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April 6th, 2025 00:21
T430 CPU Heatsink Question
Another day, another question (hope this is the last for a bit). I have a PowerEdge T430 running dual E5-2667v4 CPUs. To me under load (or diagnostics) it get a little too warm (capped at 87/91). I was wondering if an active blower Heatsink (0V0KXH) from like a T7910 would work? I was looking at Noctua's NU-U9DX i4 3U but the used prices are off the charts. If heatsink like the 0V0KXH wouldn't work, does Dell sell a heatsink for the T430 with active cooling?
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DELL-Young E
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April 7th, 2025 05:36
Hello,
My advice is, that I would not recommend using heatsink from other servers or 3rd party vendors-
could be issues with the thermal past, could be too old, need to re-apply.
or check is air flow is not getting blocked.
Another option is to utilize the fan offset feature:
https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/systems-management-general/dell-poweredge-fan-speed-change-fanspeed-offset/647f7504f4ccf8a8de2f2bdc
Dell PowerEdge fan speed - change fan speed offset
https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/idrac7-8-with-lc-v2.20.20.20/idrac8_2.10.10.10_ug-v2/modifying-thermal-settings-using-idrac-web-interface?guid=guid-c1a01b25-ea28-407e-b60d-a5b469bf42d4&lang=en-us
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) and iDRAC7 v2.20.20.20 User's Guide
Hope this helps.
iliyria
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April 7th, 2025 14:04
@DELL-Young E
The first thing I always do when purchasing used hardware is to repad and/or replace thermal compound with Thermal Grizzly or Noctua H2. I have been letting it run for a day and looks like the temps leveled out in the 70s. Still would like to use an active cooler tho
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