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hello

 

so i ordered my mobo and cpu pretty much ordered everything for my new pc my mobo is z370 a pro msi and cpu is i5 9600k 

i knew recently that i have to update the bios to use 9gen cpu's but i only have the 9600k cpu can i put it on the socket and boot for the bios 

then q flash the update for i have to use 8gen cpu to update it i just want to get to bios if i use my i5 9600k can i get to bios ?

 

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2 minutes ago, MrLovaLova said:

hello

 

so i ordered my mobo and cpu pretty much ordered everything for my new pc my mobo is z370 a pro msi and cpu is i5 9600k 

i knew recently that i have to update the bios to use 9gen cpu's but i only have the 9600k cpu can i put it on the socket and boot for the bios 

then q flash the update for i have to use 8gen cpu to update it i just want to get to bios if i use my i5 9600k can i get to bios ?

 

unless you have an ROG board with bios flashback you need to borrow an 8th gen CPU or take it to a shop that can help you.

Insert ram related question here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1197132-setting-ram-speed-xmp-docp-for-dummies/

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You might be lucky and get a motherboard with the BIOS already updated, if not you'll need a 8th gen CPU.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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