Chip decision halp..

MasterPlan1 · 19 Jan 2013 at 21:14

I'm kinda torn, I can't decide between a chip for my new build server, I ideally want low wattage but with something which can handle a couple of VMs and transcoding on Plex..

My choices are:

E3-1220L V2 (17.5w) - £148 + £10 for low profile cooler (will require a separate GFX card pushing the wattage up slightly)
E3-1230 V2 (69w) - £174
i5 3570T (45w) - £154 + £10 for a low profile cooler

Will be run on a mITX board with 16Gb RAM.

I have a feeling the i5 3570T will be the best median between low power consumption and performance.

What do you think?

Shad · 20 Jan 2013 at 08:58

I can't give you an answer but wow, 17.5W, that's impressive!

KIA · 20 Jan 2013 at 10:49

RimBlock · 20 Jan 2013 at 14:31

MasterPlan1 said:
I'm kinda torn, I can't decide between a chip for my new build server, I ideally want low wattage but with something which can handle a couple of VMs and transcoding on Plex..

My choices are:

E3-1220L V2 (17.5w) - £148 + £10 for low profile cooler (will require a separate GFX card pushing the wattage up slightly)
E3-1230 V2 (69w) - £174
i5 3570T (45w) - £154 + £10 for a low profile cooler

Will be run on a mITX board with 16Gb RAM.

I have a feeling the i5 3570T will be the best median between low power consumption and performance.

What do you think?

The E3-1220L v2 is fantastic for low power but there are trade-offs to get that low power.

The E3-1230 v2 is 4 core with hyperthreading but also requires a video card. Only the E3-12X5 have inbuilt video. The Sandy Bridge versions used to have an E3-1235 which was very popular. The Ivy Bridge v2s have lost it from the range so the E3-1245 is the bottom level with builtin video.

The i5-3570T is hard to beat if you don't need hyperthreading or ECC ram compatibility.

Note: the E3-1220L v2 and i5-3570T are both OEM tray only processors. The E3-1230 v2 also comes as a retail boxed unit.

RB

MasterPlan1 · 20 Jan 2013 at 22:25

Yeah, I think the i5 3570T is the best trade off between TDP & Performance, not fussed about a cooler - I'm planning on getting the new low profile Noctua for it, or maybe a cheap low profile Akasa...