Xeon Quad Core E3-1270 V6

[GuyWhoWatches]

Can anyone point me in the right direction for a new motherboard for this CPU? Xeon Quad Core E3-1270 V6

 

Its my kids computer so I would rather not go crazy on price... But I would like it to have WIFI onboard.

 

Any help is appreciated. 

 

Thanks,

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Most of these boards should work fine https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007629 601186375&Order=PRICE

 

But there not cheap, and many are server boards that don't have desktop featuers like audio.

 

Id probably just sell the xeon and get a ryzen or new i3/i5 system.

[SupaKomputa]

Xeon with only 4 core?

Better buy a $89 4 core Ryzen 3200 with integrated graphic.

enough for minecraft.

 

And the motherboard is not cheap.

[Jurrunio]

You cant use 100 or 200 series chipset board for this series of Xeon, that alone kills the deal.

[GuyWhoWatches]

Thanks everyone.  Clearly need to dig a little deeper on this. lol

[maxtch]

If it is a kids computer, given the current market, either going used or going Ryzen 3000G would be the smart move. E3-1270v6 is an awkward chip to use as Intel blocked its use on desktop boards (expensive boards) and it requires discrete GPU. (I am also using an E3, but E3-1231v3, which works on regular desktop Haswell boards and had an interesting pricing, so there is some value prospect in it.)

 

I would suggest a machine with a Ryzen 3000G APU, leave space open for a future GPU, 16GB dual channel RAM, and a 480GB NVMe SSD. That would be a good mid-range with future upgrade path.