Quick PcPartPicker Question

[MrPerezOP]

Hey trying to build this new PC. I have a lot of the parts. One of the parts I'm missing is the CPU and I just got this error from PCPartPicker. I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter but I would like the opinion of someone more knowledgeable than me.

Here is the build:https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MRWFqk

Here is the screenshot in case the link didn't show it.

Thanks ahead of time.

[Oshino Shinobu]

It really depends what version of the BIOS your board has. If it's an older BIOS that doesn't support KabyLake, the CPU will not work and you'd need to find a Skylake CPU to borrow in order to update the BIOS. If the BIOS is a newer version that does support KabyLake, it's not an issue. 

 

Without a working CPU, there is no way of checking the BIOS version that board is using. 

 

EDIT: Use USB BIOS Flashback.

[Guest]

Get a Z270 and problem solved. Also why 300 dollars for a mobo? That's absurd 

[MrPerezOP]

7 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

It really depends what version of the BIOS your board has. If it's an older BIOS that doesn't support KabyLake, the CPU will not work and you'd need to find a Skylake CPU to borrow in order to update the BIOS. If the BIOS is a newer version that does support KabyLake, it's not an issue. 

 

Without a working CPU, there is no way of checking the BIOS version that board is using. 

 

 

I have the motherboard that is in the build. Is there any way I would know what the BIOS is before having a CPU in there?

[ARikozuM]

2 minutes ago, MrPerezOP said:

I have the motherboard that is in the build. Is there any way I would before putting a CPU in there?

If you have a computer repair shop, ask them if they could do the update for you.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, MrPerezOP said:

I have the motherboard that is in the build. Is there any way I would before putting a CPU in there?

Use BIOS flashback on your mobo to update BIOS. It's easy if you. Follow instructions from their manual

 

[Oshino Shinobu]

7 minutes ago, MrPerezOP said:

I have the motherboard that is in the build. Is there any way I would before putting a CPU in there?

No. At this point, if you order the CPU it will either work or it won't. It's a matter of luck whether you got an updated BIOS or not. If it works, great. If not, you're going to have to find a compatible Skylake CPU that you can use in order to update the BIOS. If you can't find one, or can't find a store that will update the BIOS for you, you'll need to replace the board with one with an updated BIOS or a Z270 board. 

 

If you can, I would advise returning the Z170 board and getting a Z270 board instead. 

 

EDIT: Scratch that, use USB BIOS Flashback, the button is on the main part of the board, not the rear I/O

[Guest]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

If you have a computer repair shop, ask them if they could do the update for you.

No need.

[Guest]

Just now, Oshino Shinobu said:

No. At this point, if you order the CPU it will either work or it won't. It's a matter of luck whether you got an updated BIOS or not. If it works, great. If not, you're going to have to find a compatible Skylake CPU that you can use in order to update the BIOS. If you can't find one, or can't find a store that will update the BIOS for you, you'll need to replace the board with one with an updated BIOS or a Z270 board. 

 

If you can, I would advise returning the Z170 board and getting a Z270 board instead. 

It has BIOS flashback though. 

[Oshino Shinobu]

3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Use BIOS flashback on your mobo to update BIOS. It's easy if you. Follow instructions from their manual

 

The board does not support BIOS Flashback. 

[Oshino Shinobu]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

It has BIOS flashback though. 

It does not (not that I can see)

 

EDIT: It does, was looking at the rear I/O

[Oshino Shinobu]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

It has BIOS flashback though. 

So it does. Was looking at the rear I/O of the board where it normally is, but it's on the "internal" part of the board. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

It does not (not that I can see)

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

So it does. Was looking at the rear I/O of the board where it normally is, but it's on the "internal" part of the board. 

Asus should have given that feature for a $300 board lol

[Oshino Shinobu]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

-snip-

Yeah, I'm used to the BIOS flashback button being on the rear I/O, so I just looked at that quickly and assumed it wasn't supported as there was no button. 

 

I wish it was just a matter of all boards supporting BIOS flashback, it's such a good feature. 

[MrPerezOP]

6 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Yeah, I'm used to the BIOS flashback button being on the rear I/O, so I just looked at that quickly and assumed it wasn't supported as there was no button. 

 

I wish it was just a matter of all boards supporting BIOS flashback, it's such a good feature. 

 

Just to make sure. I should buy the CPU and use this BIOS flashback? Which I have never done. And it should fix any issues I have.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, MrPerezOP said:

Just to make sure. I should buy the CPU and use this BIOS flashback? Which I have never done. And it should fix any issues I have.

Yeah. The motherboard manual is a nice place to check 

[Oshino Shinobu]

3 minutes ago, MrPerezOP said:

Just to make sure. I should buy the CPU and use this BIOS flashback? Which I have never done. And it should fix any issues I have.

Buy the CPU and put it in the board. Boot up and see if it works. If it does, no worries. If it doesn't, use USB BUOS flashback to update to the latest BIOS and it should allow the CPU to work with the board, therefore fixing the issue. 

 

Asus have a guide on using BIOS flashback. It's not hard, it's just a matter of putting a file on a USB drive, maybe renaming it (follow your board's manual to find out if/what you need to rename the file to), plugging the USB drive into a port (normally a specific port, again, check your board's manual, which can be found on the support page of the board's product page) then pressing a button on the board. 

 

http://event.asus.com/2012/mb/USB_BIOS_Flashback_GUIDE/

[LienusLateTips]

Not related, but I just want to ask why you have a 1000W Platnium PSU and a FE GTX 1080?

[MrPerezOP]

5 minutes ago, JDE said:

Not related, but I just want to ask why you have a 1000W Platnium PSU and a FE GTX 1080?

 

I don't know, me being me. Do you have a recommendation for me? Or am I doing something wrong?

 

[MrPerezOP]

6 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Buy the CPU and put it in the board. Boot up and see if it works. If it does, no worries. If it doesn't, use USB BUOS flashback to update to the latest BIOS and it should allow the CPU to work with the board, therefore fixing the issue. 

 

Asus have a guide on using BIOS flashback. It's not hard, it's just a matter of putting a file on a USB drive, maybe renaming it (follow your board's manual to find out if/what you need to rename the file to), plugging the USB drive into a port (normally a specific port, again, check your board's manual, which can be found on the support page of the board's product page) then pressing a button on the board. 

 

http://event.asus.com/2012/mb/USB_BIOS_Flashback_GUIDE/

 

Okay this is the answer I needed! Thank you and everyone else who helped!

[LienusLateTips]

4 minutes ago, MrPerezOP said:

I don't know, me being me. Do you have a recommendation for me? Or am I doing something wrong?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hxZYtJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hxZYtJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($343.22 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-DELUXE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($289.45 @ Jet) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($224.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($141.98 @ Directron) 
Storage: Toshiba X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($149.99 @ Other World Computing) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($504.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($179.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2140.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 20:10 EDT-0400

 

Just changed HDD, GPU, PSU and Wifi card

[MrPerezOP]

18 minutes ago, JDE said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hxZYtJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hxZYtJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($343.22 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-DELUXE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($289.45 @ Jet) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($224.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($141.98 @ Directron) 
Storage: Toshiba X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($149.99 @ Other World Computing) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($504.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($179.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2140.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 20:10 EDT-0400

 

Just changed HDD, GPU, PSU and Wifi card

 

Mind explaining why? Sorry, just like learning what others see.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, MrPerezOP said:

Mind explaining why? Sorry, just like learning what others see.

The hard drive was out of stock, founders edition is more expensive but they run a lot higher, the PSU was way to overkill so I got a better quality lower wattage one for less and the wifi card you got didn't support ac wifi unlike this one.

[MrPerezOP]

13 minutes ago, JDE said:

The hard drive was out of stock, founders edition is more expensive but they run a lot higher, the PSU was way to overkill so I got a better quality lower wattage one for less and the wifi card you got didn't support ac wifi unlike this one.

 

Perfect! Thanks for your help!