Confused

[Goku0124]

I have a ga-z170x-ultra and was looking to get a 7600k but when i look it up on pc part picker it says, "Some Intel Z170 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Kaby Lake-S CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions." If i get the 7600k will the my motherboard work with it?

[NumLock21]

Do you have a cpu now?

[Goku0124]

Yes a intel core i3 6100 but it only has 2 cores

[knightslugger]

1 minute ago, Goku0124 said:

If i get the 7600k will the my motherboard work with it?

Maybe, maybe not. 100% depends on the BIOS version the motherboard ships with. If you have not yet purchased the MB, just get a Z270. If you have, you'll need a Skylake CPU to flash the latest BIOS.

[Goku0124]

The bios version is F4

[NumLock21]

Just now, Goku0124 said:

Yes a intel core i3 6100 but it only has 2 cores

Then update the bios first to the latest with your 6100 and then upgrade to the  7600K

[Goku0124]

Is it already updated?

[Goku0124]

[stealth80]

If its the Ultra Gaming

 

http://uk.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z170X-Ultra-Gaming-rev-10#support-dl

 

Then you need to update, new CPU was F7, currently on F23

[Goku0124]

okay thank you

[stealth80]

Just now, Goku0124 said:

Needs updating, just go to the Gigabyte site and download the software and latest bios, run the bios update from file, reboot, shut down, swap CPU's reboot, enter bios, redo bios settings

[TheGlenlivet]

I see F20 for 7th gen support here.

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z170X-Ultra-Gaming-rev-10#support-dl

[Goku0124]

would i use intel bios update or what?

[Goku0124]

thxs i was going to get the 7400 but to me its better to have the more horsepower then not

[knightslugger]

2 minutes ago, Goku0124 said:

would i use intel bios update or what?

Why would you use Intel's BIOS? It's not their motherboard...

[NumLock21]

With the old cpu that you have right now, update to the latest bios. When you are done, then get that 7600K that you want. Newest bios has all of the fixes and updates from the older bios.

[Goku0124]

i dont know which one to download https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z170X-Ultra-Gaming-rev-10#support-dl

[NumLock21]

Just now, Goku0124 said:

i dont know which one to download https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z170X-Ultra-Gaming-rev-10#support-dl

The latest one.

[Goku0124]

i did it said this software doesnt work on this pc

[Goku0124]

[Goku0124]

but im confused https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z170X-Ultra-Gaming-rev-10#support-cpu

[G27Racer_188]

5 minutes ago, Goku0124 said:

You first need to unzip the files locally and then run them.

[rukspuks]

 

[Goku0124]

lol

[Goku0124]

so much faster for a 2 core cpu