- Sep 16, 2013
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Hi Guy's, thanks in advance for your replies, and apologies if this seems a dumb question or been asked a gazillion times before!
I'm planning on building a new 1080p gaming/editing rig, but money is really, really tight at the moment.
So, after trolling the Web, I'm considering building a quad-core Xeon E5-based rig from old server parts (i love to make life difficult for myself!) instead of a going down the conventional - and way more expensive - I5-6600 route (I7 too pricey & AMDs a bit rubbish for video-editing. Basically, I want it mainly for 1080p editing with a bit of gaming on the side).
The thing that really bothers me (apart from the risk of buying duff parts, finding compatible hardware, and the sheer amount of dury-rigging), is how much life a 5-10 yo processor would have in it, once it's retired from commercial service.
I should imagine any CPU, running in a datacenter 24/7, will be well and truly knackered, after years of service and there would be a good chance it'll fail within a year or two of heavy overclocked gaming/ video rendering etc, especially one that found its way onto Ebay for £25!
I can't afford to replace the thing every 18 months or so, so this is a major concern.
Should I be worried or should "I take the plunge"?
What do you think?
Cheers Mike
I'm planning on building a new 1080p gaming/editing rig, but money is really, really tight at the moment.
So, after trolling the Web, I'm considering building a quad-core Xeon E5-based rig from old server parts (i love to make life difficult for myself!) instead of a going down the conventional - and way more expensive - I5-6600 route (I7 too pricey & AMDs a bit rubbish for video-editing. Basically, I want it mainly for 1080p editing with a bit of gaming on the side).
The thing that really bothers me (apart from the risk of buying duff parts, finding compatible hardware, and the sheer amount of dury-rigging), is how much life a 5-10 yo processor would have in it, once it's retired from commercial service.
I should imagine any CPU, running in a datacenter 24/7, will be well and truly knackered, after years of service and there would be a good chance it'll fail within a year or two of heavy overclocked gaming/ video rendering etc, especially one that found its way onto Ebay for £25!
I can't afford to replace the thing every 18 months or so, so this is a major concern.
Should I be worried or should "I take the plunge"?
What do you think?
Cheers Mike
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