Intel i7 or Xeon E3

Gamergod88 · Jul 17, 2015

I am building a PC for gaming and Adobe Products from CC 2015 such as Premiere and Photoshop. I was wondering if I should use an intel i7-4790k or the intel Xeon E3-1231

GhislainG · Jul 17, 2015

If you'll overclock, then get the i7; otherwise you could save money on the Xeon.

utgotye · Jul 17, 2015

Do you intend to overclock the 4790K if you have it? If not, save $ on the CPU and the motherboard and get the E3-1231 V3.

Gamergod88 · Jul 17, 2015

GhislainG :

I don't plan to overclock.

utgotye · Jul 17, 2015

Then the Xeon and an H97 motherboard could save you as much as $100, maybe more.

IntelTurtleFan · Jul 17, 2015

Xeon is best if you do not overclock. Make sure you get the 1231 v3 and not the 1230. There is another difference too. If you plan to not have a graphics card then the i7 is your choice. The Xeon does not have integrated graphics or you could upgrade the Xeon to one with graphics like this one: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31246v3

Gamergod88 · Jul 17, 2015

IntelTurtleFan :

Would Intel integrated graphics work for gaming. I play GTA V, BF4

IntelTurtleFan · Jul 17, 2015

You really need an actual graphics card to play GTA 5 or BF4.

A Xeon with a R9 280X would kick butt by so much in both of those games over the i7.

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