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So I could buy a 4670k and a Z97 board and that'll work just fine?

Yes. 

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Well, Newegg has Z97 boards in stock, for example, this Z97 MPOWER says "MSI POWER LGA 1150"

 

Does that mean it'll be backwards compatible with Haswell? Sorry, haven't been keeping up with all the Z97 info lately :P

 

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yes its comparable im planing to switch my set up soon and grab a z97 sabertooth and drop my 4670k in there 

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Haswell is lga 1150: z97 is compatible with Haswell, Haswell Refresh, Devils Canyon and Broadwell. 

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Haswell is lga 1150: z97 is compatible with Haswell, Haswell Refresh, Devils Canyon and Broadwell. 

 

wait.. if haswell will fit in the new z97 board.. will it fit in old z87? or is that a stupid question? :P

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Haswell is lga 1150: z97 is compatible with Haswell, Haswell Refresh, Devils Canyon and Broadwell. 

 

Yeah, I know that haswell is LGA 1150 lol, but I read somewhere that it wouldn't be backwards compatible with Haswell. I might be wrong, but it would be awesome if they are backwards compatible  :lol:

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wait.. if haswell will fit in the new z97 board.. will it fit in old z87? or is that a stupid question? :P

Haswell obviously :P I think Haswell Refresh and Devils Canyon will but don't quote me on that. However Broadwell will not fit in a z87 motherboard. 

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Haswell obviously :P I think Haswell Refresh and Devils Canyon will but don't quote me on that. However Broadwell will not fit in a z87 motherboard. 

 

So I could buy a 4670k and a Z97 board and that'll work just fine?

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z97 and z87 have the exactly same socket lga 1150

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So I could buy a 4670k and a Z97 board and that'll work just fine?

Yes. 

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z97 and z87 have the exactly same socket lga 1150

There is a thing called electrical incompatibility. 

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Quite a few of these threads

would be nice if Linus covered these boards and the Haswell refresh in a WAN show got kind of brushed over when they were announced due to lack of time;

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Haswell obviously :P I think Haswell Refresh and Devils Canyon will but don't quote me on that. However Broadwell will not fit in a z87 motherboard. 

haswell refresh should fit yes, its only better TIM, 100mhz and stepping ( probably )

devils canyon, whats that, its pentium?

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Haswell obviously :P I think Haswell Refresh and Devils Canyon will but don't quote me on that. However Broadwell will not fit in a z87 motherboard. 

 

i just re-read that and i made no sense at all... oops :P

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