortage. [/QUOTE]

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