Did i f*** up?

[Woose1]

So i bought this mobo http://www.msi.com/product/motherboard/X99A-SLI-PLUS.html#hero-overview and i am getting a Intel i7 6700k at the start of next month. And after a bit if reading i might have read the chipset wrong on the mobo? So my question is will this combo work?

 

Thanks for all help

[shadowbyte]

yep..you fucked up. It's a different socket

[runit3]

So i bought this mobo http://www.msi.com/product/motherboard/X99A-SLI-PLUS.html#hero-overview and i am getting a Intel i7 6700k at the start of next month. And after a bit if reading i might have read the chipset wrong on the mobo? So my question is will this combo work?

 

Thanks for all help

You bought the wrong MOBO. Skylake is Z170 aka 1151. X99 is 2011-v3. It will not work.

 

*edit* you could always buy a 5820k, which will work in X99, and is roughly the same price (maybe even cheaper) than the 6700k.

[Godlygamer23]

The 6700K uses LGA1151, while X99 uses LGA2011v3. The two are not compatible.

[Whorax]

That mobo will not work.

 

You'll want a Z170 motherboard.

[silentmelodies]

No. Different platform.

[BLCT]

Yeah wrong mobo, just get a 5820k. Hell it's a hexacore plus it performs similar to that quad core 6700k  

[Nacho Marco Segui]

No it won't work sorry

[UnlimitedTMD]

you fucked up mate, it`s a 2011-3 socket

[Joegeddon]

You're going to want to send it back and get a refund if you want to use that CPU. It's the wrong socket.

[airdeano]

welcome to the Linus Tech Tips forums!

 

yes, wrong mobo for your chip selection.

here are MSI z170 compatibale to your chip selection: http://www.msi.com/product/motherboard/#?chipset=Intel Z170&chipset_no=1250

[ryanmmax]

NO! you did not F Up...  you just need a 5820K CPU.  

 

At the end of the day, will need the same RAM, PS, Cooler, case, HDD, SSD, GPU....   and the 5820k cost about the same so really your fine

[Leonard]

You fucked up so badly, you are going to get pregnant.

 

just get a 2011v3 CPU or send back the MOBO and get a z170 MOBO.

[Woose1]

You bought the wrong MOBO. Skylake is Z170 aka 1151. X99 is 2011-v3. It will not work.

 

*edit* you could always buy a 5820k, which will work in X99, and is roughly the same price (maybe even cheaper) than the 6700k.

How is the preformase diffrens on the to cpus is there a large gap?

[runit3]

How is the preformase diffrens on the to cpus is there a large gap?

IPC on Skylake is ~5-10% difference depending on the application or test. The 5820k has a 2c/4t advantage over the 6700. If you're doing any video editing/production, or have software platforms that can utilize those extra cores it would be well worth it (considering they're the same price).

[Loxa]

How do people keep doing this on this forum... Lol

[AsrielDreemurr]

You did. Sorry to say. Get a 5820k. It will be somewhat similar to the 6700k