I started this thread because I am currently considering an upgrade from my HP xw6600 Workstation which I use for audio, photo and video editing, programming, webdesign and just overal writing of content (articles) and maintaining our webserver and webstores
I will not go back to a DIY system, but how much would I gain with an Z400 or Z600 myself. I like to spent as much as is nescessary and not a dime more.
For video editing a single CPU PC I hear is sometimes preferred compared to an dual CPU system like mine or a Z600 with dual CPU quad or hexcores.
A Z420 is bit out of my league right now, I like to dual boot on separate SSD's (both Samsungs) Windows 10 and Ubuntu or CentOS 7.
How well would my current xw6600 stack up to contemporary DIY systems and or a newer Z workstations, I am not doing anything like CAD and or 3D modelling.