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i5 4690k compatible with MSI 970A-G46?

Kaiu
By Kaiu
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My friend wants to know if this will work because his buddy's dad is gifting it to him for free. He wants to know if this will be compatible.

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z97 boards are quite cheap though so being gifted a 4690k is not bad at all

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You can put the CPU in that board and it'll work fine but you need a Z97 board to beable to overclock.

 

 

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nope, need an intel compatible motherboard (LGA1150):

 

overclocking

z87 (make sure UEFI is updated for devils canyon)

z97

non-overclocking

h81 (make sure UEFI is updated for devils canyon)

b85 (make sure UEFI is updated for devils canyon)

q85 (make sure UEFI is updated for devils canyon)

q87 (make sure UEFI is updated for devils canyon)

h87 (make sure UEFI is updated for devils canyon)

h97

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6 minutes ago, Yummychickenblue said:

You can put the CPU in that board and it'll work fine but you need a Z97 board to beable to overclock.

No..... completely different socket. That board is AM3+ not LGA 1150.

CPU: Intel i7 - 5820k @ 4.5GHz, Cooler: Corsair H80i, Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7, RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB DDR4 2666MHz CL16,

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16 minutes ago, trag1c said:

No..... completely different socket. That board is AM3+ not LGA 1150.

Oh yeah that's true. Thanks for catching my mistake.

 

 

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42 minutes ago, Yummychickenblue said:

Oh yeah that's true. Thanks for catching my mistake.

You're welcome.

CPU: Intel i7 - 5820k @ 4.5GHz, Cooler: Corsair H80i, Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7, RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB DDR4 2666MHz CL16,

GPU: ASUS GTX 980 Strix, Case: Corsair 900D, PSU: Corsair AX860i 860W, Keyboard: Logitech G19, Mouse: Corsair M95, Storage: Intel 730 Series 480GB SSD, WD 1.5TB Black

Display: BenQ XL2730Z 2560x1440 144Hz

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thx guys! I think hes going for the H97 Asrock then.

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