- Apr 10, 2013
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Hi all,
So I just came into possession of a new Server that I will be using as my daily work station as well as for gaming with high intensity games such as Arma, Flight Simulator, Crysis, etc.
Right now I have a server board which's details are listed below:
Motherboard: Intel S3420GP
CPU: Intel i3 530 2.93 GHz, 2926 Mhz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 550 Ti
RAM: 8 gb DDR3
Display is 1920 x 1080
Running windows 7 64 bit
The new set up is as follows:
A Intel 1U R1208GL4DS rack (http://serversdirect.com/product.asp?pf_id=SY2137&gclid=CJ2SlcW-vLYCFQThQgod4mgARg)
CPU: Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-4650 (2.7 GHZ)
GPU will stay the same as the NVIDIA GeForce 550 Ti
Ram: 16gb DDR3
Display and OS will stay the same as 1920 x 1080 and windows 7 64 bit
My question is this:
I have not used it yet and won't be able to for about a month, and want to know how it will compare with my old rig.
Specifically, the Xeon E5, and whether it is well suited or suited at all for gaming.
Keep in mind that I am aware that many games will only utilize 2 or 4 gb of ram, as they are 32 bit programs, and even some 64 bit games will have a max ram usage coded in.
Look forward to hearing your opinions,
Callum
EDIT: I don't know if it is worth being added, but the current rig is struggling with the games listed at low settings, and I believe the weak link to be the i3 that is being used.
I have talked to my friend who works with Intel and he feels like the server boards architecture should have a minimal to no effect on game FPS and that the only thing he could think of was that server boards go through a redundant referencing of RAM accessed to ensure that the correct information is being used and that it is not corrupted.
I may be putting words in his mouth but that is what I recall from the conversation we had.
So I just came into possession of a new Server that I will be using as my daily work station as well as for gaming with high intensity games such as Arma, Flight Simulator, Crysis, etc.
Right now I have a server board which's details are listed below:
Motherboard: Intel S3420GP
CPU: Intel i3 530 2.93 GHz, 2926 Mhz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 550 Ti
RAM: 8 gb DDR3
Display is 1920 x 1080
Running windows 7 64 bit
The new set up is as follows:
A Intel 1U R1208GL4DS rack (http://serversdirect.com/product.asp?pf_id=SY2137&gclid=CJ2SlcW-vLYCFQThQgod4mgARg)
CPU: Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-4650 (2.7 GHZ)
GPU will stay the same as the NVIDIA GeForce 550 Ti
Ram: 16gb DDR3
Display and OS will stay the same as 1920 x 1080 and windows 7 64 bit
My question is this:
I have not used it yet and won't be able to for about a month, and want to know how it will compare with my old rig.
Specifically, the Xeon E5, and whether it is well suited or suited at all for gaming.
Keep in mind that I am aware that many games will only utilize 2 or 4 gb of ram, as they are 32 bit programs, and even some 64 bit games will have a max ram usage coded in.
Look forward to hearing your opinions,
Callum
EDIT: I don't know if it is worth being added, but the current rig is struggling with the games listed at low settings, and I believe the weak link to be the i3 that is being used.
I have talked to my friend who works with Intel and he feels like the server boards architecture should have a minimal to no effect on game FPS and that the only thing he could think of was that server boards go through a redundant referencing of RAM accessed to ensure that the correct information is being used and that it is not corrupted.
I may be putting words in his mouth but that is what I recall from the conversation we had.
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