can the same motherboard that runs the i3 4160 run a Intel Xeon E3-1231v3?

[Rusty_3]

they both seem to be the 1150 socket, do xeon processors require a special motherboard? also any recommendations on an alternate cpu besides the xeon for gaming, i am stuck with the 1150 socket, no skylake 8(

 

[synphul]

It depends, it should be able to. Is it a pc you built or is it a prebuilt like a dell? Sometimes there can be issues with prebuilt, they tend to use proprietary hardware like motherboards with bios limitations that aren't as compatible as say a standard 1150 motherboard you buy from newegg. If not the xeon then an i5 like the 4590. If it's a prebuilt you'd have to make sure that the processor is supported on that actual board.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

I use a Xeon 1231v3 on a motherboard I have also run a 4130, 4460, and 4590 on (plug and play)

What motherboard do you have and what is your computer. As mentioned above, it does depend on your BIOS, so some extent.