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Xeon e3-1241 +Gtx 960 4gb strix OC VS i5 4690k + gtx 970 4gb
(Dont suggest any differente video cards)

2) Please post your build with first and second combination ,under 1000eur , Why no Xeon e3-1241 +gtx 970 4gb ? becosue it will deffinetly be over 1k eur if I get SSD ,but I need an SSD.

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for video editing, 3d modeling, rendering, streaming: xeon

 

for gaming: 4690k

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It depends what would you like to do with your build..

 

1. Pure gaming? 

2. Video editing/Rendering/Streaming and light gaming(not max settings)?

CPU:i5 4460 3.2GHz GPU:Sapphire Nitro R9 390 8GB MOBO:AsRock H87 Pro4 RAM:Corsair Vengance 1866 8GB CASE:Corsair Carbide 100R PSU:Chieftec 650W AS-650CB HD: WD 1TB MONITOR: Samsung 24' 1080p TV and MONITOR 

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1) Suggest

Xeon e3-1241 +Gtx 960 4gb strix OC VS i5 4690k + gtx 970 4gb

(Dont suggest any differente video cards)

2) Please post your build with first and second combination ,under 1000eur , Why no Xeon e3-1241 +gtx 970 4gb ? becosue it will deffinetly be over 1k eur if I get SSD ,but I need an SSD.

This is from Partpicker but using germany. 
 
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€257.84 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€75.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€52.49 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€55.53 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€53.87 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (€352.59 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (€65.78 @ Mindfactory) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (€76.83 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €990.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 21:21 CEST+0200

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Zotac Mini | Case: K280 Case | PSU: Cooler Master B600 Power supply | SSD: 1TB  | HDDs: 1x 250GB & 1x 1TB WD Blue | Monitor: 24" Acer S240HLBID | OS: Win 11 Pro.

 

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $916.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 15:26 EDT-0400
 
 
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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($313.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1011.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 15:24 EDT-0400

CPU:i5 4460 3.2GHz GPU:Sapphire Nitro R9 390 8GB MOBO:AsRock H87 Pro4 RAM:Corsair Vengance 1866 8GB CASE:Corsair Carbide 100R PSU:Chieftec 650W AS-650CB HD: WD 1TB MONITOR: Samsung 24' 1080p TV and MONITOR 

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This is from Partpicker but using germany. 
 
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€257.84 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€75.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€52.49 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€55.53 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€53.87 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (€352.59 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (€65.78 @ Mindfactory) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (€76.83 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €990.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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thanks for your suggestion ,but at first post I told dont suggest any other  gpu (especially I meand  amd)

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thanks for your suggestion ,but at first post I told dont suggest any other  gpu (especially I meand  amd)

The R9 390 is better than the 970, and it costs less.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Zotac Mini | Case: K280 Case | PSU: Cooler Master B600 Power supply | SSD: 1TB  | HDDs: 1x 250GB & 1x 1TB WD Blue | Monitor: 24" Acer S240HLBID | OS: Win 11 Pro.

 

Home Lab:  Lenovo ThinkCenter M82 Hyper-V Server 2022 | Dell OptiPlex 9020 Hyper-V Server 2022 | TP-LINK TL-SG108E | Cisco Catalyst C2960CG 8 Port Switch | HP MicroServer G8 SCCM Server | 2x Dell PowerEdge R630 Hyper-V Server 2022

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V2dnRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V2dnRB/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $907.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 15:23 EDT-0400
 
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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($313.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1011.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 15:24 EDT-0400

 

wow will try to build it in my shops ,nice one thanks

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I know but I dont like amd ,only nvidia,5-6 fps lost is not so much

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $916.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 15:26 EDT-0400
 
 
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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($313.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1011.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 15:24 EDT-0400

 

That's in dollars. He needs it Euro. 

 

Also the 960 4GB is uselss.  R9 380<960

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Zotac Mini | Case: K280 Case | PSU: Cooler Master B600 Power supply | SSD: 1TB  | HDDs: 1x 250GB & 1x 1TB WD Blue | Monitor: 24" Acer S240HLBID | OS: Win 11 Pro.

 

Home Lab:  Lenovo ThinkCenter M82 Hyper-V Server 2022 | Dell OptiPlex 9020 Hyper-V Server 2022 | TP-LINK TL-SG108E | Cisco Catalyst C2960CG 8 Port Switch | HP MicroServer G8 SCCM Server | 2x Dell PowerEdge R630 Hyper-V Server 2022

 

 

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I believe it's just the way it's advertised and I totally respect your decision..

 

Try going for Xeon and 970, you'll like it.

 

Happy gaming/rendering :)

CPU:i5 4460 3.2GHz GPU:Sapphire Nitro R9 390 8GB MOBO:AsRock H87 Pro4 RAM:Corsair Vengance 1866 8GB CASE:Corsair Carbide 100R PSU:Chieftec 650W AS-650CB HD: WD 1TB MONITOR: Samsung 24' 1080p TV and MONITOR 

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yeah will try it just I want FD R5 titanium case it cost like 104 eur  , and I forgot to tell I already have deepcool gammax 300 as cpu cooler .
Tomorrow morning will try all build u guys suggest ,just in my country shops prices like 10% more expensive on cpu/gpu/psu

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $916.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 15:26 EDT-0400
 
 
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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($313.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1011.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 15:24 EDT-0400

 

what for 1866 RAMS if MOBO support only 1600

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I believe it's just the way it's advertised and I totally respect your decision..

 

Try going for Xeon and 970, you'll like it.

 

Happy gaming/rendering :)

here build I got 

https://gyazo.com/5d3f44adf2b5439c6368734d17d67cf1

that would be awesome with gtx 970 but its like over 100 eur of my budget

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