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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

Well Xeons are supported by most boards, at most you might need a bios flash (that might be kind of hard though)

like this asus: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Int...Z77M_PRO/#CPUS

or this MSI: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-G...div=CPUSupport

Xeon support is not really hard to find, since a Xeon is simply a "better" i5 or i7, the basic design is the same

But even on them Asus specs, there is a warning that some of the boards features may not work correctly with Xeon, I might have to flash the BIOS and yadda yadda,
I dont know if that true or if its just propaganda to encouage Xeonofiles to purchase more expensive boards.
Either way, you said you self that it requires a bit of work and it certainly needs more research, For Simplicity sake I just want something that will work out of the box, so think Ill stick with i5 on this occassion, I can always overclock it a bit too.... but i will be mindful of the Xeon solution in future.