Which NVIDIA graphics card is better use with the new Tesla K20?

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Hi all, after a long time I can finally use a Tesla k20.
But I have some doubts about how to configure my PC.
I know that Tesla needs another Nvidia card and one of the best solutions could be a Quadro as specified here: http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/ detail/a_id/2144/kw/Tesla/related/1

I plan to use the Tesla for general purpose computing not directly related to the graphic. I mean, no immage processing or video processing (I don’t need the features of Quadro card).

So my questions are:
What happen to the performance of Tesla card if instead of a Quadro I use the cheapest GTX (Kepler)?
What happen to the performance of Tesla card if I use a Fermi GTX?

I hope someone can help me. Thanks.

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The performance of the Tesla card will not be negatively impacted by the graphics card you use.
You should consider using one of the new GTX 7xx series - they have the same compute capabilities so that will help your development, especially when you do some multi-gpu development.

BTW if you haven’t already - you should become a CUDA Registered Developer and download the new CUDA 5.5 Release Candidate - there is a bunch of new features which help developers using the K20. You can find links to the CUDA 5.5 RC here:
[url]https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit[/url]

Good luck and let us know how you get on with your Tesla.