Dell Precision T3500 CPU and Cooling System Upgrades
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Tools and Parts
♦ Dell Precision T3500 Computer
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♦ 80mm case fan 5 pack used in this video
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♦ Phillips head Screwdriver
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Tools and Parts
Intel Xeon W3680 Socket 1366
2 80mm fans with molex cables
8 case screws
Phillips head screw driver
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The Dell Precision T3500 Workstation is still very viable today. I bought this computer for about $300, and I bought the Xeon W3680 cpu for about $120. For $420, I got myself a pretty decent computer.
One of the problems with this computer is that it does not come with rear exhaust fans, so I put 2 80mm fans in the back of the case would help with the airflow. There are two fans on the front, one fan is for the CPU, and the other is for the RAM. I was never a fan of a front airflow design. I always opted for a rear exhaust case fan design, because getting the heat out of the case cools all the components in the case. The ideal would be to have intake fans and exhaust fans; however, you should have more airflow on the exhaust side. That is because air flow can be channeled from other opening in the case, and it doesn't necessarily have to come from the intake fan.
The CPU is easy to upgrade in this computer, all you need is a phillips head screw driver. You need to rotate counter clockwise to loosen the screws. I always do it diagonally. After you loosen all 4 screws, the heatsink should come right out. Release the lever to take the CPU out. Take all the thermal paste off the CPU heatsink, and put the new cpu in. Close the latch for the CPU to seat it in place, and squirt some thermal paste in the center of the CPU. Put the Heatsink back in, and screw it in diagonally. Close the hard drive bays.
I picked up two Dell Precision T3500s for about $800. Considering these machines used to cost $6500 about 8 years ago, buying them for $800 it was quite a bargain. They are upgradeable to Xeon Hexa core processors which makes them still viable if you want to upgrade them. The only draw back of this computer is that it only has two 3.5 inch hard drive slots. You may also have a problem installing a full sized PCI-Express x16 graphics card. You will have to remove the blue bracket that holds the graphics card in place to put in a full sized video card.
Personally for me, I like to have a lot of desktop computers around the house, and I use them for a number of things. They can be used as file servers to put my important files, they can be used to process things while I do other things on my main computer. Meaning, you can get a lot of things down in a very short period of time by having multiple processes occurring at one time. One computer does not have to be tied down by a cpu intensive task, I can run them in tandem while I do other things on the computer I am using. I like desktops, I use them at work, and I use them at home for a number of things. Plus, they are very durable and last a long time.
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