Dell PowerEdge T320 Server to T420 plus Mods!!

Dell PowerEdge T320 upgrade to T420 with dual Xeon E5-2470 v2 processors and Noctua fans!

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Dell T420 Motherboard
2x Xeon E5-2470 v2: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/...
2x Noctua NH-D9DX i4 3U CPU Tower Coolers - https://noctua.at/en/nh-d9dx-i4-3u
Noctua NT-H2 Thermal Paste: https://noctua.at/en/nt-h2-10g
192GB RAM: DDR3-1600 ECC Registered - D3-64WT124SLW-1AD PC3-12800R - 32GB Sticks
Nvidia RTX T600: https://www.nvidia.com/content/dam/en...
1TB Western Digital Blue SN570 NVMe Boot Drive: https://www.westerndigital.com/produc...
Noctua NF-F12 iPPC 3000 PWM HD Exhaust Fan: https://noctua.at/en/nf-f12-industria...
Noctua NF-P12 Intake Fan: https://noctua.at/en/nf-p12
Mellanox ConnectX-2 10 GbE SFP+ PCIe Card w/ Noctua NF-A4x10 FLX Fan
PERC H310 RAID Noctua NF-A4x10 Cooling Fan: https://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent/s...
MikroTik RJ45 10GBE Module: https://mikrotik.com/product/s_rj10
USB 3.1 PCIe Card: https://rb.gy/iawh0
32GB USB Internal for Clover Boot: https://t.ly/NmbRl
Clover Boot: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Clover
Dual 1100W Redundant Power Supply Unit Upgrade
Windows 11 Pro

In this episode we'll be taking a Dell T320 and upgrade the motherboard using a T420 motherboard for dual Intel Xeon support. This also doubles the RAM capacity from 192GB of DDR3 to 384GB of DDR3. We'll also be upgrading the CPU from a single Xeon E5-2440 to dual Xeon E5-2470 v2 CPUs for a total of 20 cores and 40 threads for tons of virtual machine capability using VMware Workstation. For the video card we're using an Nvidia RTX T600. For additional cooling we'll also be installing 40mm Noctua fans on the RAID card and Mellanox SFP+ 10Gb network card, as well as adding a Noctua 120mm intake fan to a spot that isn't meant to hold a fan to help cool the upper PCIe cards. We'll also be replacing the factory rear case exhaust fan with a Noctual 120mm NF-F12 iPPC 3000 RPM PWM fan to help silence the server.

Probably the coolest mod out of all is the heatsink upgrade for the Xeon CPUs. Using dual Noctua NH-D9DX i4 3U CPU tower coolers that have their own individual fans, it allows lowering the rear exhaust fan to make the server whisper quiet! The Noctua CPU coolers also make sure the server will never run hot under any condition, even when loaded 100% with fan speeds on low. All while fitting neatly underneath the factory fan shroud for perfect airflow ducting!

0:00 Intro
2:02 Parts to be added
4:21 Exhaust Fan Removal
4:46 RAM Removal
5:01 PERC H310 RAID Card Removal
6:31 iDRAC7 Removal
6:50 T320 Motherboard Removal
7:25 350W Power supply Removal
8:16 Dual 1100W Redundant Power Supply Install
10:18 Xeon E5-2470 v2 CPU Install
11:56 Thermal Paste Application CPU 1
12:50 Noctua Heatsink Install CPU 1
14:04 Thermal Paste Application CPU 2
14:20 Noctua Heatsink Install CPU 2
15:00 Motherboard Air Duct Test Fit
15:15 T420 Motherboard Install
19:28 Noctua iPPC 3000 RPM Exhaust Fan Install
23:34 iDRAC7 Install
24:04 Dell Dual SD Card Module reader Install
24:26 PERC H310 RAID Card Heatsink Noctua Fan install
26:17 PERC H310 RAID Card Install
27:03 PCIe NMVE Adapter w/Wester Digital Blue 1TB NVMe Install
27:54 Nvidia RTX T600 Video Card Install
28:10 USB 3.1 PCIe Card install
28:33 Mellanox ConnectX-2 10 GbE SFP+ PCIe Card w/ Noctua Fan Install
29:57 Noctua CPU Heatsink Fans Installation
30:58 Noctua Intake Fan installation
31:17 Noctua Fan Headers Connecting
32:52 192 GB RAM Installation
33:22: Motherboard Air Duct Installation
33:54 MikroTik 10GBe SFP+ Module Install
34:47 T420 Watt Consumption
34:58 Xeon E5-2470 v2 Windows 11 Task Manager Threads
35:29 Outro