Who here uses pic related? What does your current setup look like with it?
What do you use it for?
Is it meeting your needs, or are you planning on upgrading?
I'm thinking of buying a Xeon W3690 to replace my current W3550 but am not sure if it's worth it. They still go for like 130 Canadian pesos.
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Would be using it for video editing and rendering, in addition to the occasional gayming.
Isn't worth it anymore since Ryzen. The mainboards are outdated, old (used = worn off) and expensive as fuck, even if you get the CPUs cheap. Go Ryzen for normal use, Threadripper for heavy multitasked rendering. TR is both faster for multi and singlethread.
I have a dual Xeon setup with 2x5650 and use it for video/3d model rendering. Fits my use case and I have no regrets except for the power bill.
Gaming sucks, tho. Games don't go any better on so many cores.
Rendering small projects on an i7 and gaming on the same rig is better than a multipurpose Xeon.
That's my 2 cents. Have fun, user
X5675 here, I feel like a grandpa nowadays but things are still running OK for me.
Hopefuly ram prices go down a good amount and I can make a new PC.
Only things I upgraded over the years were a new SSD, HDD and from 2 570 to a 970 then a 1070ti.
I have this weird thing where I always blow a lot of money on a PC then try to make it last 10 years so this time it will end up being one of those full retard 30 core ones.
Probably dumb as fuck but I feel like I get my money's worth if I buy something high end and it lasts a long time.
>except for the power bill
that's a big except
Totally. If I wasn't monetising my renders, I would pretty much let them run slower on a processor for normal people.
but it probably stops feeling so good once you reach year 4-5 and laptops start outperforming your giant shitbox
yeah, or just buy Ryzen
actually
just buy Ryzen
How's ryzen? Don't give me benchmark crap.
Give me a "I feel it's this way" opinion, please, regarding ryzen TR vs dual Xeon setups