hi
im building a video editing rig, and was wondering how much of a difference in performance between the Xeon 1240, Xeon 1235, i7 2600, and the i5 2500
since im on a real tight budget, the i7 is just about out of my reach, but i should be able to grab a Xeon 1240 or 1235 (on sale)
now the xeons seem better other than you can't overclock (i dont plan to whether i get the i7/i5 or the xeons), so that doesnt matter. the xeons have a higher cache (8mb vs 6mb on the i5, but same as i7) so that seems a plus. only difference between the 2600 and the 1240 seems to be the 100mhz clock difference, which isnt a big deal because you also have HT on the xeon. so will the xeon perform basically the same as an i7 2600?
ill be doing other things besides just video editing obviously too (photo editing, music/sound work and of course basic web browsing, word, etc.). but vid editing is prolly the most intense thing i do.
now, the Xeon doesn't offer built in GPU, correct? is that the key difference between an i7 2600 and a Xeon 1240?
will all these CPUs (xeon, i7 & i5) work with the Asus P8Z68 m-Pro mATX board? and be powered by a 430w PSU, 8gb 1600 ram, windows home premium?
i know xeons are "servers" or "workstation" chips but id think that even though im not really a professional (yet), what i need my build for is close to a workstation
thanks
im building a video editing rig, and was wondering how much of a difference in performance between the Xeon 1240, Xeon 1235, i7 2600, and the i5 2500
since im on a real tight budget, the i7 is just about out of my reach, but i should be able to grab a Xeon 1240 or 1235 (on sale)
now the xeons seem better other than you can't overclock (i dont plan to whether i get the i7/i5 or the xeons), so that doesnt matter. the xeons have a higher cache (8mb vs 6mb on the i5, but same as i7) so that seems a plus. only difference between the 2600 and the 1240 seems to be the 100mhz clock difference, which isnt a big deal because you also have HT on the xeon. so will the xeon perform basically the same as an i7 2600?
ill be doing other things besides just video editing obviously too (photo editing, music/sound work and of course basic web browsing, word, etc.). but vid editing is prolly the most intense thing i do.
now, the Xeon doesn't offer built in GPU, correct? is that the key difference between an i7 2600 and a Xeon 1240?
will all these CPUs (xeon, i7 & i5) work with the Asus P8Z68 m-Pro mATX board? and be powered by a 430w PSU, 8gb 1600 ram, windows home premium?
i know xeons are "servers" or "workstation" chips but id think that even though im not really a professional (yet), what i need my build for is close to a workstation
thanks