ASRock H97M Pro4 can it enable VT-d?

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I was thinking if I get like an Intel i3-4170, is there a chance I can enable VT-d to use Bluestacks? I'm asking because I downloaded the manual for the motherboard even though I haven't bought it yet and it says "unsupported" in the screenshot.
 
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if the motherboard says unsupported then its unsupported. does it say if it supports intel visualization technology?

EDIT:

the CPU and motherboard doesn't support intel's visualization technology (VT-D)

CPU: http://ark.intel.com/products/77490/Intel-Core-i3-4170-Processor-3M-Cache-3_70-GHz

chipset: http://ark.intel.com/products/82010/Intel-DH82H97-PCH

you would to go with an I5 to take advantage of that feature



if the motherboard says unsupported then its unsupported. does it say if it supports intel visualization technology?

EDIT:

the CPU and motherboard doesn't support intel's visualization technology (VT-D)

CPU: http://ark.intel.com/products/77490/Intel-Core-i3-4170-Processor-3M-Cache-3_70-GHz

chipset: http://ark.intel.com/products/82010/Intel-DH82H97-PCH

you would to go with an I5 to take advantage of that feature

 
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I'm saying that's what it says in the photo screenshot in the manual.

EDIT: OK, you edited while I was typing. Whoops, I mistook VT-x for VT-d. I have to look again at Bluestacks instructions and i3-6100...
 
How about the ASRock B150M Pro4V and i3-6100? By the way, I found a pretty cool mini-ITX mobo if anyone was looking for one: ASRock B150M-ITX

EDIT: Wait, this is getting ever more confusing. The i3-4170 and ASRock H97 Pro4 have VT-x but no VT-d. Can you use VT-x for Bluestacks?
 
OK, according to messages that I read on other sites, Bluestacks is apparently single threaded so a dual core should suffice. And VT-d is apparently for device usage and VT-x is for virtualization. I suppose I could have been fine with the i3-4170. But, I found a super sale on eBay for an i3-6100 which I bought (supposedly new) for $46 US (or $61 CAD). I just realized the seller only had 1 feedback so who knows if I got scammed. I guess if I am scammed I might get reimbursed by Paypal.
 
OK, I ordered Kingston HyperX HX421C14FBK2/8 RAM (2x4GB) and Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H motherboard. I want to use a Coolermaster Gemini M4 heatsink on the CPU but I'm still waiting for the i3-6100.