Xeon x5660 or a newer cpu form the e-5 or e-3 series

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First off i'm completely new at this so apologies if this doesn't sound right, but I'm thinking of building a workstation for architectural programs 3D rendering etc. I'm on a bit of a budget, and right now I'm just researching everything and cpu's seem to be the place to start. From what I've heard xeon processors seem to be the best cpu's for my purpose over i5 and i7 and other makes (please if you think otherwise). Problem is i don't know whether it would be better to get a newer cpu from one of the newer series like e5 for the improved technology or the old xeon in which i could potentially have two processors in a dual socket motherboard for a lower cost together.
Any information on the advantages and disadvantages of each and any other other better option would be apreciated.
 
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Yes pretty much, its looking at a total budget of £700 arounds, but if it needs to be a bit more expensive i can make up the extra. As i said though, I'm just looking into the costs right now so i'm not too knowledgeable about the costs of other parts, in relation to their quality.
 
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For overclocking.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£257.29 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£99.22 @ Dabs)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£105.91 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card (£162.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.95 @ Aria PC)
Total: £778.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Without overclocking and slightly slower performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£194.52 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£80.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£105.91 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card (£162.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.95 @ Aria PC)
Total: £697.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 17:45 BST+0100

Depending on the specific app you use you can get buy with a cheaper graphics card like a GTX 750 Ti. It is about 100 dollars cheaper than the 960.
 
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Going with an i7-4790K or the new Xeon would both be great for workstation tasks.
 
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