i just came across A DELL T3500 and could anyone tell me if i can run GTA5 in the stock config or should i have to upgrade the

Wozuski,

Everything depends on the parts the T3500 has already, the cost, and your expectations. I would say that for very demanding games such as Crysis3, you're likely to be changing the CPU, GPU, and Disk.

The Precision T3500 has a lot of potential for all kinds of uses and the systems are inexpensive to buy. They're designed for reliability, very well-made, and the technology can be within current performance. The Xeon LGA1366 processors are really good and the power supply is 525W which support two 150W GPU's. It's likely you'll need to change a number of parts - possibly the CPU, GPU, and disk for good results, but the parts are inexpensive.

In December I purchased a T3500 for $78 including shipping:

Precision T3500 (2011) (Original) Xeon W3530 4-core @ 2.8 /3.06GHz > 4GB (2X 2GB) DDR3-1333 ECC > GeForce 9800 GT (1GB)> WD Black 500GB
[[Passmark system rating = 1963, CPU = 4482 / 2D= 609 / 3D=805 / Mem= 1409 / Disk=1048]

And purchased:

CPU: $60
RAM: $43
GPU, Disk Controller, and Drives: Left over from other systems' upgrades

So, for a $185 expenditure:

Precision T3500 (2011) (Rev 2) Xeon X5677 4-core @ 3.47 / 3.73GHz > 12GB (6X 2GB) DDR3-1333 ECC > Quadro 4000 (2GB) > PERC 6/i +Seagate 146GB and 300GB 15K SAS ST3300657SS + WD Black 500GB > 525W PSU> Windows 7 Professional 64-bit > 2X Dell 19" LCD
[Passmark system rating = 2751, CPU = 7236 / 2D= 658 / 3D=2020 / Mem= 1875 / Disk=1221]

This was redone as a backup workstation system, but with a gaming GPU and SSD, it should keep up reasonably with modern games. On Passmark there are 780 T3500's tested and a T3500 with a W3690 CPU- 6-core @ 3,47 /3.73GHz, GTX 970, and Samsung 840 Evo has a CPU score of 9390, 3D score of 8462, and Disk of 2589. The disk system is SATA II 3GB/s so an SSD helps considerably. I have another Precision from that series, a T5500, and I added a PERC H310 PCIe 6GB/s controller (used,$60) and the Samsung 840 disk score went from 1940 to 2649. SATAII is OK for mechanical drives, but does hold back an SSD.

Whether a T3500 can run Crysis3 or upcoming games to your expectation has to be a guess, but with the right parts it can be very good performing and extremely reliable. One thing to watch is the that the lure of the very inexpensive system may mean changing so many items that it might be possible to find something with better performance for the same or less total cost.


Cheers,

BambiBoom

HP z420 (2015) > Xeon E5-1660 v2 (6-core @ 3.7 / 4.0GHz) > 32GB DDR3 1866 ECC RAM > Quadro K4200 (4GB) > Intel 730 480GB (9SSDSC2BP480G4R5) > Western Digital Black WD1003FZEX 1TB> M-Audio 192 sound card > 600W PSU> > Windows 7 Professional 64-bit > Logitech z2300 speakers > 2X Dell Ultrasharp U2715H (2560 X 1440)>
[ Passmark Rating = 5064 > CPU= 13989 / 2D= 819 / 3D= 4596 / Mem= 2772 / Disk= 4555] [Cinebench R15 > CPU = 1014 OpenGL= 126.59 FPS] 7.8.15

2. Dell Precision T5500 (2011) (Revised) > 2X Xeon X5680 (6 -core @ 3.33 / 3.6GHz), 48GB DDR3 1333 ECC Reg. > Quadro K2200 (4GB ) > PERC H310 / Samsung 840 250GB / WD RE4 Enterprise 1TB > M-Audio 192 sound card > 875W PSU > Windows 7 Professional 64> HP 2711x (27", 1920 X 1080)
[ Passmark system rating = 3844 / CPU = 15047 / 2D= 662 / 3D= 3500 / Mem= 1785 / Disk= 2649] (12.30.15)