Coffee lake upgrade

[ldmendes7]

I currently have an i5 6400 and wanting to upgrade it.  I am wondering if my system ( mainly referring to the motherboard) will support the new i5 8600k when it comes out. Baisically, can I just swap them out or will there be some compatability issues. 

 

My parts:

Motherboard - MSI Z179A M3 Gaming Motherboard

GPU - Asus Strix-GTX 960 2GB

CPU - i5 6400

RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series DDR4 2800MHz

[just_dave]

Nah, Covfefe wont work with your mobo.

When the prices of Kaby drop, you can get 7700K and update the BIOS.

 

[ldmendes7]

Ok thanks, so the 7600k will work right?

1 minute ago, dave_k said:

Nah, Covfefe wont work with your mobo.

When the prices of Kaby drop, you can get 7700K and update the BIOS.

 

Ok thanks, so the 7600k will work right?

[Technomancer__]

Just now, ldmendes7 said:

Ok thanks, so the 7600k will work right?

Ok thanks, so the 7600k will work right?

Yea

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, ldmendes7 said:

Ok thanks, so the 7600k will work right?

That's not an upgrade though, get a 7700(K) or sell your CPU and motherboard and get a Ryzen 5 1600

[SeanAngelo]

5 minutes ago, ldmendes7 said:

I currently have an i5 6400 and wanting to upgrade it.  I am wondering if my system ( mainly referring to the motherboard) will support the new i5 8600k when it comes out. Baisically, can I just swap them out or will there be some compatability issues. 

 

My parts:

Motherboard - MSI Z179A M3 Gaming Motherboard

GPU - Asus Strix-GTX 960 2GB

CPU - i5 6400

RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series DDR4 2800MHz

no. you need a new board

[ldmendes7]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

That's not an upgrade, get a 7700K or sell your CPU and motherboard and get a Ryzen 5 1600

Ok cool, thanks for the help

[Technomancer__]

Just now, Ethocreeper said:

Yea

If your mobo has the BIOS update to support 7th gen

Check from your mobo site

[Ashleyyyy]

31 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

That's not an upgrade though, get a 7700(K) or sell your CPU and motherboard and get a Ryzen 5 1600

that's stupid. if he's gonna sell his current setup he might as well buy the 8600K when it launches.

[BudgetBoy]

coffeelake is worth a money a bit if your a gamer . but still ryzen is the budget king you can get 6c12t in ryzen with the same price of the mcdonald's coffee in the lake i5 6c6t .

[Zeitec]

2 hours ago, firelighter487 said:

that's stupid. if he's gonna sell his current setup he might as well buy the 8600K when it launches.

He can keep his motherboard if he gets a 7700k, and they'll perform basically the same. Z370 boards will probably cost in the neighbourhood of $200. Let's assume the 7700k goes on sale for $300, the 8600k for $280, and Z370 for $200. Let's assume he sells his 6400 for about $100 because they'll be equal to the new i3's and assume he gets $80 for his motherboard (probably a bit high, but whatever). The 7700k system which will perform within +- 10% of the 8600k, costs $300 - $100 = $200. The 8600k system would cost $200 + $280 = $480 - $80 - $100 = $300. He can save about $100 by saving his motherboard and going with a 7700k. Seems like an excellent choice to me.  

[ldmendes7]

5 hours ago, Zeitec said:

He can keep his motherboard if he gets a 7700k, and they'll perform basically the same. Z370 boards will probably cost in the neighbourhood of $200. Let's assume the 7700k goes on sale for $300, the 8600k for $280, and Z370 for $200. Let's assume he sells his 6400 for about $100 because they'll be equal to the new i3's and assume he gets $80 for his motherboard (probably a bit high, but whatever). The 7700k system which will perform within +- 10% of the 8600k, costs $300 - $100 = $200. The 8600k system would cost $200 + $280 = $480 - $80 - $100 = $300. He can save about $100 by saving his motherboard and going with a 7700k. Seems like an excellent choice to me.  

Ok

[ldmendes7]

Ok, so let’s say I just go the 7700k. How do I swap the processors. Do I simply just pop it in and I’m good to go or are the some bios or something I need to do?