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As of late I've decided to begin building a replacement rig for my current desktop. My Core2 Q6600 is feeling a bit outdated and sluggish now that I've gotten into more high-end acitivies. I know my way around mid ATX, but I was hoping to shrink down my form factor to a micro ATX (better performace at a smaller size). My GPU will most likely be a GTX760, but I am stuck on which CPU I should get.

My computer use will exist primarily of CS6 Premier, After Effects, Photoshop, and some mild to high-end gaming. The Xeon processor series has had the same architecture since the debut of ivy bridge, i7 performance for the cost of an i5 is quite a steal. I need some help discerning which CPU is best for my needs. The Xeon E3-1230v3 or the i5 4670k.

Will the overclocking of the i5 allow it to perform better in CS6/Gaming than the stock clocking of the Xeon? or will the hyperthreading put the Xeon lightyears ahead of the i5 in C6?

Ontop of that, how important is water cooling if I choose to stick with Xeon. I know that is is imperative I put it in an overclocking micro ATX rig, but what about in a micro ATX rig with a power efficient Xeon made of intel's more robust silicon?

Anyways, i5 overclock vs Xeon in CS6 and gaming. Also, how important is watercooling in such a small form factor?
 
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A complicated question. There is some value in having the Xeon, should be able to do compute based tasks better then the consumer grade chips. The K series has even additional features disabled.

LGA2011 motherboards are more expensive, not too many choices for micro or mini ATX either. You do gain quad channel memory, but this means more ram sticks. But lose out on things like Intel SATA 3.0 Raid controllers and native USB 3.0 support. Ivy Bridge E is not that far from being released as well.

Haswell will be cheaper basically and perform adequately, especially with overclocking. Also runs quite hot for what you get. Not many closed-loop liquid coolers can keep up with the higher overclocks. My h80i can barely handle 1.2 volts @...
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A complicated question. There is some value in having the Xeon, should be able to do compute based tasks better then the consumer grade chips. The K series has even additional features disabled.

LGA2011 motherboards are more expensive, not too many choices for micro or mini ATX either. You do gain quad channel memory, but this means more ram sticks. But lose out on things like Intel SATA 3.0 Raid controllers and native USB 3.0 support. Ivy Bridge E is not that far from being released as well.

Haswell will be cheaper basically and perform adequately, especially with overclocking. Also runs quite hot for what you get. Not many closed-loop liquid coolers can keep up with the higher overclocks. My h80i can barely handle 1.2 volts @ 4.3Ghz.

For the Xeon, you could get away with a decent low-profile air cooler. Even the stock cooler wouldn't be unusable, but probably loud when you do a lot of CPU intensive stuff.
 
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Would it be a waste to buy the Gigabyte Sniper M5 mobo and pair it with the Xeon? I know that it is meant to be a gaming/overclocking board, but with a market like that wouldn't it have better build quality and a longer lifespan? Also it looks pretty awesome.
 
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I have recommended Z series boards for people who don't intend to overclock. Mostly for quality VRMs and longevity. Or when they want to SLI or Crossfire.

BCLK overclocking is also still an option. Get a few hundred megahertz out of that if you are lucky.
 
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Well, I think a good consumer based decision here if you really intend to use this system would be an i7(HT and OCing). This would cover all your bases, gaming and work AE/PS.


If you go with IB or Haswell you will want a high end heat-sink, or a all in one liquid loop to keep the temperatures down if you overclock.
 
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