Jump to content

Xeon x5650 good upgrade?

CaptainGazzz
 Share
Posted

As the title says, I want to replace my Fx-4170 with a Xeon x5650. I can get it used for around 50 Euros/Dollars. I mainly want to use it for gaming and some video editing. 

I wanted to replace my crappy Asrock MoBo because it has been giving me a lot of instability with my CPU, which I also wanted to replace. 

I dont have a MoBo for it though and they seem to be hard to get and quite expensive.

 

Any advice? Thanks in advance.

'Make sure to wear a wool sweater and to stand on a carpet while working on PC's' -Linus 2015

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

X58 mobo's are expensive af

I'm a educated fool with money on my mind.

They say i got to learn but nobody here to teach me,if they can't understand it how can they reach me

Power and the money,money and the power,minute after minute,hour after hour

My Motivation

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

the intel 5x chipset is extremely dated, probably better to get a i5/(z77/z97) setup. They're getting pretty cheap nowadays.

Woo!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
22 minutes ago, Wiflare said:

the intel 5x chipset is extremely dated, probably better to get a i5/(z77/z97) setup. They're getting pretty cheap nowadays.

It might be extremely dated, but they seem to preform extremely well, especially for the price. But since I'm not really able to get my hands on a MoBo, it isn't really an option,

'Make sure to wear a wool sweater and to stand on a carpet while working on PC's' -Linus 2015

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You can get a sandy 8 core xeon 2670 and a x79 board for less. 

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You can get a sandy 8 core xeon 2670 and a x79 board for less. 

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
26 minutes ago, Jumper118 said:

You can get a sandy 8 core xeon 2670 and a x79 board for less. 

No, an x5650 is about $50USD and a x58 board is about $100.

 

A used x79 motherboard is $200-$250 by itself.

 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-FX-4170-Quad-Core-vs-Intel-Xeon-X5650/m114vsm355

 

The single thread performance is only a little bit better, but has way better multithreaded performance. I would say it is a good upgrade.

 

 •E5-2670 @2.7GHz • Intel DX79SI • EVGA 970 SSC• GSkill Sniper 8Gb ddr3 • Corsair Spec 02 • Corsair RM750 • HyperX 120Gb SSD • Hitachi 2Tb HDD •

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
3 minutes ago, SLAYR said:

No, an x5650 is about $50USD and a x58 board is about $100.

 

A used x79 motherboard is $200-$250 by itself.

 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-FX-4170-Quad-Core-vs-Intel-Xeon-X5650/m114vsm355

 

The single thread performance is only a little bit better, but has way better multithreaded performance. I would say it is a good upgrade.

My rampage iv formula was £80 and that a high end one. 

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory

×