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Beeeyeee
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Hey guys, heres my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/L4sMLk

this thing is serving me well but i'm a content producer (specifically editing and rendering videos) with gaming and livestreaming on the side.


I want some faster render times.. I was considering upgrading to X99 but its going to be like $900 for me and i'm not too sure. If I do it'll be in quite a while. 

but I was wondering if there's a Xeon (6-8 core) that could serve me well with rendering videos faster as well as a bit of gaming. 

 

Note: I'm considering upgrading the motherboard/memory as well so if skylake has some better options let me know. 

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The E5 2670 8 cores 16 threads at 2.7GHz base 3.3 boost (I think) it goes for about 70 US on ebay.

My Work in Progress PC http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/522048-xeon-build/ <-- That PC was built but never booted:(

My Work in Progress PC 2.0 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/540583-xeon-build-20-code-name-xenox (Hopefully this one boots.) 

 

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9 minutes ago, Trey222 said:

The E5 2670 8 cores 16 threads at 2.7GHz base 3.3 boost (I think) it goes for about 70 US on ebay.

 

This better not be some kind of sick joke!

- ASUS X99 Deluxe - i7 5820k - Nvidia GTX 1080ti SLi - 4x4GB EVGA SSC 2800mhz DDR4 - Samsung SM951 500 - 2x Samsung 850 EVO 512 -

- EK Supremacy EVO CPU Block - EK FC 1080 GPU Blocks - EK XRES 100 DDC - EK Coolstream XE 360 - EK Coolstream XE 240 -

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3 minutes ago, TidaLWaveZ said:

 

This better not be some kind of sick joke!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-E5-2670-B2011-381-2-6GHz-20MB-8GT-s-SR0KX-CPU-Server-Processor-/172087222058?hash=item2811329f2a:g:OwMAAOSwiwVWTMQL The X79 boards are expensive though. 

My Work in Progress PC http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/522048-xeon-build/ <-- That PC was built but never booted:(

My Work in Progress PC 2.0 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/540583-xeon-build-20-code-name-xenox (Hopefully this one boots.) 

 

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6 minutes ago, Beeeyeee said:

what do you mean?

 

 

6 minutes ago, Trey222 said:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-E5-2670-B2011-381-2-6GHz-20MB-8GT-s-SR0KX-CPU-Server-Processor-/172087222058?hash=item2811329f2a:g:OwMAAOSwiwVWTMQL

 

Is there multiple variants of the E5 2670? This is not the E5 2670 v3, is it?

- ASUS X99 Deluxe - i7 5820k - Nvidia GTX 1080ti SLi - 4x4GB EVGA SSC 2800mhz DDR4 - Samsung SM951 500 - 2x Samsung 850 EVO 512 -

- EK Supremacy EVO CPU Block - EK FC 1080 GPU Blocks - EK XRES 100 DDC - EK Coolstream XE 360 - EK Coolstream XE 240 -

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11 minutes ago, TidaLWaveZ said:

 

 

Is there multiple variants of the E5 2670? This is not the E5 2670 v3, is it?

No it is the V1 the V2 has 10 cores and the V3 has 12 cores.

My Work in Progress PC http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/522048-xeon-build/ <-- That PC was built but never booted:(

My Work in Progress PC 2.0 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/540583-xeon-build-20-code-name-xenox (Hopefully this one boots.) 

 

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No it is the V1 the V2 has 10 cores and the V3 has 12 cores.

Damnit.

- ASUS X99 Deluxe - i7 5820k - Nvidia GTX 1080ti SLi - 4x4GB EVGA SSC 2800mhz DDR4 - Samsung SM951 500 - 2x Samsung 850 EVO 512 -

- EK Supremacy EVO CPU Block - EK FC 1080 GPU Blocks - EK XRES 100 DDC - EK Coolstream XE 360 - EK Coolstream XE 240 -

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8 minutes ago, Codyman125 said:

I saw a Xeon 2697V3 engineering sample on Ebay yesterday... it went for $520... I wish I coulda snatched that sexy beast

i just bought two e7 2980v2's ( Engineering samples ) for 300$

AMD Ryzen R7 1700 (3.8ghz) w/ NH-D14, EVGA RTX 2080 XC (stock), 4*4GB DDR4 3000MT/s RAM, Gigabyte AB350-Gaming-3 MB, CX750M PSU, 1.5TB SDD + 7TB HDD, Phanteks enthoo pro case

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3 minutes ago, TidaLWaveZ said:

 

Damnit.

The V3 is a good price too though. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-E5-2670-V3-ES-2-2Ghz-12-Core-30MB-LGA2011-3-120W-22nm-Processor-US-/401065975643?hash=item5d61651f5b:g:E78AAOxyCepScNeQ

My Work in Progress PC http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/522048-xeon-build/ <-- That PC was built but never booted:(

My Work in Progress PC 2.0 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/540583-xeon-build-20-code-name-xenox (Hopefully this one boots.) 

 

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2 minutes ago, Coaxialgamer said:

i just bought two e7 2980v2's ( Engineering samples ) for 300$

Did the samples come with unlocked multipliers like some of the old samples?

My Work in Progress PC http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/522048-xeon-build/ <-- That PC was built but never booted:(

My Work in Progress PC 2.0 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/540583-xeon-build-20-code-name-xenox (Hopefully this one boots.) 

 

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Did the samples come with unlocked multipliers like some of the old samples?

don't know yet,

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5 minutes ago, Trey222 said:

Did the samples come with unlocked multipliers like some of the old samples?

wait , are ES xeons unlocked ?

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Just now, Coaxialgamer said:

wait , are ES xeons unlocked ?

No, but in the past some engineering samples of chips have been unlocked. 

My Work in Progress PC http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/522048-xeon-build/ <-- That PC was built but never booted:(

My Work in Progress PC 2.0 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/540583-xeon-build-20-code-name-xenox (Hopefully this one boots.) 

 

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3 minutes ago, Coaxialgamer said:

no, not yet

Says they also run on socket 2011. Not sure why I kept thinking they use a different socket. 2 of them for $300, that's a huge deal even for ES samples. Retail ones goes for $6,500 a piece.

 

 

 

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Just now, NumLock21 said:

Says they also run on socket 2011. Not sure why I kept thinking they use a different socket. 2 of them for $300, that's a huge deal even for ES samples. Retail ones goes for $6,500 a piece.

i know , that's why i grabbed them.

I just hope they work fine.

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3 minutes ago, Beeeyeee said:

i wonder if I could find a dual socket board and pop in another 4790k in there...

 

EDIT: or I could just pop in my extra Pentium G3258 and have two more cores!

You can't use SMP with core series processors , only server hardware ( ie you can't use two 4790k's at the same time )

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Just now, NumLock21 said:

They should work fine.

agree. Cpus are pretty tough.

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