Upgrading DELL 9030 AIO

[madan1072]

Hi,
I am considering buying a Dell 9030 AIO. I need fanswers to following queries to take a decision.
a) Can one replace the i7-4790S by i7-4790 processor
b) Can it take a 10K or 15K rpm 1TB SATA HDD
c) where will the OS and where will the Data reside, if I buy it with one 256GB SSD and one 500 GB/ 1TB 10K rpm HDD...assuming Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (using Raid 1 say)

Thanks and Regards

 

[USAFRet]

c) You can't RAID 1 those two drives. They really need to be the same type and size.

b) Probably

a) You'll have to dig up a service manual for it and see if that is a viable operation.

 

[bignastyid]

a) The 4790s use less power and produces less heat, the cooler in that system probably can't handle a 4790 which is why they used the 4790s. IMHO the actual performance difference wouldn't be worth the cost of the upgrade anyway.
b) It has room for a single 2.5" drive. 2.5" 10k velociraptor would fit but there are no 2.5" 15k sata drives.
c) They will reside on the drive you put them on. In order to put 2 drives in the system the SSD would need to be an M.2 drive and the other would be a 2.5" sata drive. Raid on a SSD and an HDD is just a bad idea

 

[madan1072]

a) The 4790s use less power and produces less heat, the cooler in that system probably can't handle a 4790 which is why they used the 4790s. IMHO the actual performance difference wouldn't be worth the cost of the upgrade anyway.
b) It has room for a single 2.5" drive. 2.5" 10k velociraptor would fit but there are no 2.5" 15k sata drives.
c) They will reside on the drive you put them on. In order to put 2 drives in the system the SSD would need to be an M.2 drive and the other would be a 2.5" sata drive. Raid on a SSD and an HDD is just a bad idea

 

[madan1072]

Bignastyid,
Thanks a lot
2. space for another SATA drive is easy to make by replacing the DVDRW by it and using an external USB DVDRW
3. I want to improve the performance, to use it for CPU intensive simulations. That is why I thought of i7-4790. Also, I can leave the SSD out and have two 10K RPM 500GB / 1TB SATA drives instead...will this combo work?
What would you suggest?

 

[madan1072]

a) The 4790s use less power and produces less heat, the cooler in that system probably can't handle a 4790 which is why they used the 4790s. IMHO the actual performance difference wouldn't be worth the cost of the upgrade anyway.
b) It has room for a single 2.5" drive. 2.5" 10k velociraptor would fit but there are no 2.5" 15k sata drives.
c) They will reside on the drive you put them on. In order to put 2 drives in the system the SSD would need to be an M.2 drive and the other would be a 2.5" sata drive. Raid on a SSD and an HDD is just a bad idea

Hi there

 

[madan1072]

Hi bignastyid,
thanks for your suggestions... They are logical and workable...I also think 65 watts more power may not be available in Dell 9030 too

With Regards,
madan