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cmyden · 04-28-2014, 05:51 PM

Thanks Torquedog, Photo, and Rathji! I appreciate your input and have updated my plan thanks to your suggestions.

Photon: I hadn't really looked too far into Xeon vs I7, but the little searching I did suggested that besides ECC, the Xeons drew less power than the I7s with the same performance (I think this is due to the Xeons not having a built in GPU which I don't really need since I plan to use a video card). Basically, I have yet to figure out why I7 would be the more attractive option. I'll have to look into this some more.

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cmyden Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Nov 2007 Exp:	Thanks Torquedog, Photo, and Rathji! I appreciate your input and have updated my plan thanks to your suggestions. Photon: I hadn't really looked too far into Xeon vs I7, but the little searching I did suggested that besides ECC, the Xeons drew less power than the I7s with the same performance (I think this is due to the Xeons not having a built in GPU which I don't really need since I plan to use a video card). Basically, I have yet to figure out why I7 would be the more attractive option. I'll have to look into this some more. __________________ Sign up for YYC Deals alerts if you want to be the first to know when I post a deal! Flight deals from other cities: Vancouver - Edmonton - Saskatoon - Regina - Winnipeg - Toronto - Montreal - Ottawa - Halifax Last edited by cmyden; 04-28-2014 at 06:12 PM.