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Skrabrug
04-06-2008, 01:06 PM
Currently planning on upgrading from my AMD Athlon 6000+ 3.0GHz to a Intel Xeon 3360 Quad Core 2.83Ghz/12MB/1333FSB (will probably O/C to 3.0 or higher if I can though)

If I get the intel chip I'll most likely grab a EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 mobo too.

Sort or out of the loop with intel CPUs so i have no idea what Xeon is? but i read somewhere it has better handling for network based activity and online gaming.. not sure if its true though.

anyone be able to tell me the benefits and problems of Xeon?

Polaris573
04-06-2008, 06:35 PM
They are a higher binned version of their desktop counterparts for, hopefully, better stability in servers. There are no drawbacks as long as you get a Skt775 version, and there are debatable overclocking benefits.

Skrabrug
04-06-2008, 11:47 PM
ah cool thx :D