Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
I guess it also depend on where you buy it, see if they can help you with upgrading your bios. I had experience with a part selling company and they upgrade my bios for me, but thats just my case.
I have worked with E3-1230, this type of series are mostly use for server usage and not graphic intensive. I guess it all depend on the purpose of the computer, if your using for something not graphic intensive then go with E3-1230.