Dell PowerEdge MX760c Upgrade Guide
Maximize the performance and lifespan of your PowerEdge MX760c (16G). Every upgrade option below is verified compatible.
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.
005052919 Dell Powerstore 1.92TB 2.5" SSD
005052920 Dell EMC Powerstore 1.92TB NVMe SED Fips 2.5" SSD
005053076 Dell Powerstore 1.92TB 2.5" SSD
005053077 Dell Powerstore 1.92TB 2.5" SSD
005053702 Dell EMC Powerstore 1.92TB NVMe SED Fips 2.5" SSD
0086DD Dell 1.92-TB 12G 2.5 SAS RI SSD W/G176J
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.
03JT49 Dell BOSS PCIe Storage Controller
03KWJN Dell PERC H965I Front RAID Controller
04FXXT Dell BOSS PCIe Storage Controller
051CN2 Dell BOSS PCIe Storage Controller
072WKY Dell BOSS PCIe Storage Controller
07HYY4 Dell PCI-E to M.2 BOSS Adapter Card
Upgrade Networking
Stepping up from 1GbE to 10GbE or 25GbE eliminates network bottlenecks for VM migration, iSCSI storage traffic, and backup windows. Most modern workloads benefit from at least 10GbE.
00M95 Dell Intel XXV710 DA2 2 Port 25GB Ethernet Network Adapter
06WMMV Dell Broadcom 57414 25GB DUAL-PORT Network Card
0GMW01 Dell Broadcom 57412 DP 10GBE SFP+ Network Adapter
1224N Dell/Broadcom 57416 2X10GB BASE-T/2X1GB BASE-T RJ45 Rndc
19RNV Mellanox CONNECTX-3 Dual Port 10GB Adapter CX322A
1WYFT Intel X710-T2L Dual Port 10GBE RJ45 PCIe NIC
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.
01CW2J Dell Heatsink for Pe R440
0F8NV Dell R640/R740/R740XD 1U Standard Heatsink
0KHTVJ Khtvj Dell Heatsink for Poweredge R750XS CPU
0T021F Dell Precision T3500, T5500, T7500 Low Power CPU Heatsink
0T7N3J Dell PowerEdge R450/R650XS 1U High Performance Heatsink up to 220W TDP 15G
0VH8RK Dell PowerEdge R450/R550/R650/R650XS/R750 1U Standard Heatsink ≤165W TDP 15G
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.
338-CBXW Dell Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y 2.0GHZ 36C/72T 300W
338-CHOV Dell Intel Xeon Platinum 8468 2.1GHZ 48C/96T 350W
338-CHSL Dell Intel Xeon Gold 5416S 2.0GHZ 16C/32T 150W DDR5-4400
338-CLVY Dell Intel Xeon Gold 5416S 2.0GHZ 16C/32T 150W DDR5-4400 (customer Install)
338-CLVZ Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 2.0GHZ 32C/64T 205W DDR5-4800
Dell Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ 8C/16T 2.9GHz 150W FCLGA4677 (Gen4 (Sapphire Rapids))
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.
AC239377 Dell 16GB 1Rx8 RDIMM DDR5-4800 PC5-38400R ECC Memory
AC239378 Dell 32GB 2Rx8 RDIMM DDR5-4800 PC5-38400R ECC Memory
AC239379 Dell 64GB 2Rx4 RDIMM DDR5-4800 PC5-38400R ECC Memory
AC448843 Dell 128GB 4Rx4 RDIMM DDR5-4800 PC5-38400R ECC Memory
AC449974 Dell 128GB 4Rx4 RDIMM DDR5-4800 PC5-38400R ECC Memory
Dell 128GB 2Rx8 RDIMM DDR5-4800 PC5-38400R ECC Memory
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