I just recently looked at the Six Core Xeon's.
Buying two of these would cost over $2000, not including RAM/Case/PS/MB/etc.
Quad Core i7's 3ghz are only $300, not including ram/case/ps/mb/etc.
Now... I am thinking if I get cheap cases/mb/ps and the minimum of ram for THREE i7's, I could probably build 4-6 quadcore i7 computers for the price of ONE dual Six Core Xeon workstation.
Obviously, my rendering engine supports render nodes.
Now... which would be better?
To have 4-6 computers running quadcore i7's @ 3ghz each
OR
To have ONE workstation running Dual (2) Six Core Xeon's.
Honestly, there is no reason to waste my money on a $1000 processor IF I can buy MULTIPLE $300 processors and the extras to build those computers are well worth it.
Alternatively, I haven't even looked into workstations that are cheaper than the Six Core Xeon's. I just did some quick research for the best possible workstation vs. the cheapest possible i7.
Buying two of these would cost over $2000, not including RAM/Case/PS/MB/etc.
Quad Core i7's 3ghz are only $300, not including ram/case/ps/mb/etc.
Now... I am thinking if I get cheap cases/mb/ps and the minimum of ram for THREE i7's, I could probably build 4-6 quadcore i7 computers for the price of ONE dual Six Core Xeon workstation.
Obviously, my rendering engine supports render nodes.
Now... which would be better?
To have 4-6 computers running quadcore i7's @ 3ghz each
OR
To have ONE workstation running Dual (2) Six Core Xeon's.
Honestly, there is no reason to waste my money on a $1000 processor IF I can buy MULTIPLE $300 processors and the extras to build those computers are well worth it.
Alternatively, I haven't even looked into workstations that are cheaper than the Six Core Xeon's. I just did some quick research for the best possible workstation vs. the cheapest possible i7.