xeon vs amd

super_xero · 11-28-2005, 07:50 PM

hey i was wondering should i get this http://configure.euro.dell.com/dells...dge_1420sc_ide
its a xeon comp ill install it with a 7800 gt or this system

amd 64 3700 san d
a8n sli delux
1 gig twin x ram
2 sata 2 spin point drives 240gig x2
geforce 6800 gs

with the xeon i could install a second cpu and get a 6800 what ya think it will be used for all sort of stuff video editing playing games everything realy

vortmax · 11-28-2005, 08:38 PM

do you actually need dual core? You know processor speed isn't additive....Most games would only use the main processor, so you'd be wasting a lot of money to have teh Xeon name. Video Editing would be improved, as long as your software is sophistcated enough to handle dual cores.

If you have your heart set on dual core, go for an Opteron over a xeon. They are much more robust and work amazing as a stand alone chip.

super_xero · 11-28-2005, 08:45 PM

ye but then i could also youse the xeon as a server later

vortmax · 11-28-2005, 09:07 PM

the opteron is a server chip. Competition to the new Itanium

super_xero · 11-28-2005, 09:15 PM

but ive heard its superior in video editing

vortmax · 11-29-2005, 02:16 AM

the Opteron or the xenon?

Unless you are doing some serious editing and rendering, just about any chip near 3 GHz with a few gig's of ram and a SATA or SCSII HD will be just fine.

In fact I doubt you'd ever stress the chip enough to notice a difference between them.

but it sounds like you are intent on the xenon and looking for someone to agree with you. So go for it. It's your money

**Praetor** · 11-29-2005, 05:02 PM

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If you have your heart set on dual core, go for an Opteron over a xeon. They are much more robust and work amazing as a stand alone chip.

Or a nice 2x265 setup

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ye but then i could also youse the xeon as a server later

Well then havnt you answered your own question?

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the opteron is a server chip. Competition to the new Itanium

The Opteron is more suited to scale against the XeonMPs ... Itanium is a whole different animal

11-28-2005, 07:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
super_xero Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,307	xeon vs amd hey i was wondering should i get this http://configure.euro.dell.com/dells...dge_1420sc_ide its a xeon comp ill install it with a 7800 gt or this system amd 64 3700 san d a8n sli delux 1 gig twin x ram 2 sata 2 spin point drives 240gig x2 geforce 6800 gs with the xeon i could install a second cpu and get a 6800 what ya think it will be used for all sort of stuff video editing playing games everything realy

11-28-2005, 08:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
vortmax Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 26 Posts: 619	do you actually need dual core? You know processor speed isn't additive....Most games would only use the main processor, so you'd be wasting a lot of money to have teh Xeon name. Video Editing would be improved, as long as your software is sophistcated enough to handle dual cores. If you have your heart set on dual core, go for an Opteron over a xeon. They are much more robust and work amazing as a stand alone chip. __________________ Asus A7N8x delux Nforce 2 AMD Athlon 2800+ (barton core) 512 meg Corsair DDR 400 Gainward G-force FX 5200 Dell 6000i Intel Pentium M 725 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB) ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 64MB HyperMemory 1 gig DDR2 PC2-3200 Music server: AMD K6 500 MHz 128 Meg RAM Onkyo HT-R520 Reciever 6.1 DTS ES & Dolby Digital EX

11-28-2005, 09:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
vortmax Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 26 Posts: 619	the opteron is a server chip. Competition to the new Itanium __________________ Asus A7N8x delux Nforce 2 AMD Athlon 2800+ (barton core) 512 meg Corsair DDR 400 Gainward G-force FX 5200 Dell 6000i Intel Pentium M 725 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB) ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 64MB HyperMemory 1 gig DDR2 PC2-3200 Music server: AMD K6 500 MHz 128 Meg RAM Onkyo HT-R520 Reciever 6.1 DTS ES & Dolby Digital EX

11-29-2005, 02:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
vortmax Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 26 Posts: 619	the Opteron or the xenon? Unless you are doing some serious editing and rendering, just about any chip near 3 GHz with a few gig's of ram and a SATA or SCSII HD will be just fine. In fact I doubt you'd ever stress the chip enough to notice a difference between them. but it sounds like you are intent on the xenon and looking for someone to agree with you. So go for it. It's your money __________________ Asus A7N8x delux Nforce 2 AMD Athlon 2800+ (barton core) 512 meg Corsair DDR 400 Gainward G-force FX 5200 Dell 6000i Intel Pentium M 725 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB) ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 64MB HyperMemory 1 gig DDR2 PC2-3200 Music server: AMD K6 500 MHz 128 Meg RAM Onkyo HT-R520 Reciever 6.1 DTS ES & Dolby Digital EX

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11-28-2005, 08:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
super_xero Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,307	ye but then i could also youse the xeon as a server later

11-28-2005, 09:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
super_xero Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,307	but ive heard its superior in video editing