QUOTE(capitalFlynn @ Mar 19 2014, 12:37 PM)
Sorry for the late reply.
Thanks to @alfiejr for the recommendation!
CPU-Intel Xeon E3 1230 V3-RM779
Mobo-Asrock H87
M Pro-4-RM319
Memory-Gskill Value ram 2x8GB-RM478
GPU-Leadtek GTX 750 ti 2GB-RM569SSD-Samsung 840 EVo 250GB-RM569 or you can use two 128GB SSD's for raidHDD-Seagate Barracuda 3TB-RM379
PSU-FSP Hexa 500w-RM149
ODD-liteon 24x DVD/RW-RM59Case-CM N300-RM149
The green one are the parts that I've confirm to use. For the others, I'm still considering.
BTW, alfiejr and other sifus, it will be great if you able to justify why you recommend the parts.
As for the CPU, I would like to compare the
XEON E3 1230 with
OC i5 4670K.
From my readings, Xeon chipsets are more suitable for server because of hyper-threading and more L3 cache.
But what does exactly hyperthreading & L3 cache do for server?
While some people claims OC i5 will outperform Xeon.
But how?
Other things to consider: Price for mobo, future proof, resale value?
And are the price difference (i5 cheaper ~RM30) is worth for 4 cores over the on-board GPU (and 0.1 clocked lower)? Why?
As for the Mobo, why Asrock and why opt for Pro 4 instead of Performance/H87M?
Sorry for too many questions. But I hope we can have informative and educational discussion here.
Thanks in advance.
P/S: Where can I get the parts with the price you stated?
Can recommend me which brand of monitor (for movie-watching), wireless adaptor, value kb+mouse(wired).
Xeon CPUs (they are not chipsets as what you mention above) are designed for servers, so they do not have a GPU, and have hyperthreading to run more parallel jobs, and more L3 cache to support those additional processes. Servers normally handle a lot of "processing jobs" in parallel, with multiple different clients requesting from the CPU at the same time, so the higher capability to support each job request along with the memory will make the Xeon CPU perform better in those environments.
If there are only a few threads running at the same time, like for example in computer games of today, then a faster clocked processor will finish that same job faster.
So in short, whether a Xeon or a OC i5 is faster depends on the software or program that you are using. Generally, for workstation type software (image editing, video editing, etc) that can run many jobs in parallel, or if you are running multiple programs at the same time, then Xeon will be better. If you are playing a FPS game, then an OC i5-4670K would be better.
However, for gaming, normally the bottleneck is the GPU, so in your specific example above, the GPU will most likely be the bottleneck at 1920x1080 high quality resolutions before the CPU is the bottleneck, so it is possible there will not be much of a difference when gaming between the two CPUs.
I am not familiar with Asrock motherboards, I am most familiar with Asus, and next I use Gigabyte, so I cannot really provide an opinion to you on that one.
You can buy the parts in Low Yat Plaza ... one of the best places to get computer hardware. I buy from one shop in Low Yat because I have been buying there since Low Yat Plaza started about 15 years ago, and I get very good service from the owner, and he is like a friend to me now. Any of the main shops are OK, I think.
For movie-watching, look for brands that use IPS screens, like LG, and Dell. IPS screens give good color reproduction, and although contrast is not that good, monitors from Dell give good contrast from IPS screens. I am using Dell monitors now, after going through a few brands.
Wireless adaptor is pretty standard, I normally use TP-Link for their good replacement policy, and never had an issue.
KB+Mouse I use Logitech, but I also think these are pretty standard, and any brand will do ... the more important is whether you feel comfortable with the KB/mouse or not.
Mar 17 2014, 04:30 PM, updated 12y ago
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what's the advantage over i5 chipset??
Not much of a Sapphire fan so I only heard of XFX only der 
Wait abit more. Sure get 'Elite' tag edi. 
thanks again
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