[SOLVED] 2nd gen core i5 vs xeon 6c12t lga2011 gaming performance

[vcc98554vn]

hello tomshardware
i want to know what platform should i choose for gaming and editting video
combo 1 : X79 huananzhi gaming + xeon e5 2640 + gt 210 + 8GB ecc ram
combo 2 : H61 gigabyte mobo + core i3 2130 + gtx 750ti 2gb ddr5 + 4gb ram
two combo have the same price in my country and i dont play heavy game i just want to play LoL
so which should i choose , thanks for the help !

 

[kanewolf]

hello tomshardware
i want to know what platform should i choose for gaming and editting video
combo 1 : X79 huananzhi gaming + xeon e5 2640 + gt 210 + 8GB ecc ram
combo 2 : H61 gigabyte mobo + core i3 2130 + gtx 750ti 2gb ddr5 + 4gb ram
two combo have the same price in my country and i dont play heavy game i just want to play LoL
so which should i choose , thanks for the help !

I would not recommend ANY combo with 4GB RAM. A GT210 will be pretty bad for gaming. But a graphics card upgrade is much simpler than almost any other upgrade.