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Originally Posted by JU_88
Xeons had crossed my mind, Maybe that ^ Xeon is bit out of my budget (checked its price on UK supplier sites)
I could go for an E3-1220 maybe, I need some benchmarks to compare Low end Xeon performance against low end i5s, I have little doubt as to which one will come out on top, its a question of by how much....
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Well check out the Xeon e3 v2 (the v1 is sandy bridge, the v2 is ivy bridge).
I would highly recommend using a Xeon, whether its performance per ghz, or performance per watt, Xeon e3 usually crushes the i5 (hell, often even the i7)
Now for motherboards, if you decide to go with a Xeon, most motherboards that work with i5s work with Xeon e3s, however, I would recommend Asrock, since most of their motherboards are tested to work with Xeon e3, and Xeons are officially supported.