Adversus :
you realize Xeon processors are not suitable for gaming at all?
Xeon is a marketing distinction, not a technological distinction. The Xeon E3 series mirrors the CORE series. Same architecture, same platform, same performance.
Xeon's are used for servers, they are not focussed on gaming in any way.
Correction: Xeons are
marketed to enterprise and professional customers, while the CORE series is marketed to gamers and non-professionals. The "focus" of the marketing is irrelevant to the performance. An E3-1231V3 is a quad core hyperthreaded 3.4ghz haswell with 3.8ghz turbo speeds. Being labeled a Xeon has absolutely no effect on performance here.
just like GPU's, we use Radeon and Geforce for gaming.
Nobody uses Firepro or Quadro cards, because they are not suitable for gaming, and also highly overpriced.
There is architecturally no difference between gaming and workstation GPUs. The additional cost for the workstation GPU is in most cases nothing more than specialized software level support.
Same thing with Xeons, although i haven't seen alot of benchmarks on them
So you're admitting you know nothing about the subject, but are throwing all these "facts that you know" around here as if you're some sort of expert.
You're making a total fool of yourself here.
UPDATE:
more stuff thats faulty in the build, the CPU Cooler chosen is just as crap as a stock cooler.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Arctic-Cooling-Freezer-11-LP-CPU-Cooler-Review/1183/6
Man you are really digging yourself a grave on this one...
The test performed there is on an overclocked 32nm Lynfield. The dynamics of the thermal load there are totally different than a stock clocked haswell, which has higher thermal density and lower overall dissipation. While the peak thermal dissipation capacity of the i11 LP is no better than the stock intel cooler, when we use it in applications BELOW the peak dissipation capacity, it produces better deltas with less noise than the stock Intel cooler, typically 15C cooler and quieter at the same time. The i11 LP is in fact, a superb upgrade to the stock intel cooler for stock clocked haswell Xeon selected because the heatpipe configuration is well utilized without being pushed into non-linear territory like it is on the overclocked lynfield you have chosen to base your negligent opinion on.
With a GTX 970 and Xeon stamped into an ITX case, it would more then likely overheat within minutes of starting it up?
The case will have no problems with the power dissipation of the machine. I think you should take your from-the-hip conjecture somewhere else, you're just making a mess with your guesswork here.
Also for a 1500 dollar build, you only have 8 GB of ram, not even dual but single channel?
A dual ranked single channel configuration offers comparable performance to a dual channel single ranked configuration of memory for the type of workloads anticipated here. Single channel was chosen to ensure an open, non-destructive upgrade path to 16GB on the ITX motherboard.
If you think the value of the build is poor, it's because you have no appreciation for any of the quality or features that have been selected for it. You're representative of a typical, lazy, amateur system builder who looks at largely superficial specifications without consideration of other qualities.
And even if it works out, 450Watts won't be enough when your gaming on Ultra, and it will shutdown itself
The peak power dissipation of the machine as configured, (FurMark+P95 torture test) is ~365W. The typical gaming power dissipation is actually under 300W. Again, you're shooting from the hip with your guesswork. I've actually tested the power dissipation of lots of hardware and know what this machine needs to run. You are obviously basing your "expertise" on bogus sources or your own faulty intuition.
The 450W PSU selected in my build has been used in professionally designed and commercially sold Steam machines with GTX780Ti's and i7's. The PSU is fine.
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