[Tfug] C2Q or Xeon

[Steve B]

Either is a free upgrade for me, thus the attractive price. Just trying to
understand which would be the better choice.

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On Mar 5, 2015 7:38 AM, "Zack Williams" <zdwzdw at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 8:43 PM, Steve B <steveb7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm looking to replace my computer with something newer (to me). I have
> an
> > opportunity to get either a Dell T3400 with a C2Q or a T3500 with a Xeon
> for
> > a very attractive price.
>
> As you're talking 2009-era tech, either will likely be fully supported
> in any OS you choose.  I'd go with the T3500, as it's got a nehalem
> era CPU (i3/5/7 equivalent) and can take DDR3 ram, whereas the T3400
> uses DDR2 which costs about double per gig these days.
>
> Alternatively if you could buy something modern with a processor
> upgrade path, like a Haswell era board with a G3258, would probably be
> better off than either of those.
>
> - Zack
>
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