[SOLVED] What is good for gaming i5 3450 or Xeon E3 1230?

[FBerds]

I am wondering if the Xeon is better than a i5 3450 on gaming pls help I know little of tech stuff lul.

 

[quaackl0l]

Yes, E3 1230 will run games better than i5 3450. E3 1230 features slightly higher clock speed opposed to 3450 which has 100mhz less base & boost speed. It also features Hyper Threading technology which doubles the amount of threads. 8MB vs 6MB L3 cache on the i5 3450.

Looking at the rest of the specs the E3 1230 looks to be the winner here. However it lacks an integrated graphics solution, so a dedicated video card is mandatory.

 

[Does it work]

Xeon will be little more powerful, but it also depends on what other parts you have. Tell us these parts as well, no point going i5 if already have xeon socket vise-versa

 

[FBerds]

Xeon will be little more powerful, but it also depends on what other parts you have. Tell us these parts as well, no point going i5 if already have xeon socket vise-versa

I have a gtx 960 2gb
4gb 1600mhz ram
and I a 500gb 7200rpm hdd

 

[rodrigoxm49]

I am wondering if the Xeon is better than a i5 3450 on gaming pls help I know little of tech stuff lul.

Yes, Xeon 1230 is much better than 3450, since it have 8 logical cores. Xeon 1230 is a i7 2600 with lower clock. Not a big deal, still a great CPU to keep 60FPS in almost every game depending on what GPU is being used.

But Xeon 1230-V2 Ivy Bridge is even better, at least 10% better. So if I was you, I would try to buy this instead 1230 Sandy Bridge.

 

[Does it work]

So you need to buy both a CPU and Mobo? What are the costs? You could potentially still get something better than those two for the same price.

So far the xeon would be the winner though, depending on if its v1 v2 or v3 also affect the performance, v2 is bit better than v1, while v3 is better still.

Where are you acquiring the cpu's from (buy (store+price)/friend giving)? Do you have a motherboard (what type, name/socket)?

All we can tell you for now is that the xeon is just a bit better than the i5, but if you give us as much information as you can, we could help you further.

 

[FBerds]

So you need to buy both a CPU and Mobo? What are the costs? You could potentially still get something better than those two for the same price.

So far the xeon would be the winner though, depending on if its v1 v2 or v3 also affect the performance, v2 is bit better than v1, while v3 is better still.

Where are you acquiring the cpu's from (buy (store+price)/friend giving)? Do you have a motherboard (what type, name/socket)?

All we can tell you for now is that the xeon is just a bit better than the i5, but if you give us as much information as you can, we could help you further.

So you need to buy both a CPU and Mobo? What are the costs? You could potentially still get something better than those two for the same price.

So far the xeon would be the winner though, depending on if its v1 v2 or v3 also affect the performance, v2 is bit better than v1, while v3 is better still.

Where are you acquiring the cpu's from (buy (store+price)/friend giving)? Do you have a motherboard (what type, name/socket)?

All we can tell you for now is that the xeon is just a bit better than the i5, but if you give us as much information as you can, we could help you further.

Store its price is 48$
I have a Biostar h61mgv3 ver 7.5 lga 1155
and probably going to upgrade it to a z77 board.

 

[Does it work]

Ok with the biostar or a z77 board, you would only be able to use the i5, but if you want to use the xeon, you will need to change to a 1150 socket board.

If you have a specified budget i could find you a board and cpu, otherwise, currently you will only be able to use the i5, no point getting the xeon even though it is a little better.

 

[FBerds]

Ok with the biostar or a z77 board, you would only be able to use the i5, but if you want to use the xeon, you will need to change to a 1150 socket board.

If you have a specified budget i could find you a board and cpu, otherwise, currently you will only be able to use the i5, no point getting the xeon even though it is a little better.

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...xeon-processor-e3-1230-8m-cache-3-20-ghz.html

Why would I need a lga 1150 socket when its compatible with it?

 

[rodrigoxm49]

Store its price is 48$
I have a Biostar h61mgv3 ver 7.5 lga 1155
and probably going to upgrade it to a z77 board.

I wouldn't recommend it at all.

Z77 board is obviously better than H61, these motherboards have heatsink on VRM and other features. I had one (Gigabyte Z77X), but if you don't have a Intel K CPU or fast memory sticks, you will have no benefit at all with this upgrade. Would be just waste of money. Xeon 1230 is not overclokable and as far as I know, it works with any H61 motherboard. Even 1230 v2 could works if Biostar have BIOS updates available for Ivy Bridge.

 

[Does it work]

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...xeon-processor-e3-1230-8m-cache-3-20-ghz.html

Why would I need a lga 1150 socket when its compatible with it?

ahh so older version (v2, this is why we need all the information, for correct compatibilities), i was checking with the newer versions which were moved to the 1150 socket, its fine then, no point upgrading the mobo though, even though a z77 would be better, the xeon doesn't need its features, just make sure to bios flash the h61.

 

[FBerds]

I wouldn't recommend it at all.

Z77 board is obviously better than H61, these motherboards have heatsink on VRM and other features. I had one (Gigabyte Z77X), but if you don't have a Intel K CPU or fast memory sticks, you will have no benefit at all with this upgrade. Would be just waste of money. Xeon 1230 is not overclokable and as far as I know, it works with any H61 motherboard. Even 1230 v2 could works if Biostar have BIOS updates available for Ivy Bridge.

I just got a deal for a xeon e3 1270 for 43$
should I buy this cpu instead or just keep my i5 3450?

 

[rodrigoxm49]

I just got a deal for a xeon e3 1270 for 43$
should I buy this cpu instead or just keep my i5 3450?

It would be a great upgrade if you're a 1080p player and have at least something around GTX 1050 TI. Old Core i5 are struggling vert hard on modern games, that are demanding more than 4 cores.

 

[FBerds]

It would be a great upgrade if you're a 1080p player and have at least something around GTX 1050 TI. Old Core i5 are struggling vert hard on modern games, that are demanding more than 4 cores.

last question
I just found out that the 1230v2 is better than the 1270 so is it ok to just proceed with the 1230v2?