please help, CPU question

[Min._.katt]

hello, I messed up my pc and got the wrong CPU and screwed myself. does the msi z390 work well with the i7 9700K?

 

this is my specs:

Intel Core i7-6700K 4 GHz Quad-Core Processor

Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133

Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card

NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case

Cooler Master MWE Gold 850w

Corsair LL120

[Slottr]

1 minute ago, Min._.katt said:

does the msi z390 work well with the i7 9700K?

Yep

[Min._.katt]

if i just take out the cpu and replace it with the i7 9700k and restart the motherboard, will there be any issues?

[.Apex.]

12 minutes ago, Min._.katt said:

hello, I messed up my pc and got the wrong CPU and screwed myself. does the msi z390 work well with the i7 9700K?

 

this is my specs:

Intel Core i7-6700K 4 GHz Quad-Core Processor

Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133

Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card

NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case

Cooler Master MWE Gold 850w

Corsair LL120

Yes the 9700K would work with the Z390, though to clarify more, Z390 supports only 8th Gen and 9th Gen CPUs.

 

If you've bought this system recently, I also advise to return your RAM and replace it with 3000Mhz+ RAM, it is the same price as 2133Mhz but there should be a significant benefit in speed, hell I've even found 3600Mhz for 67$ which is 2$ more than 2133Mhz.

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-PC4-28800-Desktop-Memory/dp/B07RM39V5F

 

And also do you have an SSD in your system? I really recommend buying one to at least put your system on, and keep the HDD for other things, 240GB SSD goes for 30$.

[.Apex.]

3 minutes ago, Min._.katt said:

if i just take out the cpu and replace it with the i7 9700k and restart the motherboard, will there be any issues?

It should boot up just fine

[cr8tor]

9 minutes ago, Min._.katt said:

does the msi z390 work well with the i7 9700K

Its good to learn to look this up yourself.

Most mobo manufactures list compatible CPU's and Memory fairly clearly these days.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/MPG-Z390-GAMING-EDGE-AC#support-cpu

Also note, the 9700k requires bios version 7B17vA5.zip

[Moonzy]

17 minutes ago, cr8tor said:

Its good to learn to look this up yourself.

Most mobo manufactures list compatible CPU's and Memory fairly clearly these days.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/MPG-Z390-GAMING-EDGE-AC#support-cpu

Also note, the 9700k requires bios version 7B17vA5.zip

z390 launches alongside the 9000 series chips iirc, so it should be compatible

Z370 would require a bios update for earlier boards

[cr8tor]

29 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

z390 launches alongside the 9000 series chips iirc, so it should be compatible

Z370 would require a bios update for earlier boards

"9700k requires bios version 7B17vA5.zip"

This is right from the CPU support page its self.

  

[Min._.katt]

2 minutes ago, cr8tor said:

"9700k requires bios version 7B17vA5.zip"

This is right from the CPU support page its self.

  

okay thank you so much

[Min._.katt]

2 hours ago, Slottr said:

Yep

I had a i7 6700k on that motherboard, does that explain why nothing would display, even the BIOS cause I had the wrong CPU ?

[Min._.katt]

2 hours ago, .Apex. said:

It should boot up just fine

I had a i7 6700k on that motherboard, does that explain why nothing would display, even the BIOS cause I had the wrong CPU ?

[Slottr]

Just now, Min._.katt said:

I had a i7 6700k on that motherboard, does that explain why nothing would display, even the BIOS cause I had the wrong CPU ?

Yeppers.

 

CPU may fit in the socket, but it doesn't mean its compatible unfortunately

[.Apex.]

13 minutes ago, Min._.katt said:

I had a i7 6700k on that motherboard, does that explain why nothing would display, even the BIOS cause I had the wrong CPU ?

Yes, the 6700K is a 6th Gen CPU and is not supported on Z390, it's using the same socket which is confusing but it would not work at all on that motherboard by design.

[Min._.katt]

by doing that, did it damage the board ?

[Min._.katt]

5 hours ago, .Apex. said:

Yes, the 6700K is a 6th Gen CPU and is not supported on Z390, it's using the same socket which is confusing but it would not work at all on that motherboard by design.

by doing that, did it damage the board ?

[Min._.katt]

5 hours ago, Slottr said:

Yeppers.

 

CPU may fit in the socket, but it doesn't mean its compatible unfortunately

by doing that, did it damage the board ?

[.Apex.]

58 minutes ago, Min._.katt said:

by doing that, did it damage the board ?

It should not damage the board, no