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- Intel B360
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- Intel i7 8700T
- Graphics
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
Hi guys,
I need some advise.
At the moment I have 2 main systems in my house:
1) Intel Q9400 @ 3,6 GHz with OSx Lion (see signature)
2) Intel Xeon L5520 @ 2,27 GHz (LGA 1366) which acts as my server (running Server 2008 R2)
The second machine, for my home server, it's a bit of an overkill.
At the moment it's only doing some fileserving and downloading.
It's the "gateway" to my media: pics, movies, tv series, apps etc.
So I was thinking what can I do with these machines.
Checked the HCL and as far as I can see the L5520 should be compatible(?).
Checked the mobo list and the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 should be supported as well(?).
So I could build me a new system with the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 + Xeon L5520.
Of course I could overclock the L5520 as well but I don't know how far I can push it.
I have 3 question about it though:
1) Is the hardware mentioned above fully compatible with Mac OSx (Lion)?
2) Is the L5520 superior to the Q9400 (@ 3,6 GHz) and will I see a (big) performance boost?
3) A bit like question 2 but, is it really worth the trouble to get the L5520 up and running (and rebuild a different server) or will I just be fine with the Q9400 and won't notice any difference in performance and speed?
I need some advise.
At the moment I have 2 main systems in my house:
1) Intel Q9400 @ 3,6 GHz with OSx Lion (see signature)
2) Intel Xeon L5520 @ 2,27 GHz (LGA 1366) which acts as my server (running Server 2008 R2)
The second machine, for my home server, it's a bit of an overkill.
At the moment it's only doing some fileserving and downloading.
It's the "gateway" to my media: pics, movies, tv series, apps etc.
So I was thinking what can I do with these machines.
Checked the HCL and as far as I can see the L5520 should be compatible(?).
Checked the mobo list and the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 should be supported as well(?).
So I could build me a new system with the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 + Xeon L5520.
Of course I could overclock the L5520 as well but I don't know how far I can push it.
I have 3 question about it though:
1) Is the hardware mentioned above fully compatible with Mac OSx (Lion)?
2) Is the L5520 superior to the Q9400 (@ 3,6 GHz) and will I see a (big) performance boost?
3) A bit like question 2 but, is it really worth the trouble to get the L5520 up and running (and rebuild a different server) or will I just be fine with the Q9400 and won't notice any difference in performance and speed?