The motherboard supports Intel Xeon processors.
The motherboard supports Intel Xeon processors.
The support page confirms compatibility with numerous Xeons B85M-G models available on asus.com.
Hi there! Please remember you won't be able to use ECC RAM. You'll need standard DDR3 memory.
Sure! I just confirmed that Xeons are available there, which is great. I’m planning to save some money for an upgrade and was considering the i7-4770, but it seems Xeons are more affordable in my area. Thanks for the advice—it really helps! I’m excited to get one soon.
I think most 4th generation Intel chips are being discarded or bundled with complete systems. A while back I purchased an outdated workstation solely for the 4770k chip, which cost $125 while the workstation was only $100. On the other hand, Xeons are server components and many people attempt to revive old servers, dispersing the chips everywhere. Also, second-tier liquidators buy large quantities of servers, dismantle them for parts, and resell what they can. A friend who flipped PCs bought a full server rack a month before the RAM shortage. It contained 20 2U servers, each with 700GB of RAM. He spent $2,000 to bring it home and eventually sold the RAM in small batches for a total of $30,000.