New build

[milanvipa]

So, i have a noob issue that confuse me on many levels  I am finaly building ( acctualy piece-by-piece) new PC (from used parts  ) to upgrade from old one(775/e6850/4gb/gtx260) and building desk to fit things inside, there I came to subject that bothers me . I bought a Asus Maximus Ranger VIII , i bought RAM   Apacer DDR4 16GB 2400MHz , GPU Asus 7970 directCU II (it was like 70eur...) ,and no CPU...on Asus website it states that MOBO is compatible with i3 8100 but all around forums i read that is not...somewhere says it is , somewhere its not...confusion is high. As far I understand i3 8100 is z370 and my MOBO is z170 ...and the arangment of the pins in socket is diferent so its not backward compatible with z170, but i really dont want to blow 200+ eur on CPU that i cant use or have to bother with reseling later on, so i have to ask kind Gods of LTT to help me . Sorry for bad English , rusty af.

BTW if someone has some 600w PSU to spare ...send it my way  

 

[Jurrunio]

Nope you misread the list

Spoiler

 

Z170 motherboard like this doesnt not support 8th gen. You can only use 6th and 7th gen. How much did you pay for it though?

[milanvipa]

Thanks for quick answer, now i have some things cleared away  ! And apparently i have read the list bad...although i could swear i saw i3 8100 there...my brain is playing with me  after all that sanding of MDF and coffee

Mobo : 90 eur (in box with all accesories included)
GPU : 70 eur ( in box with all accesories included) 
RAm : its expensive here in Serbia...really its forest fire going through wallet ...16 gb for 240 eur. Tested all 3 working like charm with friends CPU (its Pentium ...dont remember which one)

Parts here are really expensive, due to high % going to state...thats why i go for used parts. Going for AIO for GPU and CPU (ID-Cooling HUNTER DUET)  since custom water loop would cost like a decent car here...(like bmw 320d ) 

[milanvipa]

Problem solved. @mod delete