Xeon E3-1225 equivalent?

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Hey Guys,

I have a Dell Precision T1600 and the processor that came with the system is Intel Xeon E3-1225. I was wondering what this is a equivalent to? I've been using this as a light gaming PC and mainly doing college work. I'm also thinking to change the processor to core i5 or core i7.

The Specs are:
Intel Xeon E3-1225
4GB Of DDR3 RAM
250GB Hard Drive
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 OC 1GB Of GDDR5

Thanks,
 
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You need to figure do the exact flavour of Xenon it is ie a Xeon E3-1225 V3 , then you can cross it over to a i7 (and or equivalent or functional AMD offering ). The Xeon is a more stable version of i7s so unless there is something wrong with it there is not much if anything to be gained by downgrading to an i7. Unless you want to over clock 🙂
 
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That CPU is quite old. It's equivalent to most of the quad cores from Ivy Bridge (3rd generation). But it lacks newer features like PCIe 3.0 that the 3rd gen processors have.
 
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Its a Intel Xeon E3-1225 not v2 etc. I can't overclock the processor since the computer is from Dell with a locked bios with no options to overclock. http://ark.intel.com/products/52270/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1225-6M-Cache-3_10-GHz
 
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You dont need to change that CPU, it should perform like a i5 3330/3470, which does pretty well for gaming. Just add more RAM (you need at least 8GB) and a new GPU (a gtx 1060 will do nicely) make sure that your PSU is up to the task.
 
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I'd start with an SSD. You say 'light gaming', all thing considered your computer is suited for that now. An SSD will make the computer feel more responsive and improve productivity. Next, I'd look at videocards. Your card is not bad in terms of power, but that 1gb isn't going to cut it in games these days. The problem is that most new 2gb cards won't give you enough of an improvement in framerate over the 7850 to justify the cost. A $200 videocard will do it, but for 'light gaming'? That's a lot of money for light gaming. Lastly, I'd pop another 4gb of ram in there, but only after the other things are done.
 
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Well I'm thinking to change the ram to at least 8GB or 16GB of RAM and the power supply that I replaced the Dell PSU 265W for a Antec BP550 PLUS which I paid around £23.00 used. The budget is up to £100 for the graphics card, Shall I stick to HD 7850 or get something like a GTX 750 TI or a GTX 1050 TI when it comes out?

When I say light gaming, games like The Crew Wild Run which I play mix of Ultra and High Settings and Need for Speed Games. I do know that most people will say Xeon's aren't designed for gaming but there are people who could not afford an Intel core i7 or i5.

Thanks,
 
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Some xeons are not well suited for gaming, that's true, but yours it's prefectly fine, as for the GPU, a 750ti will not take you very far, a 2GB 7850 is on par with a 750 ti, in that regard, my recommendation would be to save a bit for a better upgrade.

Regarding the PSU, that unit is a decent performer, but PSUs are something that you should buy new, CPUs, GPUs, even motherboards, it's fine to buy them used if the budget is tight, but the PSU is the heart of your PC, try to get a new one.
 
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a 7850 is decent


you would want at least a gtx 960 or better as an upgrade

so, if the leaked benchmarks hold true, then a gtx 1050 ti would indeed be a good upgrade
 
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Do you think its worth upgrading the ram from 4GB of DDR3 RAM to 8/16GB of RAM? I've been looking around on EBay and 8/16gb of DDR3 ECC is far cheaper than non-ecc. 8GB non ecc ram cost around £26.98 whereas 8GB of DDR3 ECC cost around £9.96

Dell's Website or their forum's site does not specify what type of RAM type I can get? 2 Different Documents shows one supports up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM and Other says 32GB of RAM so confusing?
My current system has 4GB of DDR3 RAM Non-ECC
Which one shall I go for?
 
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Do most games utilize 8gb of RAM or less? Do you think upgrading the Intel Xeon E3-1225 with a new model would do the job especially if it has hyperthreading?

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1220 No HT
(8M Cache, 3.10 GHz)

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1225 No HT
(6M Cache, 3.10 GHz)

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1230 HT
(8M Cache, 3.20 GHz)

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1235 HT
(8M Cache, 3.20 GHz)

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1240 HT
(8M Cache, 3.30 GHz)

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1245 HT
(8M Cache, 3.30 GHz)

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1260L HT
(8M Cache, 2.40 GHz)

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1270 HT
(8M Cache, 3.40 GHz)

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1275 HT
(8M Cache, 3.40 GHz)

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1280 HT
(8M Cache, 3.50 GHz)

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1220L
(3M Cache, 2.20 GHz)

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1290 HT
(8M Cache, 3.60 GHz)

These CPU's are Supported for the Dell Precision T1600. I can't get the e3 1290 because it doesn't exist in the UK
 
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I've been suggested to keep the CPU instead of getting the i5 or i7 since they cost more money. 8GB of RAM is the target.
 
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Depends, if you look on ebay, a i7 2600 looks cheaper than a xeon 1240/1230, but obviously no guarantee the i7 will work (although it should).

Otherwise a 1230 or 1240 for around £90-100 would be a good performance boost if you are getting a better graphics card.
 
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I just brought 8GB (2x4GB) of DDR3 RAM plus 4GB from the system which gives me a total of 12gb which is overkill in my opinion.

Now need to wait for the radeon hd 7850 to sell in order to use that money for gt 730 1gb gddr5 or gtx 1050 ti when it releases. Can anyone suggest me a really good gpu which is powered via pci x16 slot apart from the gtx 750 ti? I don't want to use external power for the gpu.
 
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Do not buy a GT 730, it's a bottom of the barrel card, wait for the 1050ti, it won't be long now, It'll cost $150 USD roughly.

Your Xeon is perfectly fine, it's the equivalent of an 3rd gen i5-2400, you'd have to get an entirely new system to get something much better.

Toss out the extra 4GBs, it'll just cause headaches and random problems, mixing RAM kits is a generally bad idea.

8GBs is still the ideal amount of RAM for a typical gaming PC.

An SSD would also help with the perceived performance if you get that and put the OS and a few favorite games on it, look for 250GB models at least.
 
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12 GB is okay, there are some games that are starting to ask for 16GB (like the new Deus Ex), dont get a gt 730, it will be a downgrade, and a 750 ti will perform pretty much the same as your current card, dont sell your card yet and wait for the 1050 ti to be released.
 
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I made sure I got the correct memory kit since I spoken to the seller who specializes on Memory. I can't sell the workstation because I accidentally broken the PCI retention bracket which holds the graphics card and blank pci brackets. The workstation is noisy especially when gaming, the cause of the problem is the case fan which I can't replace because it is uses dell propriety 5 pin connector to the motherboard. I'm trying to save up for gtx 1050 TI or RX 460.
 
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If the fan is "noisy broken" sounding, you can probably get a replacement dell fan.

Or you can just get an adapter cable and buy a regular 4pin fan:
https://www.amazon.com/adapter-connector-converts-proprietary-sleeved/dp/B005G50C6Q
 
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Thanks for the link to the adapter, I didn't know they existed but unfortunately I can't get it in the UK.
 
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Look around on UK websites you may able to find something.
 
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Hey guys,

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Thanks,

 
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I gave up with this machine, I might as well sell this machine on eBay since it's kinda useless running 12gb of RAM. I done some live streams on youtube and people are complaining it lags badly and it ain't the internet connection since I get 50mb download speed. I still need to find a way to fix the PCI retention bracket.

I've been playing games such as Mafia 3 on Low settings, The Crew Wild Run on Ultra/High Settings and Dying Light on Medium Settings.


 
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