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I currently have a 15 6500 on a z170 msi mobo. Would it be a good idea to upgrade to the 17 9700k and keep my mobo or should I save up more and just do a full new build but keep my GPU and hardrives? If I keep my mobo what features do I actually loose?

msi gaming m5 z170, msi gtx 1070 gaming z 8g, I5 6500 cpu, corsair carbide 600c, corsair vengence 32gig

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The best CPU that fits into that socket is a i7 7700K, which has more per core performance and 4 extra threads (as of right now..).

An i7 9700K or i9 9900K require 300-series motherboard, specifically I would recommend a Z390 boards.

 

P.S. it's an i5 and i7. Not 15, 17. Might make it easier to Google the product numbers :P 

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11 minutes ago, K-swigle said:

If I keep my mobo what features do I actually loose?

You'll lose the entire CPU as it's not compatible [:

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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.

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1 hour ago, Alexsolo said:

The 9th gen processors are not compatible with Z170/Z270 chipset motherboards. 

You would need to change motherboard and CPU (everything else can follow)

Could have swore they were compatible >-< feel dumb now XD thanks. 

msi gaming m5 z170, msi gtx 1070 gaming z 8g, I5 6500 cpu, corsair carbide 600c, corsair vengence 32gig

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1 hour ago, K-swigle said:

I currently have a 15 6500 on a z170 msi mobo. Would it be a good idea to upgrade to the 17 9700k and keep my mobo or should I save up more and just do a full new build but keep my GPU and hardrives? If I keep my mobo what features do I actually loose?

that is not a smart idea. The chipset that the z170 mobo has is not compatible with the i7 9700k

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