Are Cheap Quad Core Xeon PCs Still Worth It In 2021?

Should you still buy an old quad core Intel Xeon workstation with plans to upgrade it for gaming? Today we're taking a look at an old Dell T3500 I found online for just under £100 with the hope of answering that question.

Index:
0:00 Introduction and Specifications
2:04 Upgrade Recommendations
3:26 Gaming Performance
6:34 Final Thoughts and Further Upgrade Potential
7:20 Conclusion

[someguywithmtndew]

Linus: new intel laptop
RGHD: old xeons

[justinbuckley]

This reminds me of the old T7500 I paired with a Xeon X5650 and GTX 1060 for just under £200 back in early 2019. For the price that was a fantastic system

[_rn_]

MATE AND IM NOT EVEN JOKING RIGHT HERE, I ACTUALLY STILL HAVE THIS GUY (mildly upgraded with mismatched parts, but i still have the system components!)

[MapleLeafAce]

If this was the Verge they'd be bragging about that Xeon. That's right, they got one.

[DimNussens]

I see a guitar there, I'm a fan of guitars as much as I like my computers. Maybe you should do us a bit one day using it.

[mscd]

I got an R9 290x for about 80$ converted, I cleaned it, put it in a similar-spec system and it's working quite nicely

[samtheman]

i almost thought you would slap on the 1050 Ti singleslot inno3D version seeing the case and brackets. but you managed to get a 1650 in there, so thats neat

[lunetailedfox]

im obsessed with your channel and Dawid's

[themistoclesnelson]

I'm rocking a HP Z600 with dual X5650 and 24 GBs of RAM. Paired it with a 1650 Super. Handles all I need it to.

[TomTheCuber]

Currently writing this from my T3500 :) They are great machines, I've got 12GB RAM, X5670 (six cores) and an RX 480. The six cores are a good upgrade, but still I do agree they aren't really worth pairing with much more than an RX500 series card. They are reaching the end of their lives when it comes to gaming, but for now I think they're perfectly fine for anyone wanting a budget used system!

[huntgar]

A t5500 from the e-cycle shop served me super well. I love it when people learn they can get into PC for a low price

[jasonpollock]

I have flipped sooo many of these into basic gaming machines, usually with a GTX 1060 or RX570 added. Also I tend to zip-tie in an 80mm fan to turn it into an active CPU cooler...

[EscanthonX]

Server parts are awesome. Got a z420 and a xeon e5-2689 (8 cores, 16 threads, boosts to 3.3ghz on all fortunately). It came with 16gb ddr3 1600mhz and a 2tb hdd. I threw in a 1650 super and a 960gb SSD and the thing just flies

Edit: got this for a good friend of mine, I have a laptop myself.

[charbo]

I've got a T3500! Put a x5670 in it. Love it!

[vicolin]

I have one of these T3500's: The stock PSU can easily be swapped out for an aftermarket one. Mine has a EVGA 750w G2 supernova PSU inside it and it fits perfectly, it powers a 6-core Xeon W3690 and GTX 980. My dedicated Win 7 machine :)

[SonicHacki]

I just acquired a ThinkStation S20 a few months ago, paired with a Xeon W3550 CPU, 12GB of (no ECC) DDR3 RAM & a used GTX 950 for $30 and tbh it's a pretty decent machine and most games run okay on it :) (on med/low setting)

[blazingmatty]

These old dell precision units are always great, I currently run a T3610 which I paid £150 for, threw an E5 2690 at it, 2x16gb of ram (waiting for funds for another 2x16 lot), and threw a 980ti at it, all in all I'm less than 300 quid into it

[carlolalattacosterbosa]

Hey Bro! you are literally making videos about PCs i built in the past for my friends... i made a few t3500 - based gaming pcs, and the ones who asked me that budget pc are still happy today! I am happy to see a channel different from all the others here on youtube! YOU AND THE UKRANIAN GUY WHO TEST X99 CHINA PLATFORMA ARE MY FAVOURITES!

[justanotherguy]

I remember at the trade school I used a T7400, dual socket w/ 2 xeons for a total of 8 cores, with 24gb of ram, 2 R7 low profile cards, thing was really nice, I'd almost take it over my current, thing was a beast

[wjvdweg]

Love your video's. Its so calm and relaxing to watch and gives you ideas for own computer stuff that's lying around to improve. Thanks for this amazing content. Greetings from The Netherlands