I have a T5810 with an E5-1620 CPU v3 BIOS: A34, 16G RAM, and boot from Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250G. I am thinking about the following upgrade plan:
1. Add Pcie adaptor, install 1 or 2 T NVME SSD, and use it as the boot drive.
2. Add another 16 G or 32 G RAM.
Do you guys think it is worth to upgrade since it is pretty old? The major use case is photo editing and sometimes coding with Docker Desktop. If so which adapter is good and which Pcie lot I should use, then the system boot from the new NVME SSD. Thanks a lot.
Worthy or not depends on you can put it to use. For instant, if your current memory usage is less than 50% being utilized, adding another 32 GB of RAM and let it sits unused will not be a good upgrade.
However, the T5810 is still a viable machine, upgrading to NVMe drive is worthy and you will actually see increase in performance, apps loading, files transferring, etc.., a simple PCIe to NVMe adapter can be installed on slot 1 (closest to CPU) and it will allow to use as boot drive as well. Adapter with heatsink is suggested.
Additionally, for less than $8 usd, you can upgrade the CPU to a 12 cores E5-2680 v3.if you have the needs for CPU cores.
Certainly the memory upgrade plan is worthy as well. Check your current RAM specs and getting the same type for compatibility. They can be had at very cheap price from surplus supply sellers. Due to the system age, give it a fresh new CR2032 coin cell battery while working on the motherboard.
Refer to user manual and take proper precaution. If data is important to you, make certain that you have them backup externally.
It's good to see you reporting back with the upgrade result. Everything looks great. You may consider to mark as resolved by select any helpful post and Mark as Accepted Answer. It will help others with the same upgrade inquiry.
Thanks, Chino de Oro. I upgraded my T5810 with Crucial 2 TB NVME SSD. I also ordered two pieces of Samsung RAM 16 G RDIMM with ECC M393A2G40DB0-CPB. They worked great. I have 48 GB RAM in total. I am waiting for the E5-2680 V3 CPU for the final upgrade.
I have a T5810 with an E5-1620 CPU v3 BIOS: A34, 16G RAM, and boot from Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250G. I am thinking about the following upgrade plan:
1. Add Pcie adaptor, install 1 or 2 T NVME SSD, and use it as the boot drive.
2. Add another 16 G or 32 G RAM.
Do you guys think it is worth to upgrade since it is pretty old? The major use case is photo editing and sometimes coding with Docker Desktop. If so which adapter is good and which Pcie lot I should use, then the system boot from the new NVME SSD. Thanks a lot.
Kindly let me know have you considered evaluating the option of upgrading to a newer workstation model that may offer enhanced features and performance, given the advancements in technology since the T5810's release?
Chino de Oro
11 Legend
•
8458 Posts
•
46451 Points
0
0
Posted November 9th, 2023 01:08
Worthy or not depends on you can put it to use. For instant, if your current memory usage is less than 50% being utilized, adding another 32 GB of RAM and let it sits unused will not be a good upgrade.
However, the T5810 is still a viable machine, upgrading to NVMe drive is worthy and you will actually see increase in performance, apps loading, files transferring, etc.., a simple PCIe to NVMe adapter can be installed on slot 1 (closest to CPU) and it will allow to use as boot drive as well. Adapter with heatsink is suggested.
Additionally, for less than $8 usd, you can upgrade the CPU to a 12 cores E5-2680 v3.if you have the needs for CPU cores.