CPU + Mobo upgrade?

historys · August 24, 2020

So I made a post yesterday asking if I should upgrade to a xeon e3 1231 v3 or a 4670k and I they told me to get the xeon and I kept on researching CPUs

until I found the Xeon E5 1650 and it seems like a really good cpu for the price (80$ + new motherboard) what are your thoughts on it?

Should I upgrade to the e3 1231 v3 alone? (70$ i already have a mobo) or the 1650 I will be mainly gaming on it with a little bit of blender here and there and it's also overclockable so that's a plus?

AndreiArgeanu · August 24, 2020

The cpu's are basically the same, especially when it comes to boost clocks, except one has an extra 2 cores. If you already have the motherboard the 1650 would be the better choice, though. If you don't perhaps stick to the e3 1231 v3, or perhaps consider investing in a b450 motherboard an a ryzen cpu, since the price of the 1650 + a motherboard is enough to cover a decent b450 motherboard and a cpu like the ryzen 5 2600, not to mention the upgrade path.

historys · August 24, 2020

33 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

The cpu's are basically the same, especially when it comes to boost clocks, except one has an extra 2 cores. If you already have the motherboard the 1650 would be the better choice, though. If you don't perhaps stick to the e3 1231 v3, or perhaps consider investing in a b450 motherboard an a ryzen cpu, since the price of the 1650 + a motherboard is enough to cover a decent b450 motherboard and a cpu like the ryzen 5 2600, not to mention the upgrade path.

I can buy a b450 and the r5 2600 for 80$???? can I have the links please

historys · August 24, 2020

Bump?

AndreiArgeanu · August 25, 2020

7 hours ago, historys said:

Bump?

8 hours ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

since the price of the 1650 + a motherboard is enough to cover a decent b450 motherboard and a cpu like the ryzen 5 2600

I said that the price of an e5 1650 AND an lga 2011 motherboard which often comes around the 160$ mark.