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@sandergt500m, I have contemplated this decision also. I personally would say that if you're on a budget, go with the Xeon because it's a great price to performance ratio. But if you can afford it, go with the i7. More specifically the i7 4790K, because it has a higher base clock of 4.0GHz and, even if you don't OC it, it'll still give you quite a good amount of power for most heavy tasks like photo and video editing work. ;)

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So i want to upgrade my cpu and motherboard.

I really want a mini Itx build so its easier to carry it around.

I will be gaming on it but also 3d cad software.

So the first thing i came up with was this.

 

I7 4790K

Asus Z97i-plus

430 euro's

 

But then i found this:

 

Gigabyte GA-H81N-D2H

Intel Xeon e3-1231 V3

300 Euro's 

 

The Gigabyte supports the haswell refresh right out of the box. 

If i would get the 4790K i would overclock it but its not something i would consider a must.

Any of you got some thoughts on this that can help me choose?

The price difference is 160 USD.

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The i7 has a much higher base clock. Something to consider.

If you're doing more work than gaming I'd go Xeon.

More gaming than work, the i7.

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So i want to upgrade my cpu and motherboard.

I really want a mini Itx build so its easier to carry it around.

I will be gaming on it but also 3d cad software.

So the first thing i came up with was this.

 

I7 4790K

Asus Z97i-plus

430 euro's

 

But then i found this:

 

Gigabyte GA-H81N-D2H

Intel Xeon e3-1231 V3

300 Euro's 

 

The Gigabyte supports the haswell refresh right out of the box. 

If i would get the 4790K i would overclock it but its not something i would consider a must.

Any of you got some thoughts on this that can help me choose?

The price difference is 160 USD.

have you considered going x99? It might actually be worth it

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have you considered going x99? It might actually be worth it

That'd be quite expensive. Plus I'm not so sure about that. ;)

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Wel x99 would be at least 550 euro and micro atx instead of mini itx. Its just to much for me and i really want to carry the pc around.

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@sandergt500m, I have contemplated this decision also. I personally would say that if you're on a budget, go with the Xeon because it's a great price to performance ratio. But if you can afford it, go with the i7. More specifically the i7 4790K, because it has a higher base clock of 4.0GHz and, even if you don't OC it, it'll still give you quite a good amount of power for most heavy tasks like photo and video editing work. ;)

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So the only real benefit of the xeon for me is that i could get it right now. But i don't really see a problem in waiting 2 weeks. The work/game ratio would be 50/50. I think i'm gonna go for the i7 4790k.

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Wel x99 would be at least 550 euro and micro atx instead of mini itx. Its just to much for me and i really want to carry the pc around.

then I think you should go for the I7 and then just over clock the heck out of it

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