Help finding a CPU?

rrspamrr · May 29, 2014

Of course the xeon e5 2697 v2 is overkill for anything you'd like to do... But, in terms of gaming (when paired up with a gtx 780 ti) would I get more fps with that cpu or a i7 4960x?

I've heard that the xeon is mainly a server processor so it wouldn't work as well with games. Is this true? (BTW money is not a problem so please don't worry about that...)

AgentTran · May 29, 2014

For gaming only, the maximum you would need would be the i5 4670K.
The next step up would be the i7 4770K, and then the 4960X, but both are major overkill for just gaming.

neon neophyte · May 29, 2014

watchdogs would benefit from it

coastie65 · May 29, 2014

rrspamrr :

I have always been in that camp that Xeon was a server / workstation processor. The truth is that it is pretty much a Haswell without the OCing capabilites. If I had my druthers ( and the budget ), I would go with the i7 4960x. With the 780Ti it should deliver all that you want in gaming. One thing to keep in mind, as the Xeon is primarily used in servers, they tend to be pretty rugged. Just a thought.

rrspamrr · May 29, 2014

coastie65 :

rrspamrr :

I have always been in that camp that Xeon was a server / workstation processor. The truth is that it is pretty much a Haswell without the OCing capabilites. If I had my druthers ( and the budget ), I would go with the i7 4960x. With the 780Ti it should deliver all that you want in gaming. One thing to keep in mind, as the Xeon is primarily used in servers, they tend to be pretty rugged. Just a thought.

So from what you know, I would probably get better fps with the xeon because it's a stronger cpu, correct?

rrspamrr · May 29, 2014

neon neophyte :

Really? In what way?

neon neophyte · May 29, 2014

watchdogs has huge issues with stuttering while looking around or driving. ive heard of at least 1 person who had this issue with a hdd and it went away when they switched to a ssd

coastie65 · May 30, 2014

rrspamrr :

Servers are heavy use machines, and thus you need components to stand to that use. Dosn't make it stronger, just more durable. Some games rely on more CPU ( at least the older ones ) and others GPU, but I think the GPU is the important thing these days. As another poster mentioned, you can do quite well with an i5 4670 and a good GPU such as the 780Ti. Heck., I think most would be quite happy with an i5 4670 & GTX 770. Cheaper but very effective for gaming. Getting back to your orignal question, my choice would the i7 4960x, but then that is my personal choice and doesn't mean that the Xeon would be a bad choice.

logainofhades · May 30, 2014

I would go with a Xeon 1230v3 with an z97 extreme3. The 4960x isn't worth the cost. With the price difference between the two, you probably run dual R9 290x's, GTX 780's or maybe even 780ti.

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