Question 1

Is this compatible with any of these? http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100008494%2050001157%20600438351&IsNodeId=1&Description=server%20cpu&name=LGA%201150&Order=BESTMATCH

Accepted Answer

The manual says it supports a "4th generation Intel® Core i7/i5/i3,
Pentium, and Celeron processor in the LGA 1150 Socket." The manual is on the Supermicro web site, Newegg's software won't let me give you the link.

The Xeon is in general the same silicon as the Core I7 with different configuration fuses blown (this is true for a lot of Intel CPUs) and it is selected to be a Xeon rather than a Core i7 because it passes all of the manufacturing tests at the highest grade.

Xeon is specified to work in a multi-chip motherboard and you do not need that feature with this motherboard.

I would suggest that you pick the high end NON OVERCLOCK version of the Core i7 with no "K" at the end. The non-overclock version has Vpro support so business features like remote console work, and they explicitly do work in this motherboard. I have 4770, you can now get 4790.

It's really power efficient and runs cool. Big advantage of Haswell.

If you must have a Xeon, ask the nice people at Supermicro.

Question 2

Would an mSata SSD in the mini PCIe slot be capable of booting?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the mini-pci slot is connected to SATA 5, the last SATA port.

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