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    • thwrT
      thwr @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said in Home lab and gaming machine:

      @thwr said in Home lab and gaming machine:

      @MattSpeller said in Home lab and gaming machine:

      Overclocking at all?

      Nah, I don't mind OC'ing (anymore). CPUs are fast enough today.

      Mind? I think you mean bother.

      Sorry, yes. Had a short night.

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      • wirestyle22W
        wirestyle22
        last edited by wirestyle22

        This is similar to what @scottalanmiller was asking the other day about using a hypervisor instead of dual booting. I haven't tried to do it that way. Maybe I'll give it a show when I'm more familiar with XenServer/Hyper-V.

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        • momurdaM
          momurda @thwr
          last edited by momurda

          @thwr Yes, UD suffix is Ultra Durable line. I think they are up to UD4 now with the ddr4/socket 1151 spec out. The UD3 series was for ddr3/2011, 1150, etc. Oh actually theyre upto UD5 series. Damn my computer is getting old, but not slow.

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          • thwrT
            thwr @momurda
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            @momurda said in Home lab and gaming machine:

            @thwr Yes, UD suffix is Ultra Durable line. I think they are up to UD4 now with the ddr4/socket 1151 spec out. The UD3 series was for ddr3/2011, 1150, etc. Oh actually theyre upto UD5 series. Damn my computer is getting old, but not slow.

            Thanks, but I just don't want to spend like 150 EUR+ for just a board. Could easily get a C232/236 board for this 🙂

            Any experience with the current line of ASRock Z170 boards? They got pretty good reviews. I do not need any fancy looking coolers, SLI or 257.1 audio (5.1 would be nice)

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            • thwrT
              thwr
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              Final choice is between these two configurations:

              Core i7 6700k
              Some Z170 board
              16GB DDR4
              Pro: Higher core speed, good for Arma III

              vs

              Xeon E3 1240v5
              Some C236 board
              16GB DDR4 ECC
              Pro: ECC

              Price difference: 20 EUR. Anyone got a dice or a coin?

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              • thwrT
                thwr
                last edited by

                Just placed the order: Core i7 6700K

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @thwr
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                  @thwr said in Home lab and gaming machine:

                  Just placed the order: Core i7 6700K

                  Congrats

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender
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                    Isn't cache a huge difference between I series and Xeon chips. Might not be meaningful in your case...

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                      @Dashrender said in Home lab and gaming machine:

                      Isn't cache a huge difference between I series and Xeon chips. Might not be meaningful in your case...

                      Yes it is.

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                      • thwrT
                        thwr @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by thwr

                        @scottalanmiller said in Home lab and gaming machine:

                        @Dashrender said in Home lab and gaming machine:

                        Isn't cache a huge difference between I series and Xeon chips. Might not be meaningful in your case...

                        Yes it is.

                        The final decision was between ECC and Cache vs significant better single thread performance.

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                        • nadnerBN
                          nadnerB
                          last edited by nadnerB

                          Right, since you've got a GPU sorted, I vote for the Xeon. You don't need the on board graphics of the i7.

                          Is the single thread performance that noticeable in the real world?

                          Also, that i7 has no stock CPU cooler. Add that to your purchase list.

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                          • thwrT
                            thwr @nadnerB
                            last edited by thwr

                            @nadnerB said in Home lab and gaming machine:

                            Right, since you've got a GPU sorted, I vote for the Xeon. You don't need the on board graphics of the i7.

                            Is the single thread performance that noticeable in the real world?

                            Yes, it is. A Xeon at the same frequency should be faster due to its cache. But the 1240v5's base freq is 500 MHz lower and everything above is expensive.

                            Also there are still very few C236 boards available, and I didn't like a single one of them.

                            Also, that i7 has no stock CPU cooler. Add that to your purchase list.

                            Sure 🙂

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                            • thwrT
                              thwr
                              last edited by thwr

                              BTW, I've found an interesting M.2 NVMe SSD: Intel 600p/6000p. Ordered a 512GB 600p. Not the fastest around, but it was close to SATA pricing and reads are at least 3 times faster than what's possible with SATA 3.

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                              • nadnerBN
                                nadnerB
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                                Righto, after a bit more research, the i7 is probably what you're looking for.
                                http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-E3-1240V5-vs-Intel-Core-i7-6700K#differences

                                aaaannnndddd I just noticed that you'd placed the order for it. lol. I'm a bit slow on the uptake today

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                                • thwrT
                                  thwr @nadnerB
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                                  @nadnerB said in Home lab and gaming machine:

                                  Righto, after a bit more research, the i7 is probably what you're looking for.
                                  http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-E3-1240V5-vs-Intel-Core-i7-6700K#differences

                                  aaaannnndddd I just noticed that you'd placed the order for it. lol. I'm a bit slow on the uptake today

                                  np

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