What's these Xeon CPUs? I'm seeing some CPU like E5 1660 V3 selling around 600 bucks Amazon US. How are Xeon line-up different from i7 line-up?
I think the biggest tech sided situation that keeps me on my current systems is that DX12 might like more cores on a CPU. The pockets in my pants just laugh at doing an upgrade. They both laugh looking at each other and high five themselves - lol
India. Didn't know that lower end Xeons are the same chips are higher end i7s.
So you saying getting a 6 core CPU is impractical now? I mean if those cores aren't used in gaming then I certainly wouldn't be interested to get a hexa core model over a normal quad core one.
No, I had an SSD, which was mistakenly sold when I sold my laptop. Was thinking about getting a 850 Evo, don't know, I mean those are great for overall system but gaming (except the loading time).
To chime in from what others have said, an X5675 + GTX 970 seems like the best upgrade, value-wise.
Forgive my n00b question, but he'll be limited to FSB overclocking with the X5675, correct?
Well market for Xeon chips in my country is very less demanding, so they still are selling at a ridiculous price over here, at least three times than what has been mentioned, so it doesn't make any sense going for that while for just a little extra I will be able to get a Haswell.
If those Xeons are selling on popular US sites then I can use some forwarding courier services to ship it here at decent rate, by popular sites I mean sites like Amazon or Newegg etc.
I quite clearly understand that the price of current Haswell lineup is very high and not really value for money, for example if I buy the 5820k now I will be paying almost 2.5 times extra than what I bought the i7 950 for back in 2010. So it is indeed high. In fact the price of a 5820k now is exactly what I paid for the 950 and Sabertooth and DDR3 4GB memory, LOL.
But the question is, the way prices fall down of these things, if I wait around couple of months and the price comes down of those Haswell chips then would it be worth it in getting them over those earlier generation Xeons? You say the new Haswell chips are re-branded Xeons, what has Intel been doing for past three years then?
I quite clearly understand that the price of current Haswell lineup is very high and not really value for money, for example if I buy the 5820k now I will be paying almost 2.5 times extra than what I bought the i7 950 for back in 2010. So it is indeed high. In fact the price of a 5820k now is exactly what I paid for the 950 and Sabertooth and DDR3 4GB memory, LOL.
But the question is, the way prices fall down of these things, if I wait around couple of months and the price comes down of those Haswell chips then would it be worth it in getting them over those earlier generation Xeons? You say the new Haswell chips are re-branded Xeons, what has Intel been doing for past three years then?
Ummm.. ok.. Rebranded Xeons? Not true.. Xeons are binned better than i7's.
Xeon goes back further than Netburst..
"The first Xeon-branded processor was the Pentium II Xeon (code-named "Drake"). It was released in 1998"..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeon
I was talking about the Westmere EP series.. not Haswell
And your info on the Xeon is incorrect. I've been playing with them since 1998.
My favorite was "Deschutes" Pentium II Slot 2..
Yeah, that comparison was indeed rubbish, anyway, was over my head.Wrong wrong wrong.. You expect Haswell prices to fall in months? Not happening.. You compare price of a modern 6 core and what you paid for a 2010 quad core? Ummm.. ok..
Link?FWIW, you can buy a Xeon X5675 from a reputable seller on ebay that does ship worldwide for much less than you claim.. That's all you need to upgrade your system
Yeah that it is. I guess I will get it then, I mean honestly right now that seems like a fair thing to do. One thing, that will support my motherboard right? I was reading another person's posts and saw that his X58 EVGA didn't support the CPU!No worries.. It's a server proc..