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[micman24]

I have a dell t3500 workstation I got for free from a friend's work it has a 4 core Xeon and Quadro 580 it also has 3x2/2x3 channel ram that I want to make my nas and plex server reference. I want to upgrade it significantly even if it's a bit unnecessary in some ways both because it's fun building PCs and to increase its usable lifespan significantly. I want to get people's opinions on the parts I'm considering because this PC predates my intro to pc building by about 3-4 years so I'm not very familiar with the pc hardware from this time (09-11). I've listed the parts I'm currently thinking of upgrading to. Feedback on the parts I plan on upgrading to, compatibility issues I should look out for and alternative part suggestions are all what I'm looking for. Thanks in advance for your help.

Parts I plan on upgrading to:

Cpu: Xeon w3690

Ram: 24gb ecc 1300mhz sk hynix (6x4gb)

GPU: gtx 1060 6gb (I have this left over from a different PC)

PSU: 500w EVGA power supply (This is also left over from a different pc)

As for the stuff that less defined:

Noctua CPU cooler with the compatibility bracket for lga 1366

SSD boot drive I already have and I'll probably get 2 4-8tb hhd for mass storage

 

[tkitch]

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/dell-t3500-processor-upgrade.3048949/

 

You can get a better CPU.  

How much RAM is there now?  24GB for a NAS is beyond overkill usually, but if it's cheap enough?  Why not.  

 

Otherwise it seems fine with what you're looking at. 

[OhYou_]

you will want to make sure the cpu cooler mount points on the dell are standart 1366. I know in the gen before that, they were non standart. 

 Id recommend the x5690 cpu as it is confirmed to work and is the fastest cpu you can put in it. cost shouldnt be too bad

Pretty sure the board will handle 1600 ram

 

[Zando_]

15 minutes ago, tkitch said:

You can get a better CPU.

13 minutes ago, OhYou_ said:

Id recommend the x5690 cpu as it is confirmed to work and is the fastest cpu you can put in it.

Sort of. X5690 and W3690 are the exact same CPU. The X5690 has 2 QPI links (so dual socket capable, irrelevant here), support for 288GB RAM (irrelevant unless OP needs more than the 24GB the W chip supports), and the only relevant thing: It supports VT-d, the W chip does not. If OP is planning to do VM stuff on their NAS then that's a win for the X chip. You can see the comparison here: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/compare.html?productIds=52586,52576.

[OhYou_]

11 minutes ago, Zando_ said:

Sort of. X5690 and W3690 are the exact same CPU. The X5690 has 2 QPI links (so dual socket capable, irrelevant here), support for 288GB RAM (irrelevant unless OP needs more than the 24GB the W chip supports), and the only relevant thing: It supports VT-d, the W chip does not. If OP is planning to do VM stuff on their NAS then that's a win for the X chip. You can see the comparison here: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/compare.html?productIds=52586,52576.

huh, I guess that works, but they also seem to go for the same if not the x5690 being slightly cheaper

[micman24]

Thanks I'll probably go with the x5690 because its cheaper anyway and the mounting holes are 80mm apart with seems to be the standard for 1366 so the cooler is looking good as well.