This is a specific question about a CPU and not a system because I don't want to get too far down designing a system and then have to change everything because of the CPU. I am being limited by my wife budget so I have to use it wisely. I currently have a freenas box very old that is on a i3-3220 that doesn't support ECC but it was documented as supporting it originally and I don't want that again.
So i3-7100
https://ark.intel.com/products/97455/Intel-Core-i3-7100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_90-GHz
Does it support ECC or not I am very confused... first it did not and now it does? Uhmm... does anyone have it and know for certain? I already have a freenas 8 box with non ecc ram for 5 years and my wife would kill me if I lost all our photo's and documents I am not willing to risk non ECC ram anymore. Yes I have backups but restoring would suck and I only backup certain pieces
If I can't get a definitive answer I will probably end up grabbing a used E3-1220v3 at a price similar to the i3-7100 but then also likely have to get a used MB... Not sure if I want to go the used route... what do people recommend?
So i3-7100
https://ark.intel.com/products/97455/Intel-Core-i3-7100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_90-GHz
Does it support ECC or not I am very confused... first it did not and now it does? Uhmm... does anyone have it and know for certain? I already have a freenas 8 box with non ecc ram for 5 years and
If I can't get a definitive answer I will probably end up grabbing a used E3-1220v3 at a price similar to the i3-7100 but then also likely have to get a used MB... Not sure if I want to go the used route... what do people recommend?