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It says here on this amazon page that the core i5-4460 is incompatible with intel motherboards, but that wouldn't make any sense. I've also heard that it's incompatible until I update the bios and then it will be fine, which is it?

 

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-4460-1150-BX80646I54460/dp/B00JIJUBAS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1433805074&sr=1-1&keywords=core+i5+4460&pebp=1433805078851&perid=1JQAJTZ57M05RWT2N25N

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Either Intel doesn't make motherboards right now that support Haswell, or it's a mistake. Regardless, you are correct. Some boards do need a BIOS update in order to support newer CPUs that Intel has released - specifically Haswell Refresh.

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Either Intel doesn't make motherboards right now that support Haswell, or it's a mistake. Regardless, you are correct. Some boards do need a BIOS update in order to support newer CPUs that Intel has released - specifically Haswell Refresh.

 

I have a B85 mobo, and I've heard that that will need a bios update, but it is LGA 1150, so it should be compatible

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I have a B85 mobo, and I've heard that that will need a bios update, but it is LGA 1150, so it should be compatible

Asus has a bios updater for it. You can use a flash drive for it

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Asus has a bios updater for it. You can use a flash drive for it

It works with ASUS boards. Not competitor boards.

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yes, if you update the bios with a non haswell refresh cpu it will work

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Thanks for the help, but why would it say that it's incompatible with intel motherboards

It depends on how they're defining "Intel motherboards," because Intel does make their own boards.

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Oh, that clears up some stuff, I never knew they made their own mobo's

You can find them here: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/motherboards.html

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