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Normally, Broadwell Xeons only need the 2011 ring adapter.

If you watched the video, you would hear me say that I would be testing in 1080p other than where specified. I can make sure to list the resolution for those of you who don't actually watch it...

I haven't yet! I don't play AC at all really, and don't have a ton of background with how people run various mods and how that affects performance. But it might be something for me to make a video on specifically! Oh and thanka for that compliment, it means a lot that people find value in these videos! I'll be looking to make some more soon, I have a lot more topics to explore :)

@@CharMandurr86 no problem man and thanks a lot for the response

I don't believe it has tpm support natively, but there are some videos going into how tpm can be added. @Miyconst has some on this topic!

Well, it's stored away until the next time I run some testing. It's not a daily use PC, although I wouldn't have any concerns running that as a main system.

I had mentioned in the video that all of the tests would be 1080p except where noted, but for clarity's sake I will make sure to include that resolution info on each test section :)

These cats some of my favorite to drive in sims too! So brutal, with refueling as well so it made for such hard racing for an entire race distance!

@@CharMandurr86 The good old days of EA's F1 98-2002 Challenge.

This is a great point! I'm going to make sure to include some coverage around power consumption and heat as well!

It can be a limiting factor, I think it's interesting how well the 1080Ti has held up!

The Machinist PR9 is dual channel

Yes, unfortunately this motherboard is dual channel only. I'm going to look to get a cheap X99 board that supports quad channel and see how much of a difference it makes for sim racing titles.

It all depends on what the pricing. If you can get the i7 6700 for cheap/free, then it's a great option as an upgrade. But if you have the budget, I think moving into something like an AM4 system would provide much more opportunity for growth. Something I'm looking to cover soon! ;)

x99 pr9 is a dual channel motherboard

PR9 is dual channel, 4 sticks wont do anything

@@someguywithmtndew5691 well it does, it detects the ram, just that in dual channel, so you can put up to 256 GB of RAM on it

@@Carrington1961 yeah i should've said 4 sticks will work it just wont run in quad channel/get better performance

I'll be looking to pick up a quad channel X99 board soon, and we can compare to see how much of a difference it makes!

Also wondering this

With 12 cores, I don't know if most sim racing games will take advantage of that. But they will lose significant performance from the much lower clock speed that the E5 2650 v4 as most sim racing games take advantage of the faster speed. Might be worth testing later, but I think there's a reason why the much higher core count CPUs are so cheap. I think the 8 core E5 2667 v4 has more potential though, it's coming in a future video for testing!

It might be double the performance in workloads meant for it, but not in gaming, as single core performance is still quite important in most games. A real “do it all” Xeon would be an unlocked 2696v3 as you can just disable a bunch of cores to make it more efficient and it’ll run games the best out of them all at 3.8ghz with whopping 45mb L3, but it’s also one of the most expensive old Xeons.

@@zextakamania2086 i guess whats expensive could mean. even v4 is old by todays standards. I guess 50$ for cpu seems much if there is 50$ mb to be had, but i guess thats how it is.

It's definitely unique! I might try to polish it and see if it looks any better too! I also have thought about putting a Blu-ray drive in it and using it as an HTPC again, but need to figure out where I put the drive cage for it... Thanks for commenting! I really love your videos and in-depth analysis!

I really appreciate your comments and will be putting out more videos like this soon! Thank you!

Thank you so much! I'm still looking to improve on my editing and structure for the videos, and hope they're enjoyable, informative, and a good experience! I've got more in the pipeline coming! :)

Thank you for your support!

@@CharMandurr86how did work 3200 mhz I put and show me black screen ???????

I keep forgetting to dive into power consumption in my videos, there are a lot of good points to cover on that - I really appreciate this comment! I think these very low power consumption figures also contributed to how cool the system was running even with that relatively small CPU cooler. I'm digging around eBay for the 5930k, so you may see that pop up in a video soon! I also just received an 8 core E5-2667 V4 and want to see how it compares to this E5-2634 V4. Maybe I can put all 3 in a comparison together! Thanks again for this comment!

I'm really happy this information could help! :)

Thank you! I agree, I think there's a lack of testing and use cases presented for more budget oriented options. I'll be posting some testing of other low budget builds soon!

Thank you! I think the Intel Arc GPUs are amazing value in the sim racing space, every title worked solidly with no weird issues or dealbreakers. Can't wait to see what Battlemage has to offer!

I can't put into words how much I appreciate comments like this, thank you so much! I really appreciate that you, and everyone else as well who's subscribed and been so supportive here! I enjoy making these videos to analyze different PC build options for sim racing, there's quite a few more ideas coming! And especially when it comes to having a tight budget, while it's easy to throw money at it and build the best of the best- I want to demonstrate how a ultra low budget PC build can still provide a good playable experience. These kinds of systems can potentially lower the barrier to entry into the sim racing space, and I think this is a good thing. Sim racing for all!

That's a great build! I still think AM4 platforms are the best value by far, with how much you can upgrade a very low end system. I went from a 3700X to a 5800X3D and fell in love with the ultra smooth frame pacing.

This A750 is pretty big, as big as the GTX1080Ti I have, while this RTX3060 is tiny in comparison! A 6700XT can be tremendous value, especially if you find a good deal used. That build sounds like it's going to be great, enjoy it!

While it was a minor annoyance to deal with the driver not wanting to connect to update automatically, I figured it was worth noting as it's a well utilized feature with AMD and Nvidia GPU drivers. I've bought 3 Intel Arc GPUs so far- an A770 in my streaming PC, an A380 in my video editing workstation, and an A750 for the testing in these videos. I might pull the A770 out and run it through these tests too at some point, if there's interest in it. Thanks so much for subscribing, I'm looking to put out more PC hardware testing videos like this soon! Along with some sim racing videos, and other ideas too!

I agree, it's a tight battle! Glad to hear that you're enjoying the A770, that card is a beast! The 1080Ti is a true powerhouse, it was incredible when it was new and you're right that we will probably never have something like that again. I hope I'm wrong, but if anyone does it I can be certain that it wouldn't be Nvidia.

I would be doubtful that support would end soon for the 10 series Nvidia GPUs. The driver updates tend to be more important for new game release optimizations and things like that, while most sim racing titles are pretty stable and not something that would benefit too much from this. I feel this is why GPUs like the RX580 can still be a decent option for a super low budget sim racing build, as the latest AMD drivers should still work well for these sim racing titles without more recent updates. But without a doubt, the Intel GPUs are strong contenders now. I wouldn't have any issues with daily driving this for my personal sim racing rig (I currently have a RTX3080 12GB in my system) and can't wait to see how Battlemage looks! And AV1 is a huge selling point for sure, for streamers or anyone doing video editing work. I really appreciate these comments, I enjoy making these videos and hope that it can provide some guidance for sim racers looking to build or upgrade their PC. Thanks again!

@@CharMandurr86 thanks for the reply, my concern for the 10 series is two fold. First as updates are done then these are unlikely to improve current games for these cards and second if a new version or a new racing game came out there may be issues about outdated drivers however I know these things are rare in the sim world so would likely be ok for now. Still some games are starting to use features which the 10 series (as good as that generation of cards were/are) are not well equipped to run. If performance is similar now and price isn't too much difference then some future proofing wouldn't go amiss. The A580 would also make an interesting card here. That said a budget build for the 10 series card is as shown in your excellent video more than capable for the needs listed here. Maybe I am just worrying about the shelf life too much for these cards.

I agree, I'm really impressed with these first generation Intel GPUs! They've developed massively since the launch, and are viable options for sim racers. Especially with pricing in some regions, the Arc graphics cards can be quite a bit cheaper than the Nvidia choices. I do want to dive into AMD GPUs soon too, something that's in the pipeline!

All good questions are appreciated! :) I found it on eBay years ago, I was lucky when randomly searching for F1 models and bid on it and won for a reasonable price. Always worth looking around on there!

What VR headset do you run? Great to hear it's working well for you! Any specific settings that are necessary for it to run well?

I haven't tested those games, but I can do a small follow-up video to go over PC1 and PC2. I might throw in some Euro Trucking Simulator as well!

It works, in the sense that the fan is plugged in on it. But other than that, it's moreso an ornamental piece rather than a functioning part of the system. But still fun to have! I need a better way to mount it though.

The Pentium II is from 1997 :) So yes!

Yes, for some of the games. My testing shows how the i5 6500 is not playable on ACC or BeamNG.drive.