cpu help

[mecman00]

I know that the socket type of a CPU matters however if I wanted to change from a Haswell  CPU to Devils Canyon CPU would that be a problem

[Guest]

Yes. It would be

[Creed1]

6 hours ago, mecman00 said:

I know that the socket type of a CPU matters however if I wanted to change from a Haswell  CPU to Devils Canyon CPU would that be a problem

You would need a new motherboard

[Guest]

1 minute ago, EnemySp0tt3d said:

 

 

no it wouldn't. They are the same socket.

I thought 4790k and 4690k are still haswell. well shit

[Canada EH]

You can do whatever you want. Just need to buy extra parts.

[ApolloX75]

44 minutes ago, mecman00 said:

I know that the socket type of a CPU matters however if I wanted to change from a Haswell  CPU to Devils Canyon CPU would that be a problem

If you want to go from a 4670k or 4770k to a 4790k you don't need a new motherboard. Devil's Canyon is still Haswell, it's still LGA1150. Z87, H87 and H81 boards almost universally support the DC release chips with proper BIOS updates.

 

If you want a Haswell-E chip like the 5820k then you need a new motherboard, specifically an X99 LGA2011 v3 board and DDR4.