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Hello everyone, I bought an entry level gaming desktop.
Would an i5-8600k be compatible with the msi z77 mobo and would I need to change the power supply?

What ram would you recommend that is 16GB or should I leave the ram? 

Thanks for the help.

 

Specs: 
Cpu: i5 3570k
Mobo: msi z77 mpower
Memory: 16 gig gskill 1600 ram
Gpu: gigabyte windforce gtx 960 4 gig ddr5
Psu: antec 550w 80plus gold
Hdd: 1 tb samsung 7200rpm

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5 minutes ago, HyperEclipse_ said:

Hello everyone, I bought an entry level gaming desktop.
Would an i5-8600k be compatible with the msi z77 mobo and would I need to change the power supply?

What ram would you recommend that is 16GB or should I leave the ram? 

Thanks for the help.

 

Specs: 
Cpu: i5 3570k
Mobo: msi z77 mpower
Memory: 16 gig gskill 1600 ram
Gpu: gigabyte windforce gtx 960 4 gig ddr5
Psu: antec 550w 80plus gold
Hdd: 1 tb samsung 7200rpm

No it would not be compatible as the 8th gen core processors require the 300 series chipsets. In order to get that CPU you would need to get a new mobo under the 300 series chipset and DDR4 memory. I dont think you will need to upgrade your PSU but if you plan to OC or SLI then I would. otherwise it should be fine

Main system "Kethlon":

Core i7 3820 - Intel Desktop Board DX79TO - 32GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM Dual channel - EVGA GTX 1050 Ti SSC - EVGA 550 B3 - PNY 120GB SSD (boot),WD Blue 1TB (Mass Storage)

See profile for full specs

 

Primary Laptop "Vengeance":

HP HDX16 1370US - Intel Core2Duo P8700 - 4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM Samsung - HGST 1TB 7200RPM (Windows 7, Linux, MacOS 10.11.6) - Nvidia GT 130M 1GB DDR2

 

Downed Laptop "Xarasky":

MacBookPro3,1 - Core2Duo T7700 - 4GB DDR2 RAM 667MHz - Nvidia 8600M GT 256MB VRAM - 640GB HDD (MacOS and Windows)

 

Testing laptop #1 "Leonard":

HP 15 F387WM - AMD A8 7410 APU - 8GB DDR3 Samsung RAM 1600MHz - AMD Radeon R5 graphics (1GB VRAM partitioned out of physical RAM) - 500GB WD Blue mobile drive

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No.  A third generation motherboard is not compatible, not even physically, with an 8th generation chip.

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psu gpu and hdd can stay with a new rig everything else will need to be replaced.

 

I had that exact same cpu I recently upgraded to 8700k myself :D

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Thanks everyone for helping me out I just wanted to make sure and not waste money, haha. :) 

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