Dell PowerEdge T430 Upgrade Guide
Maximize the performance and lifespan of your PowerEdge T430 (13G). Every upgrade option below is verified compatible.
Next generation: PowerEdge R640 (14G)
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
009JYJ Dell 3-TB 6G 7.2K 3.5 SAS W/F238F
009KK9 Dell 3-TB 6G 7.2K 3.5 SAS W/F238F
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 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.
0CPC7G Dell 32GB RDIMM DDR4-2400 PC4-19200R ECC Memory
0HNDJ7 Dell 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2400 PC4-19200R ECC Memory
29GM8 Dell 64GB LRDIMM DDR4-2400 PC4-19200L ECC Memory
370-ACNQ Dell 8GB RDIMM DDR4-2400 PC4-19200R ECC Memory
370-ACNR Dell 8GB RDIMM DDR4-2400 PC4-19200R ECC Memory
370-ACNS Dell 32GB RDIMM DDR4-2400 PC4-19200R ECC Memory
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
01820D Dell Pe Hot Swap 750W Power Supply
01C8RF Dell Pe 750W 80 Plus Titanium HS Power Supply
027F3G Dell Pe 750W 80 Plus Platinum HS Power Supply
02PVRX Dell Precision T5820 Cooling Fan
04T22V Dell Pe Hot Swap 750W 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.
077DY Dell Intel Xeon E5-2697A V4 2.60GHZ
1TWGH Dell Intel Xeon E5-2640 2.5GHZ
307G2 Dell Intel Xeon E5-2697 V4 2.30GHZ
317-9636 Dell Intel Xeon E5-2643 3.30GHZ
319-0250 Dell Intel Xeon E5-2630L 2.0GHZ
319-0252 Dell Intel Xeon E5-2650L 1.8GHZ
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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