Am in the process of building a new PC ( thanks to the TR Sweet Spot recommendations) however I have gone the Xeon E3 series route for my CPU.
I had originally ordered the E3 1230v2 as it is explicitly stated in Ark that it is compatible with the Intel Z77 Spur Lake mobo which I have also ordered.
They (the etailer) informed me that this CPU was out of stock and offered the step up CPU above.
Looking at Ark however, the 1240 is NOT listed in the compatible CPU list,while even the higher end CPUs in this series are.
Will this CPU work in this mobo? The custom builders are, ahem , building it for me and they said they will test and hold thumbs, but I'm pretty confident it should work if the BIOS is updated.
Am I correct in this assumption or should I just cancel the Xeon order and grab a 3770k and not worry and delay my build further?
Thanks in advance