Xeon E3 or i5

[lyssword]

also it's an immersion issue, when everything around you starts slowing down/stuttering after seeing normal animations you start thinking of your pc specs.

 

[john925]

also it's an immersion issue, when everything around you starts slowing down/stuttering after seeing normal animations you start thinking of your pc specs.

Yeah that's true. I know it gets annoying but if it snags here and there I'll be ok.

 

[john925]

Plus I don't plan on keeping these specs forever anyway. It's just a starting point for now

 

[Zodiark1593]

I'll tall ya what, I wish I spent that extra $50 to go from my i5-4590 to the Xeon e3. I'm still kicking myself here.

 

[john925]

I'll tall ya what, I wish I spent that extra $50 to go from my i5-4590 to the Xeon e3. I'm still kicking myself here.

Really? That i5-4590 is pretty solid

 

[freeskier93]

Sure but no one sells 1231 anywhere close to i5-4460 or even i5-4590 price

I got my E3-1231v3 for $220 at Microcenter, an i5-4590 is $199 at Newegg. Although if you live near a Microcenter you can get an i5-4590 for $159.

The E3-1231v3 is closer to the i5-4690k so the trade off is potential clock speed or more threads. The 1231 will turbo up to 3.8GHz, which is still pretty dang fast, and will stay there with any decent aftermarket cooler. Personally, I'll take more threads for workstation use and future gaming.

OP, doesn't sound like you are in the market anytime soon. Keep an eye out for the E3-1230v5.

 

[john925]

I got my E3-1231v3 for $220 at Microcenter, an i5-4590 is $199 at Newegg. Although if you live near a Microcenter you can get an i5-4590 for $159.

The E3-1231v3 is closer to the i5-4690k so the trade off is potential clock speed or more threads. The 1231 will turbo up to 3.8GHz, which is still pretty dang fast, and will stay there with any decent aftermarket cooler. Personally, I'll take more threads for workstation use and future gaming.

OP, doesn't sound like you are in the market anytime soon. Keep an eye out for the E3-1230v5.

No I'm not really. But I'm always looking, I'll definitely keep an eye out

 

[Zodiark1593]

Really? That i5-4590 is pretty solid

And it is solid, especially with that multi-core enhancement thing giving my an effective 3.7 GHz across all 4 cores, it's just that extra 30% multithread boost for no more than $50 extra. Granted, I didn't even think of a Xeon at the time (it was this, or an i7), would have made my choice so much easier had I known.

 

[boozzer]

to be honest, if you don't plan to oc a cpu, the xeon cpus wins over the regular non k cpus. you basically get a cheaper version of the i7 without the on chip gpu.

 

[john925]

to be honest, if you don't plan to oc a cpu, the xeon cpus wins over the regular non k cpus. you basically get a cheaper version of the i7 without the on chip gpu.

See that sounds attractive. I have an i7 only clocked at 2.4 GHz in my laptop and surpasses every games cpu requirements

 

[john925]

The only thing is that with my motherboard, if I keep it, I don't think I can upgrade to a xeon

 

[john925]

And it is solid, especially with that multi-core enhancement thing giving my an effective 3.7 GHz across all 4 cores, it's just that extra 30% multithread boost for no more than $50 extra. Granted, I didn't even think of a Xeon at the time (it was this, or an i7), would have made my choice so much easier had I known.

Yeah I had to do some digging before I came across the g3258. I was looking at i5s, and i7s mostly. Avoiding anything dual core.

 

[boozzer]

The only thing is that with my motherboard, if I keep it, I don't think I can upgrade to a xeon

don't think, what is the internet for if not to find out for sure? it will only take you few seconds to google the info you need.

 

[jihe]

whichever is cheaper.