Motherboard Compatibility

[Lord_Zeuz]

Well, I was looking for a motherboard and found the "Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5 WIFI EATX LGA2011-3" and put it next to a  "Intel Core i7-6800K" in partpciker.com, but it shows a hint to keep in mind and I don't know what to do.

Plz halp D: !

[shadowbyte]

When X99 was first released, Haswell-e chips were the only stuff out. (5820k, 5960x, etc.)

Now, intel released Broadwell-e (6800k, 6950x, etc.). They fit in the exact same socket, but thanks to the slightly difference architecture, require a BIOS update on some board before they can be used.

 

[Lord_Zeuz]

1 minute ago, shadowbyte said:

When X99 was first released, Haswell-e chips were the only stuff out. (5820k, 5960x, etc.)

Now, intel released Broadwell-e (6800k, 6950x, etc.). They fit in the exact same socket, but thanks to the slightly difference architecture, require a BIOS update on some board before they can be used.

 

But are they compatible?

[shadowbyte]

1 minute ago, Lord_Zeuz said:

But are they compatible?

Yes