Your Thoughts on a Xeon Gaming PC?

[NTDaws]

So I am going to buy myself a nice Xeon E3-1220 v5, for gaming, video editing, and graphic designing. I also am purchasing a Asus E3 Pro Gaming V5 motherboard that supports DDR4 memory. I am pairing this with 16GB's of ram and a EVGA GTX 960 4Gb SSC Graphics card. Will I be bottlenecked at all while gaming or no?

 

[pwn_intended]

I haven't used one myself for gaming, but I have seen a lot of people on the forums swearing by them given their cost to the equivalent i5 or i7. (just look up xeon and gaming on the forum)

[NumLock21]

The build in your sig is good, why bother changing. That Xeon does not even have HT

[Theguywhobea]

I use a 1231v3 and I've never had any bottleneck issues on my 970, only thing I miss is the iGPU on the Core series for streaming using QuickSync.

[johnny5c]

The E3-1220 v5 doesn't really make sense because of the lack of Hyperthreading, for around $20-$40 more you can get a 6600k and a z170 board the will be a lot better for gaming and even editing because of the higher clock speed.

[dizmo]

Might as well get the 6500, or as @johnny5c said, the 6600k.

It's only $10 more for more power, and a more standard motherboard.

 

I don't think it'd give you a great deal more performance, but a bit for sure.

[NumLock21]

13 minutes ago, Theguywhobea said:

I use a 1231v3 and I've never had any bottleneck issues on my 970, only thing I miss is the iGPU on the Core series for streaming using QuickSync.

The Xeon you have lacks a iGPU, others have it at a additional cost and they're workstation grade ones, not the igpu found in core series.

[Theguywhobea]

Just now, NumLock21 said:

The Xeon you have lacks a iGPU, others have it at a additional cost.

Yeah, that's why I said I sometimes miss it because I can't use QuickSync without it.

[NTDaws]

17 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

The build in your sig is good, why bother changing. That Xeon does not even have HT

Thats my main pc, but I need a editing PC and gaming pc on the side for the hell of it. It will also capture video.

[NumLock21]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Thats my main pc, but I need a editing PC and gaming pc on the side for the hell of it. It will also capture video.

2nd PC is for editing and gaming? Then was is the purpose of the first one in your sig?

For content creation, get a X99 with a 6800K. Xeon side there is not too much on it. E5 1600 v4 for faster core clock. E5 2600 v4, slower core clock, supports dual sockets.

[NTDaws]

Just now, NumLock21 said:

2nd PC is for editing and gaming? Then was is the purpose of the first one in your sig?

For content creation, get a X99 with a 6800K. Xeon side there is not too much on it. E5 1600 v4 for faster core clock. E5 2600 v4, slower core clock, supports dual sockets.

My head hit fuc* it

[johnny5c]

12 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Thats my main pc, but I need a editing PC and gaming pc on the side for the hell of it. It will also capture video.

A E3-1231 v3 would still be a good option, 8 threads @3.8GHz for around the same price.

[NumLock21]

1 minute ago, johnny5c said:

A E3-1221 v3 would still be a good option, 8 threads @3.8GHz for around the same price.

That CPU lacks HT

[NTDaws]

Just now, NumLock21 said:

That CPU lacks HT

so.

[NTDaws]

1 minute ago, NumLock21 said:

That CPU lacks HT

You don't NEEEEEED hyperthreading for everything

[johnny5c]

1 minute ago, NumLock21 said:

That CPU lacks HT

 

My mistake, the E3-1231 was the one I was thinking of. 

[NumLock21]

3 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

You don't NEEEEEED hyperthreading for everything

For your purpose, yes it does.

[NTDaws]

Just now, johnny5c said:

 

My mistake, the E3-1231 was the one I was thinking of. 

its more money for no reason if your just doing video editing and gaming,

[NTDaws]

Just now, NumLock21 said:

For OP purpose, yes it does.

OP? Overpowered? Yes to a degree, it should be fine in gaming and doing video editing at 1080p. Am I right or no?

[NumLock21]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

OP? Overpowered? Yes to a degree, it should be fine in gaming and doing video editing at 1080p. Am I right or no?

I've editing my post, HT will suite your needs when it comes to editing.

[NTDaws]

Just now, NumLock21 said:

I've editing my post, HT will suite your needs when it comes to editing.

Thank you.

[NumLock21]

3 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Thank you.

That processor you've selected lacks HT

[NTDaws]

Just now, NumLock21 said:

That processor you've selected lacks HT

Ik. But I don't mind.

[NumLock21]

14 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Ik. But I don't mind.

Then that processor will offer no benefits over your 6600K.

[NTDaws]

3 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

Then that processor will offer no benefits over your 6600K.

your probably right but oh well.