Dual Socket Gaming Rig

[Hoonini]

So, I've got something here you won't see everyday.

So, to start out, I'm running an i5 6600k 8gb ram, NZXT H440 and a gtx 960 2gb, aaand it's not really giving me the multitasking that I'm wanting. For example: Rocket League Stutters when I'm AFK fishing in Minecraft (yes, I know). So my genius plan was to build a Dual X56x0 Rig with massive amounts of RAM. I have 6 gb of RAM to test before I buy ECC.

A few things im looking at:
1. I need a case, was thinking of making a custom wood one. Let me know what you think.
2. PCIe Slots; I need at least a x16 physically 8 electrically is ok. Or is it? Let me know.
3. I'm probably going to use my Corsair 750 Watt 80+ Gold.

So, please let me know what you think.

 

[Gam3r01]

We actually see this quite often.
And its just as bad of an idea here as there.

A dual socket system is not meant for gaming, just because you throw more threads at an issue does not mean its going to solve anything, in fact, youll have worse performance considering the weaker IPC.

What is your CPU usage by game (and core) when you are doing this? Have you tried capping minecrafts FPS and turning it down? Youre just maxing out one core is the issue.

 

[USAFRet]

Dual sockets does nothing if your software does not know how to use them.
Minecraft and Rocket League certainly does not.

 

[iamacow]

Hate to break it to you, but those X56 XEONS are so old that the i5 6600K you have is actually faster than ANY dual setup using those chips.

I don't know what your plan is, but you just need more ram like 16GB and you'll be able to play Minecraft and Rocket League at the same time all day long with that i5 6600k.

 

[derekullo]

Unless of course you dedicate one socket's cpu solely to a Minecraft server and the other to playing Rocket League and run both simultaneously.

There are many different combinations you could do with that many threads.

As for giving a single game 16+ threads, most won't know what to do with them and a few will literally crash.

 

[Hoonini]

I know I will be losing IPC. And I've watched, and RAM Usage is almost maxed, but I had the same issue with 16gb of RAM(gave 8gb to a friend). Plus my motherboard has been really shaky and I honestly just want an excuse to build something? It's not really the performance, but it's also the fact that for more ddr4 it's crazy, and it's only and i5 with 4 cores. I can get 32gb ecc for the same price of 8gb ddr4 ~$70. Is it really that bad of an idea? I've also heard people rave over the performance of this platform of Xeon.

 

[DSzymborski]

I know I will be losing IPC. And I've watched, and RAM Usage is almost maxed, but I had the same issue with 16gb of RAM(gave 8gb to a friend). Plus my motherboard has been really shaky and I honestly just want an excuse to build something? It's not really the performance, but it's also the fact that for more ddr4 it's crazy, and it's only and i5 with 4 cores. I can get 32gb ecc for the same price of 8gb ddr4 ~$70. Is it really that bad of an idea? I've also heard people rave over the performance of this platform of Xeon.

People rave about Xeons because in many generations, you can get them as a good, cheaper, alternative to i7s since you don't need an integrated GPU. They don't rave because of dual socket scenarios, which are pretty worthless for gaming. If you want to do this as a fun experiment, go right ahead, but if you're trying to do it as a practical manner of getting better gaming performance, it's a giant, bubbling, overflowing vat of silly.

 

[Hoonini]

Well, I don't expect better gaming performance, just I'm sick of stutter, low amounts of ram, and for the price and amount of ram, it seems like it is a much better alternative. Also, it's not like I only game. I also browse the web with as many tabs as I can without it being out of hand ( it gets out of hand easily ~150). Plus the motherboard I have is shaky. also, would just having one CPU in the dual socket motherboard do the same thing as just a normal lga 1366 mobo? Just no overclocking.

 

[USAFRet]

Well, I don't expect better gaming performance, just I'm sick of stutter, low amounts of ram, and for the price and amount of ram, it seems like it is a much better alternative. Also, it's not like I only game. I also browse the web with as many tabs as I can without it being out of hand ( it gets out of hand easily ~150). Plus the motherboard I have is shaky. also, would just having one CPU in the dual socket motherboard do the same thing as just a normal lga 1366 mobo? Just no overclocking.

If you're buying new parts, why are you buying OLD parts?
Just because it says Xeon does not make it magical.

 

[Hoonini]

Just to throw this out there, this isn't the first time I've thought about doing this. Also, I know it's not magical. Also, I'm buying used of Ebay. I just want something to replace what I have, be better for my needs, and also maybe use my current build for my brother. Also I've been reading another forum post about this. It says software doesn't care it's another socket. It acts sort of like one big cpu. As in it won't perform any different than say A single cpu with 12 cores and 24 threads. I've read that the q6600 was basically 2 dual cores. But, I don't have a solid reason why dual socket is bad. Also, I have just confirmed. My cpu is pegged at ~95-100 and RAM is at 80, or 6gb

 

[USAFRet]

Just to throw this out there, this isn't the first time I've thought about doing this. Also, I know it's not magical. Also, I'm buying used of Ebay. I just want something to replace what I have, be better for my needs, and also maybe use my current build for my brother. Also I've been reading another forum post about this. It says software doesn't care it's another socket. It acts sort of like one big cpu. As in it won't perform any different than say A single cpu with 12 cores and 24 threads. I've read that the q6600 was basically 2 dual cores. But, I don't have a solid reason why dual socket is bad. Also, I have just confirmed. My cpu is pegged at ~95-100 and RAM is at 80, or 6gb

That is incorrect.
Dual sockets are good for applications that can actually use them, and were written with dual in mind.
Like SQL Server or Oracle. Not Minecraft.

 

[Hoonini]

Once again, i don't plan on just playing games. Minecraft is a side game. It's just always running. I know for fact that it only utilizes one core at a time.

 

[Gam3r01]

None of the other uses you listed would benefit from a dual socket system either though.
Chrome/browser tabs is also not going to benefit either.

It seems like youve made up your mind regardless, unless you have some need you arent telling us?

 

[Hoonini]

Now I'm just left more confused. I also would love to get into video editing and say like running like VM's and just being able to do cool stuff. Like the few times I've tried to edit, I physically cannot use my PC for something else. I know my CPU is the bottleneck. I just don't know why dual socket is a terrible idea. Can someone suggest a full build minus graphics card with more than 8gb of ram and more than just a quad core for under $300? If so, I would actually love to hear it, because that's basically where I'm at.

 

[USAFRet]

Now I'm just left more confused. I also would love to get into video editing and say like running like VM's and just being able to do cool stuff. Like the few times I've tried to edit, I physically cannot use my PC for something else. I know my CPU is the bottleneck. I just don't know why dual socket is a terrible idea. Can someone suggest a full build minus graphics card with more than 8gb of ram and more than just a quad core for under $300? If so, I would actually love to hear it, because that's basically where I'm at.

"video editing"
"running like VM's"
"more than 8gb of ram and more than just a quad core"
" for under $300"

One of these things is not like the others.

 

[Hoonini]

It is with dual socket x5650's and hyper 212's. I can share my Pcpartpicker list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YWM86X

 

[USAFRet]

It is with dual socket x5650's and hyper 212's. I can share my Pcpartpicker list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YWM86X

OK...buying 8 year old parts for $300.

You seem to have a budget, a parts list, a vendor, and a mission.

Build it.
See how it works.

 

[iamacow]

Go on ebay right now and buy a E5 2690v2 (10core 3Ghz) for $300 and get a practically any X79 motherboard and you will have the performance of a i7 8700K. OR you could just upgrade your CPU and get a i7 6700K with an extra 8GB of ram and call it a day. No need to needlessly waste money on a old socket that won't remove the "shuddering" you are talking about because it shouldn't with that i5 right now anyways.

A single x5650 is the same IC as the i7 970 but a few hundred mhz slower. A dual x5650 would yield about 1200pt score in Cinebench R15. A single i5 6600K stock gets around 650pts. So yeah I'm wrong in that a dual system would be faster but think about the fact that the i7 7700K gets 1000pt~ and the i7 8700K gets 1500~. Do not spend $300 when you could sell your CPU and buy a i7 7700K and get the same performance as a 7 year old CPU. That E5 2690v2 I mention above gets around 2300pt so if you really want to spend money, get that CPU.