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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
zachsandberg
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Posted January 30th, 2014 23:00
Sorry if I was unclear, but I have a 1275v3, not a 1225v3.
theflash1932
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Posted 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.
DELL-Geoff P
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Posted 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,
Hawkeye4077
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Posted 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 DELL-Geoff P
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Posted 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
thephantasm
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Posted 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.
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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Posted 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