SoulMonster Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Hi guys, I am in need of a new work computer and thought about adding some gaming possibilities. Would a Xeon W1270-P combined with a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti ROG Strix work as a gaming machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 41 minutes ago, SoulMonster said: Hi guys, I am in need of a new work computer and thought about adding some gaming possibilities. Would a Xeon W1270-P combined with a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti ROG Strix work as a gaming machine? Isn’t a Xeon a server CPU? You’re probably better off with an i9 series for gaming depending on what your work involves. If you’re looking at a 2080Ti you might be better served waiting for the 30 series later this year. More than anything I’d say you really need to make sure you have a PCIE4 compliant motherboard so you can take advantage of the latest gen of M.2 SSD tech. I’m currently drunk so if that doesn’t make sense please feel free to question further. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) https://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i9-10940x-s-2066-cascade-lake-x-14-cores-28-threads-33ghz-46ghz-turbo-1925mb-cache-165w-r Edited August 27, 2020 by Dazey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dazey said: Isn’t a Xeon a server CPU? You’re probably better off with an i9 series for gaming depending on what your work involves. If you’re looking at a 2080Ti you might be better served waiting for the 30 series later this year. More than anything I’d say you really need to make sure you have a PCIE4 compliant motherboard so you can take advantage of the latest gen of M.2 SSD tech. I’m currently drunk so if that doesn’t make sense please feel free to question further. No, I got it. The reason for the Xeon over i9 was that I think the Xeon would be better for some job related applications. And no, I am not waiting for a better GPU later this year, by then there will be another just round the corner and the wait can become constant Thanks for the tip on motherboard, the one I am thinking about will have 1 TB M2. SSD added and 16 GB ECC memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, SoulMonster said: No, I got it. The reason for the Xeon over i9 was that I think the Xeon would be better for some job related applications. And no, I am not waiting for a better GPU later this year, by then there will be another just round the corner and the wait can become constant Thanks for the tip on motherboard, the one I am thinking about will have 1 TB M2. SSD added and 16 GB ECC memory. Check that the SSD is PCIE4 vs 3. Also what games are you looking to play and what kind of display do you have? I’ve got an RTX 2070 Super, it will play anything around on Ultra at 1080P 60FPS+ and probably 1440P for half the price of a 2080Ti. If you want AAA titles at 4K 60FPS then the 2080Ti is your best bet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Ooh, also make sure your chosen motherboard has a Xeon cpu socket. Not sure if it’s different from an i series but certainly AMD vs Intel chips need a distinct motherboard socket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 My computer friend also advised me to choose Ryzen, so I am now thinking Ryzen 9 3900X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 This makes good reading. https://www.fullexposure.photography/how-fast-is-pcie-4-0-nvme-vs-pcie-3-0/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRANSAD Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 On 27-8-2020 at 9:00 PM, SoulMonster said: My computer friend also advised me to choose Ryzen, so I am now thinking Ryzen 9 3900X. Yeah def go with that CPU as it's bang for buck, 2080TI is still very expensive so sept 1 3000 series will be announced and 2000 prices will drop. Also, a 2080TI is a bit overdone for "gaming possibilities" as it's still a high end GPU an more for like extreme gaming possibilities. For regular gaming a 2060 would be more than enough. Unless you want to play on 144hertz and 2-4K resolution in which both cases you would need a monitor that supports it then u would need a 2080TI. But whatever GPU u will choose be sure to stay with nvidia when it comes to GPU. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 11 hours ago, FRANSAD said: Yeah def go with that CPU as it's bang for buck, 2080TI is still very expensive so sept 1 3000 series will be announced and 2000 prices will drop. Also, a 2080TI is a bit overdone for "gaming possibilities" as it's still a high end GPU an more for like extreme gaming possibilities. For regular gaming a 2060 would be more than enough. Unless you want to play on 144hertz and 2-4K resolution in which both cases you would need a monitor that supports it then u would need a 2080TI. But whatever GPU u will choose be sure to stay with nvidia when it comes to GPU. The new RTX Super cards are really great bang for buck. I got a 2070 Super for less than half the price of a 2080Ti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 Thanks for all the extremely valuable input. Greatly appreciated I ordered the machine yesterday (while drunk). I can't remember the specs but tried to go with your recommendations as far as posisble without it becoming too expensive, this will be a work computer primarily, just with the possibility for a bit of gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRANSAD Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 On 29-8-2020 at 5:42 PM, SoulMonster said: Thanks for all the extremely valuable input. Greatly appreciated I ordered the machine yesterday (while drunk). I can't remember the specs but tried to go with your recommendations as far as posisble without it becoming too expensive, this will be a work computer primarily, just with the possibility for a bit of gaming. So i assume you'd be sober by now as I'm wondering what you end up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 On 9/7/2020 at 2:12 AM, FRANSAD said: So i assume you'd be sober by now as I'm wondering what you end up with. In Norwegian, hope it is understandable: Fractal Design Define C Black Vifter: 1x 120mm front, 1x 120mm bak, støydempet. mITX, mATX, ATX, Varenr: 901758 / Prodnr: FD-CA-DEF-C-BK ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti ROG Strix Skjermkort, PCI-Express 3.0, 11GB GDDR6, 1350/1560MHz, Turing, Varenr: 1116464 / Prodnr: ROG-STRIX-RTX2080TI-11G-GAMING AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Socket-AM4, 12-Core, 24-Thread, 3.8/4.60GHz, 105W, 7nm, ex. kjøler, Varenr: 1133580 / Prodnr: 100-100000023MPK Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 115x/2011/2011-3/2066, AM2/AM3, 800~2000 RPM,65 CFM, 6,5-26 dBA, Varenr: 1128546 / Prodnr: RR-212S-20PK-R1 Kingston DDR4 2666MHz 16GB ECC 16GB 2666MHz CL19 UDIMM 2Rx8, Varenr: 1088298 / Prodnr: KSM26ED8/16ME Kingston DDR4 2666MHz 16GB ECC 16GB 2666MHz CL19 UDIMM 2Rx8, Varenr: 1088298 / Prodnr: KSM26ED8/16ME Intel 660p 2TB M.2 SSD M.2 2280, PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe, 3D2 QLC, up to 1800/1800 MB/s 200TBW, Varenr: 1095351 / Prodnr: SSDPEKNW020T8X1 ASUS Pro WS X570-ACE, S-AM4 Hovedkort, ATX, X570, DDR4, 3xPCIe 4.0 x16, SLI/CFX, 2x M.2, USB 3.2, Varenr: 1132529 / Prodnr: PRO WS X570-ACE Corsair TX750M, 750W PSU ATX 12V v2-4, 80 PLUS Gold, Semi Modular, 6+2-pin PCIe, Varenr: 915833 / Prodnr: CP-9020131-EU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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