LGA1155 vs Dual XEON system for video?

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Full Frame cameras have killed one laptop, and finally, my Destop has to go...

Is it worth building a workstation based on dual XEON procesors for Photoshop and video editing? Does anyone have any good recommendations? Can I use non ECC memory with XEON CPU's?

My i7 laptop copes with most applications very well, tho even with it's dedicated GPU, could be quicker creating multi frame FF HDR panoramas etc...

I have a Quadro GPU, which has extended the life of my long ago home built Q6600 desktop system. I only want to uprgade the mobo and the CPU, maybe add more memory later. I would go LGA2011, but can't afford to change everything! Budget is v tight, as after all, I am a photographer ;o)
 
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What is your budget? Dual xeon might be too much but if that does decently, a single 6 core cpu is a big improvement already. You will need to buy ram unless you go with the older x79. New windows. New cooler probably. Also dual xeon mobo will probably be too big for most cases plus you need a psu with 2x 8pin eps cables.
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It shows in the screenshot.
q6600
8 gb ram
quadro 2000

What is your budget? Dual xeon might be too much but if that does decently, a single 6 core cpu is a big improvement already. You will need to buy ram unless you go with the older x79. New windows. New cooler probably. Also dual xeon mobo will probably be too big for most cases plus you need a psu with 2x 8pin eps cables.
 
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Thanks very much, I didn't expect such a quick response... I have seen xeon chips and mobo's on ebay, quite cheap, altho, older versions... I actually hadn't considered mobo size, tho there is space clear in my case. Nor had I considered the PSU!

I just want to install a new mobo and cpu for now, anything even half the age of this will be a significant upgrade.

I have been looking into skt configs... 1150, 1151, 1155, 1366, 2011 or whatever they all are (my interest in the latest and greatest wained many years ago). 1366 looks interesting, however seems to have bad feedback as it was discontinued quickly and would be a "dead end"... I don't really see this as an issue if speed is worth it, as my machines tend to last...

Also... say I went for a 1155 solution, and purchased a cheaper say i3 chip, just to get going, I could uprade to something a lot quicker later. I assume this would be possible with a 1366 system also...

Are there any low wattage CPU's to look out for? Mine runs around 105w, but all the newer ones seem to be much higher?
 
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Most everything is a "dead end" because intel tends to change sockets every 2 gens. From an i3 dual core to an i7 quad core is almost double the performance so yes it's possible and worthwhile. But if you look at the higher end like 1366, it might just be quad core to hexa core which is not as much but a big price increase.

Unless you're looking at enthusiast sockets, 1366 and 2011, 2011-3, the mainstream ones should be lower power. 1156, 1155, 1150, 1151. Power will be probably be similar though. It's easier to just increase performance and keep similar heatsinks. The lower core cpus, like i3 3220 is 55w.

I'd look for a whole tower, they tend to be cheaper than buying parts individually. Like a i7 2600 is $150 alone, but you can get a whole tower for $200. So that's cheaper than cpu+mobo. Then use the parts you need and sell the rest.
 
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Dual CPUs are outdated anyways, the last generation to use them was LGA 1366 and there was an EVGA board that supported first gen socket 2011, but that thing was so ridiculous - there was no mainstream case that could support it (mainly Caselabs and Mountain Mods were the only ones) and it required a monster power supply and cooling solution to run. You couldn't just hook a couple of Corsair H110s to that thing and expect it to run. :lol:
 
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^ Dont forgot the fat cosmos II. ALthough, not sure if it was out at the time.


If you want, you could go X58 for the hell of it. Dual Xeons is fairly easy in x58 but newer sockets is more expensive.

I recently bough dual X5550 with an intel board, for 50$. You can easily find a good board for maybe 100$ and slap in 2 x5550 or go with a 12 core solution and buy 2 x5650.

Now keep in mind, this is OLD. This platform uses DDR2 and you may be limited to the types of connectivity you can use.
 
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I just purchased a used i7 720 with a workstation mobo from ebay, screen shots show it as unclocked, tho you don't really know I suppose... there is some room for a faster cpu in future and I can use all my existing kit... £130 delivered any day now, should be quite a transformation :)
 
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