Xeon E3 or Core i5

[XplosiveNoctua99]

I am trying to decide to get a Xeon E3 1231 V3 or Core i5 4690K

I am going to try and make games and make youtube videos and also I want the best performance to go with my GTX 960 SSC 4GB

 

I will be playing games like the witcher 3, the division, and arkham knight etc.

 

Hope you can point me in the right direction

[Suika]

The Xeon and i5 will both offer comparable gaming performance, the i5 having a slight lead with overclocking capabilities. The Xeon will be oodles better at rendering.

[XplosiveNoctua99]

The Xeon and i5 will both offer comparable gaming performance, the i5 having a slight lead with overclocking capabilities. The Xeon will be oodles better at rendering.

I won't be overclocking ever

(too dangerous for me)

[Casperian]

Personally, I'd go with the Xeon, but I'm biased. The i5 will do fine and if you really don't want to OC it, I think the i5 non-k is cheaper than the Xeon (Not sure of your countries pricing though).

[dadasmithywinkle]

I won't be overclocking ever

(too dangerous for me)

The 1231v3 is actually comparable to the i7-4770. The Xeon is the way to go.

[Suika]

I won't be overclocking ever

(too dangerous for me)

The Xeon would be better.

[MLGNOSCOPEHEADSHOTGETREKT]

1231V3

[thekeemo]

no OC 100% xeon

with OC 100% 4690k

[WereCat]

I won't be overclocking ever

(too dangerous for me)

If you dont plan to OC then Xeon is prety much no brainer.

[Anarchyz11]

I won't be overclocking ever

(too dangerous for me)

 

If you aren't overclocking, the Xeon is 100% the best choice. 

[XplosiveNoctua99]

Xeon it is

 

It actually turns out to be cheaper

[Casperian]

That's interesting. I might pick one up at some point then. I need a server for IRC, teamspeak and Perforce source control so if xeons are cheaper, great.

[XplosiveNoctua99]

That's interesting. I might pick one up at some point then. I need a server for IRC, teamspeak and Perforce source control so if xeons are cheaper, great.

Well I am getting it in a bundle

And separately they are $20 more than an i5

Worth it though