Dell Precision T7820 Upgrade Guide
Maximize the performance and lifespan of your Dell Precision T7820. Every upgrade option below is verified compatible.
Upgrade Controllers
Upgrading your RAID controller enables faster disk I/O, larger cache, and support for newer drive technologies. Essential when adding NVMe or SAS-4 drives.

012W3T Dell Pe PERC H840 12GB/S RAID Controller

019D8P Dell Pe PERC H840 12GB/S RAID Controller

01G44R Dell PERC H750 PCI-E RAID Controller

01M71J Dell PERC H740P PCI-E 3.1 SAS RAID Controller

025CKG Dell PERC H830 PCIe RAID Storage Controller

026H8T Dell PERC H745 12G RAID Controller
Upgrade Storage
Moving from spinning disk to SSD or NVMe storage provides the largest single performance improvement — often 10-50x faster I/O. Consider NVMe for boot drives and high-IOPS workloads.

0008FRY Dell 480-GB 6G 2.5 SATA RI SSD W/G176J

0008R8 Dell 480-GB 6G 2.5 MLC SATA RI SSD W/G176J

005052920 Dell EMC Powerstore 1.92TB NVMe SED Fips 2.5" SSD

005053702 Dell EMC Powerstore 1.92TB NVMe SED Fips 2.5" SSD

008FRY Dell 480-GB 6G 2.5 SATA RI SSD W/G176J

008R8 Dell 480-GB 6G 2.5 MLC SATA RI SSD W/G176J
Upgrade Power & Cooling
This category provides verified compatible upgrade paths. ICD engineers validate every part for compatibility with your specific server model and workload requirements.

0FFD6 Dell Precision 3630 460W Power Supply

0T6R7 Dell Precision T7910 1300W Power Supply

1NTTD Dell Precision 7750 CPU Graphics Heatsink Fan

23C7V Dell Precision 7540/7550 CPU Fan

2PVRX Dell Precision T5820/T7920 Front Dual Fan Assembly

3550-FAN Dell Precision 3540/3550 CPU Fan Assembly
Upgrade Processors
CPU upgrades deliver more cores and higher clock speeds. If your workload is CPU-bound (compilation, analytics, HPC), upgrading from 8-core to 16+ core processors provides significant throughput improvement.

09JW14 Dell Intel Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHZ Processor

338-BLMZ Dell Intel Xeon Gold 5122 3.6GHZ 4C/8T 105W for R640/R740

338-BLNB Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6128 3.4GHZ 6C/12T 115W for R640/R740

338-BLNC Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6140 2.3GHZ 18C/36T 140W for R640/R740

338-BLNE Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHZ 16C/32T 125W for R640/R740

338-BLNF Dell Intel Xeon Gold 5120 2.2GHZ 14C/28T 105W for R640/R740
Upgrade Memory
Memory is the most impactful upgrade for virtualization and database workloads. Upgrading from 64GB to 128GB or 256GB can dramatically improve VM density and application response times.

0DFK3Y Dell 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300R ECC Memory

0M1G12 Dell 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300R ECC Memory

0NMWFP Dell 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300R ECC Memory

0PWR5T Dell 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300R ECC Memory

0VM51C Dell 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300R ECC Memory

0Y69D8 Dell 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300R ECC Memory
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