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ASUS Z97-A Xeon E3-1241V3 Compatibility?

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  • Intel i7
  • Intel
  • Z97
  • Xeon
  • Motherboards
  • H97
  • Asus
  • Windows 7
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October 1, 2014 5:55:33 PM

Hey guys I am looking to upgrade my current rig. I am wanting a processor WITHOUT built in video. I have an ASUS Z97-A LGA 1150 Socket motherboard on route to me now, most of these Z97 boards say they support this xeon chip without mention of any complications. But on
the ASUS website they note that it is a server designed processor (obviously) and that some features may be lost.. The others brands make no mention of that. Do you think they are just being cautious and did not do as much testing as the other companies? If anyone has some hands on experience with Z/H97 chipset boards matched to a xeon please let me know any information you may have for me. This is really the route I want to go.

Do you think they could just be implying as I will not have a server version of windows that those features may or will be lost? Really I am just wanting to make sure it wont have negative effect on the chip, as long as my hyper threading and turbo features work I am golden.

For those interested my new build is as follows:
Intel E3-1241v3
Asus Z97-A LGA 1150 MOBO
ASUS GTX 780
Crucial MX100 256GB SSD
8B DDR3 @ 1600MHz
Corsair 750W Modular PSU

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October 2, 2014 12:20:15 AM

Looking at the listed specs for that Xeon on the Intel website I don't see a single No on any of the advanced technologies category. I was thinking maybe a loss of the C6 or C7 states that Haswell brought but it says it supports the idle states. So that may or may not be the issue but even if it was, so what, many people disable those states anyway since half the PSUs don't support it.
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October 2, 2014 12:23:31 AM

Plus, that note is for 8 series motherboards. The Z97-A is a 9 series.
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October 2, 2014 2:30:31 PM

So you think I'd be good to go?
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October 2, 2014 2:32:14 PM

Didnt you ask this question before
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October 2, 2014 2:48:13 PM

Yes, you would be good to go.
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October 2, 2014 6:00:18 PM

I made mention of it in a previous post yes paul. Though I wanted to make another post focused on just this side of my questions regarding the new build. I was looking to get at least one more knowledgeable opinion before spending the money on the xeon. Thanks a lot guys. And thanks a lot to the developers of this site, it has helped more than you know!
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