Xeon Upgrade
So I was wondering about upgrading my PC to a xeon processor. I could do the upgrade to a quad core running at 3.3 GHz for about £250 - €300 - $400. Do you guys think it's worth it?
Xeon Upgrade
What cpu do you have right now? Do you game or render, is this for a server?
I have a bulldozer hex core, and yes I game, render, compile and mixdown and not in the short term but probably in the long run,
So xeons are for servers?
Originally Posted by segerydrth
So xeons are for servers?
Originally Posted by Genoble
Not necessarily. High end desktop macs use xeon CPUs as well
Originally Posted by Genoble
Not necessarily. High end desktop macs use xeon CPUs as well
depends if your motherboard supports xeon
Originally Posted by Stevenom
But that still needs a different type of system.
Originally Posted by Delko DJ
depends if your motherboard supports xeon
Originally Posted by Genoble
The price was including a new motherboard that should. Is there anything else apart from having the right socket?
Originally Posted by Stevenom
You need a server motherboard, server ram, server power supply, you still wanna buy xeons now?
Originally Posted by Genoble
could you tell me a bit more as you seam to know about xeons? are they only for use in servers? Can they be used in normal desktops?
Xeons use different type of components than what most people have.
Yeah, if you're going to run a server, Xeons were somewhat designed for server use, but also able to run for normal desktop use.
IDK if I'd get a XEON for normal PC usage, even rendering/compiling unless you have some strange requirements for dual physical cores and an absurd amount of ram.
Originally Posted by Dave84311
IDK if I'd get a XEON for normal PC usage, even rendering/compiling unless you have some strange requirements for dual physical cores and an absurd amount of ram.
