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Will my msi  z370 gaming plus motherboard  handle an i7 9700k and a rtx 2070?  I’m not over clocking anything 

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The card will be fine.  The chip on the other hand.  The motherboard will probably need a bios update first (so you'll need an 8th Gen chip to do that)  The other consideration is are the VRMs powerful enough to handle a full blown 8 core.  I'm sure someone else here will have the answer to that

 With all the Trolls, Try Hards, Noobs and Weirdos around here you'd think i'd find SOMEWHERE to fit in!

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Oh yeah I forgot about the update I know that part, I’m new to this stuff so I’m just tryna figure if I might potentially harm the motherboard. Thank you very much for the response!

1 minute ago, YouSirAreADudeSir said:

The card will be fine.  The chip on the other hand.  The motherboard will probably need a bios update first (so you'll need an 8th Gen chip to do that)  The other consideration is are the VRMs powerful enough to handle a full blown 8 core.  I'm sure someone else here will have the answer to that

 

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Out of curiosity, what are you upgrading from?  Do you already have the motherboard?

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If you plan on keeping the 9700K at stock frequency then the that board will manage it, otherwise I would look elsewhere.

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8 minutes ago, YouSirAreADudeSir said:

Out of curiosity, what are you upgrading from?  Do you already have the motherboard?

I do already have the motherboard and I’m currently sitting with an i3 8350k. I built the pc right before the 9th gens were released and I really wanted the newest i7. I’ve been told to just go with the i7 8700k but I’m not budgin ? my plans are to upgrade to the 9700k along with a dark rock pro 4 air cooler. I dont plan on doing any overlooking YET but for now everything will be ran at stock speeds. I just wanna know if for the time being that I first get my hands on these upgrades, if my z370 gaming plus will handle the upgrades. Will eventually upgrade the motherboard but that’s gonna be a while :/

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Just now, BollyWood401 said:

I do already have the motherboard and I’m currently sitting with an i3 8350k. I built the pc right before the 9th gens were released and I really wanted the newest i7. I’ve been told to just go with the i7 8700k but I’m not budgin ? my plans are to upgrade to the 9700k along with a dark rock pro 4 air cooler. I dont plan on doing any overlooking YET but for now everything will be ran at stock speeds. I just wanna know if for the time being that I first get my hands on these upgrades, if my z370 gaming plus will handle the upgrades.

I wouldn't overclock a 9th Gen chip on an 8th Gen board.  Sorry but personally, i think you're wasting your money.  Do you do anything other than game? If not, the extra 20-25fps the 9700k will give you over the 8350k (once it's overclocked) isn't worth the 3-400 bucks the 9700k will cost you.

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1 minute ago, YouSirAreADudeSir said:

I wouldn't overclock a 9th Gen chip on an 8th Gen board.  Sorry but personally, i think you're wasting your money.  Do you do anything other than game? If not, the extra 20-25fps the 9700k will give you over the 8350k (once it's overclocked) isn't worth the 3-400 bucks the 9700k will cost you.

Well it’s not so much for what I have now and on this 8th gen board I don’t plan on doing any overclocking im just tryna to gradually set myself up with a newer build. And thanks for the opinion, and trust me you are the 100th person to tell me this, I just wanna know if the motherboard will handle it ? some people tell me that first without even answering my question that I asked in the first place haha. I appreciate it though 

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1 minute ago, BollyWood401 said:

Well it’s not so much for what I have now and on this 8th gen board I don’t plan on doing any overclocking im just tryna to gradually set myself up with a newer build. And thanks for the opinion, and trust me you are the 100th person to tell me this, I just wanna know if the motherboard will handle it ? some people tell me that first without even answering my question that I asked in the first place haha. I appreciate it though 

You'll be fine to start.  Use the 8350k to flash the latest bios from MSi.  Then plop the 9700k in it.  It'll work fine at stock speeds ;) 

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I’m gonna be using a msi z370 gaming plus with an i7 9700k for now until I upgrade to a z390. I know that I need to update the bios to use it but will the 9700k be safe to use at stock speeds with my msi z370 gaming plus mother board? It’s only until I upgrade 

 

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It's perfectly safe at stock speeds.

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33 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

It's perfectly safe at stock speeds.

Thanks! Just wanted to make sure one last time :)

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