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Does an i7-7700k work with my ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard?

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Would an Intel i7-7700k fit with my ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming mobo? Or does it only go up to 6th gen?

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Just now, p1ng said:

Would an Intel i7-7700k fit with my ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming mobo? Or does it only go up to 6th gen?

Yea as long as you have the most up to date bios version for it.

CPU: Intel i7 7700K | GPU: ROG Strix GTX 1080Ti | PSU: Seasonic X-1250 (faulty) | Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200Mhz 16GB | OS Drive: Western Digital Black NVMe 250GB | Game Drive(s): Samsung 970 Evo 500GB, Hitachi 7K3000 3TB 3.5" | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z270x Gaming 7 | Case: Fractal Design Define S (No Window and modded front Panel) | Monitor(s): Dell S2716DG G-Sync 144Hz, Acer R240HY 60Hz (Dead) | Keyboard: G.SKILL RIPJAWS KM780R MX | Mouse: Steelseries Sensei 310 (Striked out parts are sold or dead, awaiting zen2 parts)

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Okay, thank you for the quick answer guys! :D 

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you need to have the lastest bios version and you can only update the bios with an 6th gen cpu

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12 minutes ago, p1ng said:

Would an Intel i7-7700k fit with my ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming mobo? 

Yes, after you update your BIOS.

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

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3 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Yes, after you update your BIOS.

Does that apply to my MSI Z170a Gaming M5 MOBO too? I mean can I upgrade my processor to i7 7700K?

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K, Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5, RAM: G.Skill DDR4 2 x 8GB GPU: MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X, Case: Cooler Master MasterCase 5

Storage: WD Blue 1TB, Samsund 850 EVO 250 GB, PSU: Corsair RM 750X, Display(s): BenQ BL2710PT: Cooling: Thermalright True Spirit 140 Power

Mouse: Gamdias DEMETER II- 3200DPI Gaming Mouse, Operating System: Windows 8.1
 

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Just now, steve-kon said:

Does that apply to my MSI Z170a Gaming M5 MOBO too? I mean can I upgrade my processor to i7 7700K?

Yes, update your BIOS to the latest version and you are good to go.

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

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