Crazy or good Idea?

[SiriousArts]

Hey Guys

First of all, this is NOT about a pc for gaming! Also, the price doesnt really matter, its just about a pure performance comparison.

I have the opportunity to get a old server motherboard, cpu ram etc.

The important specs:

2x Intel Xeon X5355 Quadcore (2,66GHz)

32GB DDR2(!) RAM

It has a PCIex16 Slot (Gen2) and I would for now use the GPU from my current PC (HD 5670)

Current PC:

AMD Phenom II X4 2,8GHz

8GB DDR3 RAM

The HD 5670 I already talked about

Lets assume I would use a my current 7200RPM HDD on either one of them.

Would it be an improoved performance (it currently is often kinda slow/laggy) for:

- Photoshop CC

- Illustrator CC

- InDesign CC

- Premiere Pro CC

- General Surfing, Office stuff etc

Or should I continue using my current pc? At first, it sounds like great performance, but i'm just not sure..

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1. Its more PS Ai and InDesign than Video editing

2. my current pc is not upgradable without getting a new motherboard cpu etc. OC is not really an option aswell

3. lets assume I had my current PC with an ssd vs the dual cpu one with an ssd

[Syntaxvgm]

For photohop and illustrator as well as premiere having more than 8gb of memory improves it a lot in my experience, but for premier, in my experience at least (I don't use it  a TON) editing your video off of an SSD really helps live previewing it, plus i had some trouble playing raw high res footage on mechanical hard drives- simply wouldn't read fast enough. 

 

Also, in comparison to the athlon x4, the dual xeons should render faster. They are a bit dated, but much better for the purpose than what you have. 

[freddiecannon330]

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well you can oc ur current system and upgrade ram and get 1 ssd for a better read/write speed that would be sufficient for uh 

[Shimejii]

32 gb for video and editing should be fine

[GodSpoon]

That dual xeon setup will be faster for sure, even though those chips are a bit dated. Although it will definitely not be power efficient

 

Since your doing a lot of CC work, honestly I would just get an SSD and bump up the RAM to 16GB 

 

That would get you a pretty big increase in performance, especially in the little things! (Startup times, Export Times, Editing Times, etc.) 

Although the Dual Xeons would definitely increase render speeds, I think an SSD and Ram Upgrade to your current system would be a better use of your time and money.

[SiriousArts]

1. Its more PS Ai and InDesign than Video editing

2. my current pc is not upgradable without getting a new motherboard cpu etc. OC is not really an option aswell

3. lets assume I had my current PC with an ssd vs the dual cpu one with an ssd

[Riv]

I'm kind of leaning towards the dual xeon setup, since it sounds like you already have most the parts. The 32gb will definitely decrease render times and also the dual xeons give your PC a cool factor of +10