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Will it work with an msi z87 g42 pc mate out of the box?

Nope. Not out of the box.  You need a BIOS update, which requires a working Haswell processor.

 

If you want it to work out of the box, you need a Z97 motherboard.

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Of course lol

 

Remember this, Devil's Canyon is just Haswell.

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Of course lol

 

Remember this, Devil's Canyon is just Haswell.

No, it requires a BIOS update before it will work.

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No, it requires a BIOS update before it will work.

 

But why does it, Intel just used a Haswell chip, thinner IHS and better thermal paste, why would a BIOS update be needed?

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But why does it, Intel just used a Haswell chip, thinner IHS and better thermal paste, why would a BIOS update be needed?

Firmware.

 

It will work, it just needs a BIOS update.  In order to update the BIOS, you have to have a working Haswell processor so that you can actually do the update.

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