kabylake on z170 board?

[darksoul43]

im buying my new cpu next week, im either getting the 6700k or 7700k, the price difference looks to be 60-80$ nz (so $40-$60 usd) i have the asrock extreme 6 z170 and just wanted to know if kabylake will work on it

[Omie]

1 minute ago, darksoul43 said:

im buying my new cpu next week, im either getting the 6700k or 7700k, the price difference looks to be 60-80$ nz (so $40-$60 usd) i have the asrock extreme 6 z170 and just wanted to know if kabylake will work on it

Yes, kabylake will work on z170 boards, however, a BIOS update may be needed.

[App4that]

You will lose features, not a good option unless it's just a filler. 

[darksoul43]

32 minutes ago, App4that said:

You will lose features, not a good option unless it's just a filler. 

wouldnt i get the same features as skylake? and just the benefits of a new generation cpu such as clock speeds and such and maybe the decoding for 4k video?

[darksoul43]

43 minutes ago, Omie said:

Yes, kabylake will work on z170 boards, however, a BIOS update may be needed.

are you able to do a bios update without the cpu?

 

[App4that]

11 minutes ago, darksoul43 said:

wouldnt i get the same features as skylake? and just the benefits of a new generation cpu such as clock speeds and such and maybe the decoding for 4k video?

Kabylake has more lanes to offer to things like SATA and M.2. That means more devices can be plugged in. There's also Octane, and some still unstudied improvements in color accuracy. No guaranties but enough so I wouldn't put a Kabylake in a Z170. 

[Princess Luna]

14 minutes ago, darksoul43 said:

are you able to do a bios update without the cpu?

 

depending on the board this may apply

http://rog.asus.com/technology/republic-of-gamers-motherboard-innovations/usb-bios-flashback/

[Pwent]

What board does everyone here recommend for the Kaby Lake?

 

I'm finally upgrading after years. On a budget so I should probably just buy the skylake but the kaby is only $30 more at my micro center so why not. 

[App4that]

ASRock has the best boards on a budget for Kabylake right now. 

[Pwent]

8 minutes ago, App4that said:

ASRock has the best boards on a budget for Kabylake right now. 

Any specific boards I should look at? Other wise I'll probably just find the least expensive.

[App4that]

For a K skew? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157740&cm_re=z270-_-13-157-740-_-Product

 

or, make sure to watch this.

 

 

[darksoul43]

2 hours ago, App4that said:

Kabylake has more lanes to offer to things like SATA and M.2. That means more devices can be plugged in. There's also Octane, and some still unstudied improvements in color accuracy. No guaranties but enough so I wouldn't put a Kabylake in a Z170. 

Makes sense that not all feature would work,  but with a bios update I'd think it'd work,  will wait for some reviewer to see what happens

[Pwent]

The Z270 Extreme4 is on its way to my house! 

 

Thsnk you you for the info!