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[59 piffy]

Originally Posted by CWrite78

He doesn't need a server processor lol.

i5 is more than enough.

the 2500K is 3.3 GHz with 6 MB L3 cache. its 4 cores and 4 threads

E3-1230 is 3.2 GHz with 8 MB L3 cache. 4 cores and 8 threads

considering both CPUs are around the same price id get the one with more L3 cache. not to mention the xeon does 8 threads. its $228.....best bang for buck processor.

get socket 1155 sandy bridge, thats the new platform. 1156 is old and not going to be supported any longer.

forgot to mention, the i5 also does not support hyperthreading

 

[59 piffy]

Originally Posted by CWrite78

He doesn't need a server processor lol.

i5 is more than enough.

the 2500K is 3.3 GHz with 6 MB L3 cache. its 4 cores and 4 threads

E3-1230 is 3.2 GHz with 8 MB L3 cache. 4 cores and 8 threads

considering both CPUs are around the same price id get the one with more L3 cache. not to mention the xeon does 8 threads. its $228.....best bang for buck processor.

get socket 1155 sandy bridge, thats the new platform. 1156 is old and not going to be supported any longer.

forgot to mention, the i5 also does not support hyperthreading

 

[seniosoul]

scratch that...gl with the find.

 

[seniosoul]

scratch that...gl with the find.