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January 30th, 2014 15:00

Poweredge T20 CPU compatability

Hello everyone, I have a Xeon E3-1275v3 processor sitting on my desk left over from another project.  I got to thinking that I could use it for a home office server of some sort.  I see the Poweredge T20 supports up to the Xeon E3-1225v3 so would it be feasible to order one of these and use my CPU in it?  I'm pretty unfamiliar with Dell and wanted to make sure there were no artificial limitations preventing this idea form working.  the TDP is the same on these CPUs (84 watts) so I would think it should drop right in.

Thanks in advance,

Zach

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January 30th, 2014 19:00

Yes, the E3-1225v3 is actually a supported processor, so there should be no issue:
http://partnerdirect.dell.com/sites/channel/Documents/Dell-PowerEdge-T20-Server-Technical-Guide.pdf

 

January 30th, 2014 23:00

Sorry if I was unclear, but I have a 1275v3, not a 1225v3.

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January 31st, 2014 08:00

Sorry ... as I read it, it sounded like you had a 1275 that got you thinking that you wanted to buy a 1225 ... anyhow, Geoff beat me to it ... should be fine.

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January 31st, 2014 08:00

Zachsandberg,

This board will support the 1200 series of processors,  up to 95w.   So it should support the one you have in hand. 

Regards,

May 25th, 2014 08:00

What about the Xeon CPUs that don't have GPUs in them? Obviously I would use a pci-e video card to make up for it.

Code Name Haswell                    Haswell                   
Processor Number E3-1230 v3 E3-1220 v3
# of Cores 4 4
# of Threads 8 4
Clock Speed 3.3 GHz 3.1 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency 3.7 GHz 3.5 GHz
Max TDP 80 W 80 W
Thermal Solution Specification PCG 2013D PCG 2013D
Recommended Customer Price BOX : $250.00TRAY: $240.00 BOX : $203.00TRAY: $193.00

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May 27th, 2014 07:00

Hawkeye4077,

The T20 supports the E3-12xxx  series of processors.   Check out the technical guide here: http://partnerdirect.dell.com/sites/channel/Documents/Dell-PowerEdge-T20-Server-Technical-Guide.pdf

 

 

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January 20th, 2015 13:00

I'm not sure if E3-12xx is a correct statement Geoff. I just purchased a E3-1230v2 and it is definitely not the right form factor.

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February 23rd, 2015 05:00

Hellow , Dell poweredge T20 its compatible with g3220 and g3420?

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April 5th, 2016 12:00

I have actually put an E3-1280 v3 in a T20 that came with a Pentium CPU. The only issue I had was finding a Video card that would work since the 1280 does not have a GPU. I have tried 15 different PCIe cards and the only one that worked with the E3-1280v3 is an ASUS R7-240. I tried a Sapphire R5-230 and a couple of FX Quadro cards plus many other lower models and only the R7-240 worked. Not sure why, but if you got another card to work, post here.

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April 8th, 2016 12:00

Update to previous post. Video card was not the issue. If you have system running in UEFI mode, then a UEFI capable video card must be used. The only one I had that supported UEFI was the R7-240. Switching to Legacy mode, all the cards work.

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August 12th, 2016 19:00

Thank you for posting this question, I recently bought a T20 when the last cash back offer was on to replace a HP Microserver N54L that was starting to creak a bit and WOW

For a budget machine it flies, with a quite mundane Sandisk SSD Plus 240gb and 8gb of ram the thing boots windows 10 in around 7 seconds and does a restart in not much over 10 seconds which is only with the G3220 chip

So when I saw the cash back was either till going or had re-emerged I wanted another one to replace a HP ML110 which seems dreadful next to the dell

But with the second one I would like a beefier CPU which I was googling when I found this thread to see if the E3-1225 v3 was a better choice or if I should get another 3220 and then upgrade, and the 1275 almost matches its equivalent I7 on every score even beating I in some areas (i7-4770)

And this thread also answered my other ponderance about whether an r7-240 would require too much power from the teensy 230 watt PSU or whether  I would also need to budget for a bigger one

People are too quick to criticise PC hardware when they have an issue but slow to praise them. But as cash back deals on low end machines like this are the only machines inside of my meagre budget I can honestly say its been decades since a new PC has impressed me so much (the horrible flimsy plastic drive caddies and LP DVD aside lol)

The thing flies (compared to anything else I have) and for the price is just amazing

The 1275 v3 doesnt look like an economical upgrade when bought new and I havent seen anything else worth considering that is better than the 1225 that doesnt work out MUCH more expensive for little increase in performance. So unless someone has any suggestions I might just go for the 1225 in my second one

A last question, is the PSU a standard one that can be swapped out for a corsair gold series PSU I have spare or have the pins been swapped around to make it proprietary?

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November 23rd, 2016 23:00

Hey Guys I have a old hp ProLiant dl380 G7 with

in it, would it be better to use one of these in the dell t20 or will it not work as I heard they slow old dogs.

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July 24th, 2018 08:00

Hi, I have the T20 with 4gb ram, pentium g3320 3ghz. What CPUs you this support?

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