Yes it is. I began planning my dual Xeon system a year and a half ago with that Gigabyte board in mind. I bought a case for it even, but never bought the first component for it. The E5 v2's were about to be released and didn't want to feel the upgrade bug after having the v1's for only a month or 2. Then when the v2's finally came out, i couldn't bring myself to buy them either, knowing the v3's weren't compatible with the mobo's chipset or DDR3.Originally Posted by zombie67
Things are different now though. DDR4 is here and it'll be the standard for many years. Also with the v3's, there's an upgrade path to the next-gen CPUs. Another bonus is the re-sale value on this stuff after it becomes obsolete in 2-3 years is usually pretty close to what you paid for it new. In the case of the high-end boards, sometimes they'll sell for more than you paid. Of course this is true of any of the better chipsets (Z77 and X79 for example). So at least for me, pretty sure i'll finally build the dual Xeon this time, though i admit i'm still waiting to see if another motherboard comes available that's a solid contender...which makes me wonder what ever happened to EVGA's line of dual Xeon mobos, like the SR-2 and SR-X...
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