Better Xeon than 5960X

[Oritemis]

There is any Xeon processor better for gaming than 5960X?

[Aytex]

whats the point of even getting a 5960x if you just going to game..

[Syntaxvgm]

not really, I mean they are locked, and per thread performance is what you are looking for more than an insane number of threads

 

Shame too, because xeons are extremely well binned, would overclock like crazy 

[FaZe Booce]

I remember when I fell into the myth that Xeon was better than i7.

[rtpb5642]

There is any Xeon processor better for gaming than 5960X?

Rlly tho a i5 4690k would only give u like 5 fps less tops unless ur doing tripple or quad sli

[Syntaxvgm]

Rlly tho a i5 4690k would only give u like 5 fps less tops unless ur doing tripple or quad sli

some games that doesn't hold true. But I agree with the general sentiment. 

[Dabombinable]

not really, I mean they are locked, and per thread performance is what you are looking for more than an insane number of threads

 

Shame too, because xeons are extremely well binned, would overclock like crazy 

And the ones on LGA775 are proof of that (though my X5450 is sadly degraded).

[Enderman]

if you want better gaming performance than a 5960x buy a 4790k

instead of more useless cores that games cant use you get faster cores that games will benefit from

[rtpb5642]

some games that doesn't hold true. But I agree with the general sentiment. 

Yeah a few games but unless ur rich i dont see how 1000$ more on a CPU is worth 5-10 fps, better to grab another GPU for that much money...

[Syntaxvgm]

And the ones on LGA775 are proof of that (though my X5450 is sadly degraded).

well the fact that you can generally push the base clock so far without major problems is proof of that for newer ones. 

[Lays]

If gaming performance is what you're after, get some tight timing DDR3 with high frequency, like 2133 CL8, 2400 CL9 or something, and a 4790k.

Most games rely on only a few threads, and the 4790k with some decent ram and an overclock will have more single thread performance than the 5960x.

You can also OC the 4790k a lot higher, resulting in even more single thread performance.

[Syntaxvgm]

if you want better gaming performance than a 5960x buy a 4790k

instead of more useless cores that games cant use you get faster cores that games will benefit from

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I would agree more to push him to a quad core 8 thread i7 than an i5 like others suggested

[othertomperson]

I remember when I fell into the myth that Xeon was better than i7.

 

It is for specific things. If constant system uptime is critical, if you need many (>10) cores at low clock speeds, then they are much better than any i7.

 

For gaming, not so much. Unless you are running several different games all at the same time on a variety of VMs -- you might want a Xeon then.

[Sam Z Man]

whats the point of even getting a 5960x if you just going to game..

 

logic is not allowed here

[Uwillparish]

He's trying to 3 way sli, He has to go 2011-v3 socket, No 4790k's or 4690k's

[Oritemis]

logic is not allowed here

Logic would be the ultimate build for gaming

[Oritemis]

He's trying to 3 way sli, He has to go 2011-v3 socket, No 4790k's or 4690k's

Yes exactly!

[rtpb5642]

He's trying to 3 way sli, He has to go 2011-v3 socket, No 4790k's or 4690k's

He didnt say it in this thread so how r we supposed to know

[Stanvard]

There is any Xeon processor better for gaming than 5960X?

For gaming, 5960X is completely unnecessary for gaming, so... I guess the answer to your question is no.

[Uwillparish]

He didnt say it in this thread so how r we supposed to know

You look at his posts, He had 15, its not that hard

[rtpb5642]

You look at his posts, He had 15, its not that hard

Its not my job to read the OPs previous posts, i used the information i was given and gave my advice based on what was told. If i read everyones previous posts before answering a question id be here all year.

[Oritemis]

You look at his posts, He had 15, its not that hard

Yes, thank you for been so attentious!

I want to do surround 1444p@144hz gaming if that is possible

[rtpb5642]

Yes, thank you for been so attentious!

I want to do surround 1444p@144hz gaming if that is possible

Then go for a 5960x and overclock. Its the best CPU for 3 way SLI.

[Uwillparish]

Yes, thank you for been so attentious!

I want to do surround 1444p@144hz gaming if that is possible

even with 3 980 ti's i dont know youll be able to do that in all games, What games?

[Enderman]

^

I would agree more to push him to a quad core 8 thread i7 than an i5 like others suggested

also the 4790k's TDP is much lower, allowing for higher overclocks in addition to the already higher frequency