xeon e3 1246 v3

[knida]

im looking for getting intel xeon e3 1246 v3 for my desktop build along with b85 chipset motherboard.will this combo work considering that xeon is much cheaper than i7 where i live and almost same specs and a seller suggested to me that xeon wont work well with b85 or h81 chipsets . is it true?
i keep my build on for 24X7 and maybe occasional gaming with ext gpu .
would combining it with non-ecc ram hamper its performance?
thanks .

 

[CTurbo]

Since the 1246v3 is a Haswell refresh model, you'll need to make sure that the B85 has the current BIOS ver to be compatible. The 1245v3 should work without any issues. Other than that, it will perform just like every other i7, and non-ecc RAM will not hurt anything.

 

[knida]

Since the 1246v3 is a Haswell refresh model, you'll need to make sure that the B85 has the current BIOS ver to be compatible. The 1245v3 should work without any issues. Other than that, it will perform just like every other i7, and non-ecc RAM will not hurt anything.

thanks for reply,
yes im going for current uefi bios in motherboard. also the only difference i could find between 1245 and 1246 xeon is that 1245 has dmi as compared to dmi2 in 1246. how would this difference affect my normal computing relating to gaming or other stuff.

 

[CTurbo]

There would be no difference in performance between the two even with the extra 100mhz the 1246v3 has.