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r/BestOfBaPC•
TheRealRacker

Xeons are much faster, much lower power, and entirely different from i7s and also ONLY FOR SERVERS. (not from reddit)

http://imgur.com/a/pdxAI

Thought I'd post this because this sub has been a little slow lately

This guy is just so damn sure that xeons are entirely different from i7s and magically use less power and votage and also have a much higher "ips" (no one even uses that term because it's dependent on clock speed, but he is convinced it means ipc). No amount of evidence will sway him and he has none to back up his own. Just hilarious, I can't wait for more. Unless he's a troll, which there seems to be a good chance of other than he tries to give legitimate advice in other threads.

Before anyone gives me shit, I know the minecraft forums are pretty dumb but I've been a member for years and it's fun to help some kids with their PC builds.

Posted Sep 29, 2015, 9:31 AM UTC

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ProfessorPurple•

Single Xeon and a 750 ti? Definitely going to need a 1500w power supply.

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TheRealRackerOP•

Yeah but muh reliability and efficiency

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meikyoushisui•

That said, I think it's pretty weird that reddit is suggesting xeons in builds at all. Like, there's literally no way to use your computer if you get a bad graphics card so there's almost no way to tell what's wrong.

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xavierfox42•

The idea with the recommendation, I think, is that it's meant for people who know what they're doing, people who might already happen to have a spare GPU or one from another rig they can swap in if there's an issue like you describe.

Sometimes they're a pretty good deal if you happen to fit into the bracket of folks it's useful for: people who don't need to OC, could use the extra threads, and aren't worried about the GPU thing. Like the E3-1231 v3, which is essentially an i7-4770 for $60 less.

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TheRealRackerOP•

Amd FX users face the same issue though

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meikyoushisui•

FX don't have an integrated GPU? TIL.

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logged_n_2_say•

some am3+ mobo's have one. low end chipsets though

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Reckless5040•

Eh, ive been on X79 for three years. Haven't found a need for my iGPU yet. I just keep a cheap GPU lying around in case I need to RMA or something.

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kentuckyfriedmeerkat•

But of course if you buy a CPU with an integrated GPU and that stops working, you have no way of using the computer either, unless you either replace the entire CPU or buy a new graphics card.

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ArtsyAttack•

I'm pretty sure I once accidently disabled the GPU drivers, and Windows still displayed.

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HectorThePlayboy•

That has nothing to do with what he said.

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ArtsyAttack•

Alright, seems I'm missing something. What did he say?

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HectorThePlayboy•

You can't get a display on a monitor without a GPU. You can get a display without GPU drivers.

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