[SOLVED] Xeon E3-1240 with H61m-s for gaming

[D_Artagnan8291]

Hey guys, so I'm looking to upgrade my pc on a budget. I have an i3 3220 right now and no gpu. I'm going to buy either a 1050 ti or a rx 570 4gb from the used market. I have a Gigabyte H61m-s motherboard and i would like your suggestions about the cpu upgrade. I have a choice between an i5 3470, i5 3550, and xeon E3-1240. My main usage will be gaming at 1600x900 and maybe streaming sometimes. All 3 processors are costing about the same. I need to know if they are all compatible and which one will be best for me.

Thank you.

 

[WildCard999]

For gaming & streaming the Xeon will be the better choice due to the extra threads and your motherboard should support it.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-H61M-S-rev-10/support#support-cpu

 

[D_Artagnan8291]

For gaming & streaming the Xeon will be the better choice due to the extra threads and your motherboard should support it.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-H61M-S-rev-10/support#support-cpu

Thank you.

 

[WildCard999]

Your welcome.

 

[D_Artagnan8291]

Your welcome.

Also could I use server ram with this setup? It's available for cheaper than desktop ram. And it's max memory capacity is 16 gb, so can i use a 1x16gb stick? Or do i have to get 2x8gb?
Thanks again.

 

[WildCard999]

Also could I use server ram with this setup? It's available for cheaper than desktop ram. And it's max memory capacity is 16 gb, so can i use a 1x16gb stick? Or do i have to get 2x8gb?
Thanks again.

You probably could use server memory but I would make sure it's compatible with the motherboard. As for 1x16gb or 2x8gb your better off with the 2x8gb kit as most programs/games will run slightly better in dual channel.

 

[Nikoshka]

Hey guys, so I'm looking to upgrade my pc on a budget. I have an i3 3220 right now and no gpu. I'm going to buy either a 1050 ti or a rx 570 4gb from the used market. I have a Gigabyte H61m-s motherboard and i would like your suggestions about the cpu upgrade. I have a choice between an i5 3470, i5 3550, and xeon E3-1240. My main usage will be gaming at 1600x900 and maybe streaming sometimes. All 3 processors are costing about the same. I need to know if they are all compatible and which one will be best for me.

Thank you.

I'm tested low 2.0Ghz CPU with many cores and think that this is normal result -

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vi46j5GdH4

I'm think this is normal for game, if you use 1600x900 of RX570 4Gb & Xeon. But some cores for streaming is not good ... maybe you can use GPU for this or special PCI-E cards ...