2011-V3 CPU for gaming

[P4Clock]

out of the 2011v3 range what xeon cpu's are good for gaming.
as a person the is no to bothered about overclocking i was thinking i could save a few ££'s and get a xeon if the savings are worth it.

 

[P4Clock]

R u thinking of geting a 4 core or 6 core xeon ?

TBF any will do.
However looking round i think the 5820k is very well priced when new.

 

[P4Clock]

what is the differance in the 5820k and the 5820k OEM? is it just the 1year vs 3year warranty?

 

[P4Clock]

no more stock coolers with any cpu's, why is this? intel saving the ££'s

 

[P4Clock]

yes but lower end CPU should still have one. i have in my media center on a pentium k.
Any cpu with K need a better than stock cooler

 

[P4Clock]

You've answered your own question. Should they still have one? well no, they're completely insufficient. That's why Intel don't bother, as no stock sized cooler could handle a hex core.

They would need to make something far bigger and far more costly for a 5820k, so they leave that cost up to you.

intel gave a 92mm tower cooler with the 1366 hex core's that putout more heat, and a larger type top down cooler with 2011 x79 hex core cpu's

i think its more intel pinching penney's