I have two Dell T320 servers, which work great. But I'd like to have some more CPU power, so think about upgrading to the T420. It is almost the same, except that on the T420 main board, which seems to be otherwise the identical PCB, the second CPU socket is actually installed. (In the T320 it's just empty soldering points.) My question is: Is the air baffle the same, or do I need a new one if I swap out the main board? I am aware that I will need a second CPU heatsink.

Thanks.

  • Norah - She/They@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I don’t have experience with the tower ones, but I have a 20 series rack model. Dell seems to like making things pretty interchangeable, so it wouldn’t surprise me if the baffle is the same on both models. Above the second socket location, is there the same clearance with the baffle for a heatsink as with the populated socket? I’d say if it is then you’ll be sweet.