Intel Xeon Processor??

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shadow029

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Good Day to all of you.. Hmm.. Well I'm just new here in this forum and i would like to ask a question for the Computer Master out there.. I live in the Philippines, not long time a time ago while I'm surfing the net i find this site where it has a price list for the parts of a computer and i saw an Intel Xeon processor and it's priced is affordable to me.. Hmm.. My question now is it Ok to buy this processor? because some of my I.T. friends here tell me that it is for Server based processor only and it is not suitable for PC HOME USER.. I need your comment on this before i buy it? ASAP.. Thankzs.. :)
 
Hmm.. I don't know? Why? Because here in the Philippines the version of the Intel Xeon Processor is X3210 and it cost around 230 US Dollar..
 
Yeah, I wouldn't get the xeon processor. Like you said, it is for server use. It would be a let down in a desktop environment. I would just get something like a core 2 duo or AMDs athlon x2 or phenom processors.
 
Xeon are use in workstation too, Xeon are very good in desktop environement actually, I never crash an aplication with my supermicro board with dual xeon, verry stable .......... but with a Xeon processor you need also a xeon motherboard, it’s cost a lot more, ( $600 - $1000) and it’s just start there, and not only one but 2 xeon (+++$$$) , scii hard drive, (++++$$$ ) raid card, special graphic card, special case, special buffered memories too. I just trow over $ 5000 in one last year, and it’s not faster than my new Q6700 quad core. For the same price you can find a Q6600
 
I just been reading on some of the overclocking forums and they are running the new Xeon chips on desktop motherboards. They say the only difference in the Xeon and the Q9xxx series is the micro code. There are quite a few overclocking the X3350 which is the same as the Q9450.
 
Xeons are work horse processors for distributed computing, and number crunching, not really for multi media or gaming. You would want to build a Xeon desktop for 3D rendering or video editing, but not for gaming or just surfing the web.
 
there isnt too much of a difference, the hardest part might be getting a good Xfire or SLi mobo for it
 
firsttimebuilder said:
there isnt too much of a difference, the hardest part might be getting a good Xfire or SLi mobo for it
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No there is plenty of difference or every major computer maker would offer core 2 duo servers, but they don't. Instead they offer Xeon servers. Dell, HP, Apple, IBM, so on and so forth all offer Xeon processors in their entry level and up servers.

There are some exceptions as Sun and IBM (as well as a few others) offer RISC based PPC architecture processors in their servers.

If there was no difference they would just slap in their cheap C2D processors instead.
 
For what I know Xeons are designed to work well under 24/7 stress and cope with the heat, making them more suitable for server/workstation use where you have to have a stable and reliable workhorse. AFAIK you're paying for reliability and stability, but the core is the same as that of its desktop counterpart.

Correct me if I'm wrong.
 
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