OK so Ive been offered these two cpu's - Intel i7 965 extreme ES or - Intel Xeon W3540 I need to know which one to go for, ie which will be quicker and overclock better in an watercooled rig? I have to answer by the end of today so please could I ask for you guys' thoughts etc! They are both the same price, and no I cant afford both!! Thanks!!
i7, just because it's a dedicated desktop CPU and it'll hold it's money far better. it'll overclock to about 4.3Ghz but don't forget YMMV the xeon overclocks better tho
Is the i7 965 a ES ( engineering sample ) or a EX ( extreme edition ) although it wont make any difference to the overclocking because both would have a unlocked multi. And I got mine to 5.2g not for long though was unstable.