Dell PowerEdge R260 Upgrade Guide
Maximize the performance and lifespan of your PowerEdge R260 (16G). Every upgrade option below is verified compatible.
Verified Specifications
| Processor Options | 1x Intel Xeon 6300 series or Xeon E-2400 series (up to 8 cores), or Pentium G7400/G7400T |
| Memory Configuration | 4x DDR5 UDIMM slots, up to 128 GB, up to 4400 MT/s (unregistered ECC only) |
| Drive Configurations | Up to 2x 3.5-inch cabled SAS/SATA HDD or up to 6x 2.5-inch hot-plug SAS/SATA HDD/SSD |
| Power Supply Options | 450W Platinum or 700W Titanium, non-redundant |
| RAID Controllers | PERC H355, PERC H755, HBA355i; BOSS-N1 (2x M.2) boot |
| Specification Source | Dell official documentation (verified 2026-07-02) |
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
013MJR Emulex LPE16000 16GB/S FC PCI-E HBA
0187V Dell QLogic QLE2660 1 Port 16GB SFP HBA
01HD39 Dell Pe 12GB/S SAS HBA Controller
01KK8W Dell Sanblade FC DP PCI-E HBA
01KPGF Dell Sanblade FC DP PCI-E HBA
01NNXD Dell Lsi 9300-8E 12GB/S PCI-E HBA
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.
009JYJ Dell 3-TB 6G 7.2K 3.5 SAS W/F238F
009KK9 Dell 3-TB 6G 7.2K 3.5 SAS W/F238F
00JHTD Dell G14 12-TB 12G 7.2K 3.5 SED/Fips W/X7K8W
00KT5H Dell G14 960-GB 6G 3.5 SATA MU SSD W/X7K8W
00N660 Dell G14 8-TB 12G 7.2K 3.5 NL SAS W/X7K8W
00VXWD Dell 6-TB 12G 7.2K 3.5 SAS W/F238F
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.
011JPY Dell R750XS High Performance Fan
01M003 Dell Pe Hot Swap 500W Power Supply
02PVRX Dell Precision T5820 Cooling Fan
050G83 Dell Poweredge R340 R350 Server CPU Cooling Fan
060F9K Dell Pe Hot Swap 500W Power Supply
060FPK Dell Pe Hot Swap 500W Power Supply
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.
370-AGRG Dell 128GB 2Rx8 RDIMM DDR5-4800 PC5-38400R ECC Memory
370-AGYZ Dell 32GB 2Rx8 RDIMM DDR5-4800 PC5-38400R ECC Memory
370-AGZN Dell 16GB 1Rx8 RDIMM DDR5-4800 PC5-38400R ECC Memory
370-AGZO Dell 16GB 1Rx8 RDIMM DDR5-4800 PC5-38400R ECC Memory
370-AGZP Dell 32GB 2Rx8 RDIMM DDR5-4800 PC5-38400R ECC Memory
370-AGZQ Dell 64GB 2Rx4 RDIMM DDR5-4800 PC5-38400R ECC Memory
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.
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
1YXTT Emulex OCE10102-FX-D Fcoe, Dual Port, 10GB, PCIe Gbic Removed
4V7G2 Dell/Intel X550-T2 10GB DP PCIe BASE-T NIC
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