Well here's an update:
Just got the T3500 yesterday, and did a ram configuration of 4gb|4gb|4gb|4gb|4gb|2gb
Ram configuration is running good, giving me 22gbs at the moment. But 6x8gb is still the goal as well as 6x16gb.
I also threw in my GTX 960 with my EVGA 500w PSU, everything is running...