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For some reason, I already owned a z170 mobo and now I am getting a i5-6500. Should I connect all 8 pins for CPU or can I just connect 4 pin? Or should I buy another mobo?

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5 minutes ago, eric5143 said:

For some reason, I already owned a z170 mobo and now I am getting a i5-6500. Should I connect all 8 pins for CPU or can I just connect 4 pin? Or should I buy another mobo?

Just plug the 8-pin in. 

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What was your previous cpu?

Might aswell upgrade to a 6600k instead so you can utilise the Z chipset.

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Connect the 8-pin. 

If you are lucky enough your mobo may not have the microcode update from intel and that 6500 will overclock fantastically. 

 

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2 hours ago, eric5143 said:

For some reason, I already owned a z170 mobo and now I am getting a i5-6500. Should I connect all 8 pins for CPU or can I just connect 4 pin? Or should I buy another mobo?

Save up for an i7 6700K man, what's your current CPU?

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12 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Save up for an i7 6700K man, what's your current CPU?

why does he need a 6700k when he can get a 6600k?

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2 minutes ago, EnemySp0tt3d said:

why does he need a 6700k when he can get a 6600k?

Because it's overall not much more money and you'd never need to replace the i7 variant

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22 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Because it's overall not much more money and you'd never need to replace the i7 variant

I mean $150 is a lot when you're on a budget..

 

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2 minutes ago, EnemySp0tt3d said:

I mean $150 is a lot when you're on a budget..

 

Z170 doesn't generally imply low budget

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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