Consumer motherboard with modded BIOS vs proper workstation board for ECC: Skip the mod, buy a C226/C222 board instead

Flashing a consumer motherboard for ECC is unreliable and risky — you can brick the board for marginal gain. Even with modded BIOS, most consumer chipsets (H81, B85, Z87, etc.) lack the physical wiring for ECC. Unless you already have a known-working board and are comfortable with BIOS modding, just get a proper C226 or C222 board if you really need ECC.