i7 vs xeon
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chucky9
March 16, 2014 8:06:12 AM
Xeons for starters can not be overclocked to my knowledge, while the i7 "k" series can be. Xeons are lower quality silicon, so thats mostly why they arent overclockable. Xeons are "Server" processors because they support ECC RAM And are rated to run 24/7 like a server would. I heard that the Xeon v3 1230 v3 is basically the same chip as the i7 but the thigns above are still true about it. It works in the same motherboard as the i7 though (most 1150 sockets mobos).
update: And obviously no built in GPU in a Xeon while i7 has Intel HD graphics
update: And obviously no built in GPU in a Xeon while i7 has Intel HD graphics
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chucky9
March 16, 2014 8:13:04 AM
You need t decide what u want t do wit t PC. But unless you will b running your PC at max load for really long periods (eg 3d rendering), you r doing mission critical stuff (eg financial data calc) or u really need the sort of CPU power that can only b got from a dual chip setup (eg 3d rendering, again), you're probably better of with an i7, or i5, etc.
Btw u can overclock Xeons, if u hav t right mobo, etc, but not in t same way as u can K-series i7s etc, n they're not designed for it like t K-series chips
Btw u can overclock Xeons, if u hav t right mobo, etc, but not in t same way as u can K-series i7s etc, n they're not designed for it like t K-series chips
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chucky9
March 16, 2014 8:41:23 AM
chucky9 said:
i have to do render about 10 hours worth of footage every single week into 720p and i currently have to do that on a fx-8350 cooled by a h80iYa you might want to do an upgrade because that is a lot of rendering. What is your budget? that will determine if upgrading if worth it and how high you can go?
Which program are you using though? You might want to look at getting a quadro card to speed things up too depending on if your program supports it.
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chucky9
March 16, 2014 9:00:09 AM
my full specs are
win 8 pro
AMD fx 8350 4.5ghz h80i
gtx 780
16gb 1600mhz ram
ga-970a-ds3 motherboard
850w psu
1tb hdd
3tb hdd
250gb samsung evo ssd
corsair m95 mouse
corsair k95 keyboard
2x vga monitor running through dvi-i adaptor and hdmi to vga active adaptor
i use a mixture between camtasia(is the only rendering software that will use all 8 cores of my cpu) and vegas pro(because i can do batch rendering with it) to render
budget would be about 1000 but im not shaw whether i would use it as my main pc or build it as a second pc just for rendering
win 8 pro
AMD fx 8350 4.5ghz h80i
gtx 780
16gb 1600mhz ram
ga-970a-ds3 motherboard
850w psu
1tb hdd
3tb hdd
250gb samsung evo ssd
corsair m95 mouse
corsair k95 keyboard
2x vga monitor running through dvi-i adaptor and hdmi to vga active adaptor
i use a mixture between camtasia(is the only rendering software that will use all 8 cores of my cpu) and vegas pro(because i can do batch rendering with it) to render
budget would be about 1000 but im not shaw whether i would use it as my main pc or build it as a second pc just for rendering
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chucky9 said:
so would a desktop pc setup with multiple xeon cpu's be viable?For what purpose?
If you have a massively multithreaded and cpu intensive requirement, then yes.
You would be looking at a server motherboard, likely with dual lga2011 sockets and Xeon cpu's.
Even then, there are 12 core chips so a single cpu could work also.
If your purpose is gaming with no budget limit, then a overclockable 6 core cpu and a conventional lga2011 motherboard would be better.
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chucky9 said:
my full specs arewin 8 pro
AMD fx 8350 4.5ghz h80i
gtx 780
16gb 1600mhz ram
ga-970a-ds3 motherboard
850w psu
1tb hdd
3tb hdd
250gb samsung evo ssd
corsair m95 mouse
corsair k95 keyboard
2x vga monitor running through dvi-i adaptor and hdmi to vga active adaptor
i use a mixture between camtasia(is the only rendering software that will use all 8 cores of my cpu) and vegas pro(because i can do batch rendering with it) to render
budget would be about 1000 but im not shaw whether i would use it as my main pc or build it as a second pc just for rendering
For that I would get a quadro card this would be the best one. for substantial CPU upgrades you really need more because you would need a new motherboard etc.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pny-video-card-vcq5000pb
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Intel has a $1000 i7-4970X which would be much better.
Here is a comparison at stock speeds:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=995
Actually, I would look at the i7-4930K which is about as capable when overclocked and half the price.
Or... HaswellE is coming. Look for that.
Here is a comparison at stock speeds:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=995
Actually, I would look at the i7-4930K which is about as capable when overclocked and half the price.
Or... HaswellE is coming. Look for that.
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Find out where the issue lies so you know what to upgrade.
Only the Xeons beginning with 2 or greater(like the e5-2620 for example) can be used in multiple cpu applications and a setup like that is going to be expensive. The number also indicates how many cpus can be used. All of the e3s, like the e3-1230v3, and some of the e5s, like the e5-1650v2, can only be used in a single cpu PC. The e5-2xxx series can use dual socket setups, the e5 and e7 4xxx series can used up to four cpus and the the big boy e7 8xxx series can use up to eight cpus at a time.
Only the Xeons beginning with 2 or greater(like the e5-2620 for example) can be used in multiple cpu applications and a setup like that is going to be expensive. The number also indicates how many cpus can be used. All of the e3s, like the e3-1230v3, and some of the e5s, like the e5-1650v2, can only be used in a single cpu PC. The e5-2xxx series can use dual socket setups, the e5 and e7 4xxx series can used up to four cpus and the the big boy e7 8xxx series can use up to eight cpus at a time.
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chucky9
March 16, 2014 2:33:56 PM
k1114 said:
You don't need a quadro for gpu acceleration and his current 780 would be a lot better than an old quadro 5000. Make sure you are even using gpu rendering. Also check cpu, gpu, and ram usage to see what the current bottleneck is.i have noticed that even on 64bit vegas pro my ram usage never goes about 3gb
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chucky9
March 17, 2014 2:42:49 PM
chucky9
March 17, 2014 2:56:12 PM
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