12100 is i3, and I did wrote “from xx500 upwards” since, obviously, Intel could not make it so simple as to allow ECC on all i5 parts…
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Thanks for the info, I though I checked them beforehand but I might have mixed that between all the cpu I reviewed 
So yeah on Intel side I will stay with 12500/12600 as those support ecc memory.
Thanks also for the input on the Asus w680 motherboard
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Suggestion:
For 500€ this is an absolute bargain. Dual Xeons, Dual 10G Intel Ethernet, 12 drive bays, 64G RAM, IPMI hardware with separate Management LAN, Dual power supplies. Will run TrueNAS absolutely great. I love these machines. Extremely reliable over many years.
Drawbacks:
- The mainboard is too old to be able to boot from NVME. You MUST use an SATA/SAS boot drive (which is absolutely ok for TrueNAS)
- This machine is a true server designed for 24/7 in a datacenter. You don’t want to have it in your bedroom. Best to put it into a closet or basement. ok to put it in a corner of an office.
…but really doesn’t meet the stated requirements of low power draw and quiet operation.
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btw my original post makes it seem like I wouldn’t recommend it due to pointing out only flaws - once I did get things running its been rock solid, I think I’m at >200 days uptime. I would recommend it, but would rather state the issues I experienced.
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Another vote for that Asus workstation board. It has been flawless with 2 different chips here, and I maxed out the ram with 128gb even though all documents say 64. Their support will tell you 128 is possible now and it’s true.
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“K” is needed, if you want to underclock your CPU any time in the future.
(I know, it sounds strange, but that is the case…)