Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 (Help!)

[JuanL]

Im building my first PC, but I'm having some trouble choosing the right CPU.

Im not much of a gamer myself, mainly because my current desktop isn´t able to run any 3D game smoothly (even in low settings). However, Im planning to play a few games in my new PC (Battlefield, TitanFall, and one or two other titles maybe), but I dont need them to run at Ultra settings. Im also a programmer, so I will use this built PC mostly for coding and compiling software, which shouldn't require much CPU power. Then, I will use some Photoshop and Illustrator for graphic design. And lastly, I will also use it for everyday things, maybe watch a movie on netflix or surf the web, I guess you can get the picture.

 

I was about to get an Intel Core i7-6700k, which would have helped me future proof my build, and as I understand, would have improved Photoshop's performance. As Im on a budget, I decided to go with the i5-6600k, which was ok for my needs, I THINK. However, I found out it doenst support Hyperthreading, which is a downside as I could use the extra threads in Photoshop, for example. Lastly, I was adviced on PCPartPicker's forum to go with the Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5, which is a really fast processor, and works really great. I dont need a integrated graphics card, as I will be buying my own. The problem is that Im planning on using the Asus E3 Pro Gaming V5 Motherboard and in a Youtube review I watched, the guy claimed that the BIOS took a long time to recognize the external graphics card, thus taking too long to boot up. I would like it if someone could confirm this or tell me how long it really takes (Im buying an ssd for quicker boot time, so I dont want to wait a minute for my PC to start because of this). If it really takes too long, could someone tell me what motherboard I could use with the Xeon CPU that doesnt have this issue?

 

Thanks a lot!

 

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[dizmo]

You can only use the V5 with an X series motherboard, which I'm not even sure are available yet.
Unless you want to use a server motherboard.

You could always go with an LGA1150 Xeon.

[astranger200]

4 minutes ago, JuanL said:

Im building my first PC, but I'm having some trouble choosing the right CPU.

Im not much of a gamer myself, mainly because my current desktop isn´t able to run any 3D game smoothly (even in low settings). However, Im planning to play a few games in my new PC (Battlefield, TitanFall, and one or two other titles maybe), but I dont need them to run at Ultra settings. Im also a programmer, so I will use this built PC mostly for coding and compiling software, which shouldn't require much CPU power. Then, I will use some Photoshop and Illustrator for graphic design. And lastly, I will also use it for everyday things, maybe watch a movie on netflix or surf the web, I guess you can get the picture.

 

I was about to get an Intel Core i7-6700k, which would have helped me future proof my build, and as I understand, would have improved Photoshop's performance. As Im on a budget, I decided to go with the i5-6600k, which was ok for my needs, I THINK. However, I found out it doenst support Hyperthreading, which is a downside as I could use the extra threads in Photoshop, for example. Lastly, I was adviced on PCPartPicker's forum to go with the Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5, which is a really fast processor, and works really great. I dont need a integrated graphics card, as I will be buying my own. The problem is that I watched a Youtube review, in which the guy claimed that due to the lack of an internal graphics card, the cpu takes a long time to recognize de external one, thus taking too long to boot up. I would like it if someone could confirm this or tell me how long it really takes (Im buying an ssd for quicker boot time, so I dont want to wait a minute for my PC to start because of this). If it really takes too long, could someone tell me if the i5-6600k will be enough for my needs, or if I will be needing the i7?

 

Thanks a lot!

I haven't heard of any issues about gpu recognisation. I personally would get the zeon

[mapegl]

3 minutes ago, JuanL said:

Im building my first PC, but I'm having some trouble choosing the right CPU.

Im not much of a gamer myself, mainly because my current desktop isn´t able to run any 3D game smoothly (even in low settings). However, Im planning to play a few games in my new PC (Battlefield, TitanFall, and one or two other titles maybe), but I dont need them to run at Ultra settings. Im also a programmer, so I will use this built PC mostly for coding and compiling software, which shouldn't require much CPU power. Then, I will use some Photoshop and Illustrator for graphic design. And lastly, I will also use it for everyday things, maybe watch a movie on netflix or surf the web, I guess you can get the picture.

 

I was about to get an Intel Core i7-6700k, which would have helped me future proof my build, and as I understand, would have improved Photoshop's performance. As Im on a budget, I decided to go with the i5-6600k, which was ok for my needs, I THINK. However, I found out it doenst support Hyperthreading, which is a downside as I could use the extra threads in Photoshop, for example. Lastly, I was adviced on PCPartPicker's forum to go with the Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5, which is a really fast processor, and works really great. I dont need a integrated graphics card, as I will be buying my own. The problem is that I watched a Youtube review, in which the guy claimed that due to the lack of an internal graphics card, the cpu takes a long time to recognize de external one, thus taking too long to boot up. I would like it if someone could confirm this or tell me how long it really takes (Im buying an ssd for quicker boot time, so I dont want to wait a minute for my PC to start because of this). If it really takes too long, could someone tell me if the i5-6600k will be enough for my needs, or if I will be needing the i7?

 

Thanks a lot!

Well I can't really say too much about the 1230v5, but my bother has the 1231v3 and and his PC boots crazy fast. All ssd storage though. But just a regular 840 pro. Nothing too fancy. I hope that helps.

I would get the xeon if I were you.

[Mcmole]

4 minutes ago, JuanL said:

Im building my first PC, but I'm having some trouble choosing the right CPU.

Im not much of a gamer myself, mainly because my current desktop isn´t able to run any 3D game smoothly (even in low settings). However, Im planning to play a few games in my new PC (Battlefield, TitanFall, and one or two other titles maybe), but I dont need them to run at Ultra settings. Im also a programmer, so I will use this built PC mostly for coding and compiling software, which shouldn't require much CPU power. Then, I will use some Photoshop and Illustrator for graphic design. And lastly, I will also use it for everyday things, maybe watch a movie on netflix or surf the web, I guess you can get the picture.

 

I was about to get an Intel Core i7-6700k, which would have helped me future proof my build, and as I understand, would have improved Photoshop's performance. As Im on a budget, I decided to go with the i5-6600k, which was ok for my needs, I THINK. However, I found out it doenst support Hyperthreading, which is a downside as I could use the extra threads in Photoshop, for example. Lastly, I was adviced on PCPartPicker's forum to go with the Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5, which is a really fast processor, and works really great. I dont need a integrated graphics card, as I will be buying my own. The problem is that I watched a Youtube review, in which the guy claimed that due to the lack of an internal graphics card, the cpu takes a long time to recognize de external one, thus taking too long to boot up. I would like it if someone could confirm this or tell me how long it really takes (Im buying an ssd for quicker boot time, so I dont want to wait a minute for my PC to start because of this). If it really takes too long, could someone tell me if the i5-6600k will be enough for my needs, or if I will be needing the i7?

 

Thanks a lot!

Have you had a look at the Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor...

Its last gen, so alittle older, but it kicks ass for the price and is very decent at gaming.. Plus you can save money and get DDR3 and so on..

[JuanL]

32 minutes ago, dizmo said:

You can only use the V5 with an X series motherboard, which I'm not even sure are available yet.
Unless you want to use a server motherboard.

You could always go with an LGA1150 Xeon.

Im going with the Asus E3 Pro Gaming V5

 

32 minutes ago, astranger200 said:

I haven't heard of any issues about gpu recognisation. I personally would get the zeon

Sorry, the problem was in the motherboard, I just rewatched the video. Please read my updated post

 

30 minutes ago, mapegl said:

Well I can't really say too much about the 1230v5, but my bother has the 1231v3 and and his PC boots crazy fast. All ssd storage though. But just a regular 840 pro. Nothing too fancy. I hope that helps.

I would get the xeon if I were you.

I just checked the video. Apparently the problem was to do with the motherboard. Please, check the updated post

[JuanL]

Any help?