My 4th gen xeon is getting old. The fact dell/hp/lenovo all make nice 1 liter pcs that are firly upgradable is there any reason not to get one?
If you do anything that needs a dedicated GPU you're SOL but for daily usage browsing the web, office work, streaming, etc. the onboard graphics are more than enough.My 4th gen xeon is getting old. The fact dell/hp/lenovo all make nice 1 liter pcs that are firly upgradable is there any reason not to get one?
I know our warehouses use micros. Dell 7010.My 4th gen xeon is getting old. The fact dell/hp/lenovo all make nice 1 liter pcs that are firly upgradable is there any reason not to get one?
So is laptop gear in a small case any worse performance than a larger motherboard and larger ram sticks?
Well you have to compare the processor. Desktop processors usually use 3-10x the power.. yes they can be faster..So is laptop gear in a small case any worse performance than a larger motherboard and larger ram sticks?
They work fine. We have a ton of the Dell Micros on campus and they work quite well and have decent specs for the price. I have a Optiplex 7070 Micro at work with an i-5 and I upgraded it from 16GB to 32GB of RAM. Works great and I run quite a few programs on it (Win 11).Sounds like a bad idea if you're not space constrained. If you are then sure. But you give up a lot. Might as well buy a 17 inch laptop
What is your use and habits on a PC? A Xeon implies you either got an old computer 2nd hand or possibly used it for something requiring many cores.My 4th gen xeon is getting old. The fact dell/hp/lenovo all make nice 1 liter pcs that are firly upgradable is there any reason not to get one?
I don't see the point of these mini desktops. If I wanted a workstation class machine or a gaming rig, I'd use a bigger case. If I just needed something for office work or development, or even just for surfing the web, a laptop and a USB docking station are ideal.
When I built it in april of 2014, the xenon e3-1245v3 was 100 bucks cheaper than the i7-4770, and I was not going to overclock so I was not going to spring for the K version anyways. The xenon is the same chip but with better cut of silicone, you just had to make sure it had proper bios / uefi support. The Haswell-E was not out yet. Honestly I overbuilt it so I could keep it long term, and my plan paid off. It still feels like a modern machine for the most part (other than the high idle power consumption, and when using youtube im over 120 watts on the killawatt meter. Our 12th gen computers at work idle at 6 watts and peak at 34 watts watching 4k video.What is your use and habits on a PC? A Xeon implies you either got an old computer 2nd hand or possibly used it for something requiring many cores.
That all being said an i5 or i7 (if you need cores) is likely a great path. Even i3 would suffice if you describe usage.