Dell PowerEdge R470 Upgrade Guide
Maximize the performance and lifespan of your PowerEdge R470 (17G). 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
005053076 Dell Powerstore 1.92TB 2.5" SSD
005053077 Dell Powerstore 1.92TB 2.5" SSD
0086DD Dell 1.92-TB 12G 2.5 SAS RI SSD W/G176J
00FYFW Dell 1.92-TB 12G 2.5 SAS RI SSD W/G176J
00J77H Dell 1.8-TB 12G 10K 2.5 SAS 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.
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0GT7YG Dell PERC H965I Front RAID Controller
0TKK9K Dell Pe PERC H355 SAS RAID Controller
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3KWJN Dell H965I 8GB 24GBPS Front PERC RAID Controller
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.
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01JDDV Dell Pe 1100W 80 Plus Epp Platinum HS Power Supply
01Y45R Dell Pe Hot Swap 1100W Power Supply
02PVRX Dell Precision T5820 Cooling Fan
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03MJJP Dell Pe Hot Swap 1100W 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.
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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.
AD089129 Dell 32GB 2Rx8 RDIMM DDR5-6400 PC5-51200R ECC Memory
AD089130 Dell 64GB 2Rx4 RDIMM DDR5-6400 PC5-51200R ECC Memory
AD089132 Dell 64GB 2Rx4 RDIMM DDR5-6400 PC5-51200R ECC Memory
AD170480 Dell 96GB 2Rx4 RDIMM DDR5-6400 PC5-51200R ECC Memory
AD170482 Dell 128GB 2Rx4 RDIMM DDR5-6400 PC5-51200R ECC Memory
AD258631 Dell 256GB 8Rx4 RDIMM DDR5-6400 PC5-51200R 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.
00M95 Dell Intel XXV710 DA2 2 Port 25GB Ethernet Network Adapter
06WMMV Dell Broadcom 57414 25GB DUAL-PORT Network Card
20NJD Mellanox CX4121C 25GBE Dual Port Low Profile Network Card
24GFD Dell/Broadcom 57414 Dual Port 25GB SFP PCIe NIC (low Profile)
275YF Dell Broadcom 57414 Dual Port 10/25GBE SFP28 Adapter, PCIe Low Profile & Full Height
406-BBLC Dell Mellanox CONNECTX-4 Lx Dual Port 25GBE SFP28 Network Adapter Low Profile
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