I would lean towards adding the second CPU and then the memory as well. I know you said you would prefer third party parts purchase, but here are some parts you can use to compare or purchase if needed. Someone else may have a different opinion on which way to go. Taking advantage of the second CPU slot and memory banks is a bigger step up then just upgrading the existing CPU and small memory increase.
Part # 317-4084 -- $228.99 -- E5503 Xeon Processor, 2.0GHz, 4M Cache, 800MHz Max Mem, Customer Kit for PE T610/T710
Part # A2626072 -- 114.99 -- 4 GB Replacement Memory Module for Dell PowerEdge T610 Server - 2R RDIMM 1333MHz
Let us know if you have any further questions or concerns
You'd want to verify that the 2nd CPU upgrade kit comes with the heatsink as the description doesn't mention that it's the 2nd processor kit, so it may not come with the heatsink (and I wouldn't recommend using retail heatsinks).
By the time you buy the processor and heatsink, you may be cheaper off getting an E5620 (which would be faster as 2 dual-core 2GHz vs 4 cores at 2.4GHz).
Memory does play a role though in this; each processor socket has it's own dimmslots. If you use 2 procs, you have to equip both processors with the same memory configuration.
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I would lean towards adding the second CPU and then the memory as well. I know you said you would prefer third party parts purchase, but here are some parts you can use to compare or purchase if needed. Someone else may have a different opinion on which way to go. Taking advantage of the second CPU slot and memory banks is a bigger step up then just upgrading the existing CPU and small memory increase.
Part # 317-4084 -- $228.99 -- E5503 Xeon Processor, 2.0GHz, 4M Cache, 800MHz Max Mem, Customer Kit for PE T610/T710
Part # A2626072 -- 114.99 -- 4 GB Replacement Memory Module for Dell PowerEdge T610 Server - 2R RDIMM 1333MHz
Let us know if you have any further questions or concerns
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You'd want to verify that the 2nd CPU upgrade kit comes with the heatsink as the description doesn't mention that it's the 2nd processor kit, so it may not come with the heatsink (and I wouldn't recommend using retail heatsinks).
By the time you buy the processor and heatsink, you may be cheaper off getting an E5620 (which would be faster as 2 dual-core 2GHz vs 4 cores at 2.4GHz).
Memory does play a role though in this; each processor socket has it's own dimmslots. If you use 2 procs, you have to equip both processors with the same memory configuration.