8th Gen Motherboard with 6th gen processor

[Trafalgar747]

Hi there everyone, I'm curios to know without having to do my own research hehehhehe whether or not Intel's 8th gen motherboards will support a 6th generation processor. I know that 8th gen will be on the LGA 1151 socket, but I have heard rumors that Intel wont allow support for previous gen processors on its new boards.

I currently have a 6th gen i3 6100 in one of my PC's, but the board that I got with it was faulty and I didn't want to go through the horrible process or claiming warranty or RMA. (well thats what you get for buying a $25 motherboard)

I just wanted to know whether I could replace my current motherboard with a new 8th gen one soon, and If by any chance I would be able to BCLK overclock the i3 6100 like you could with select BIOS'S and boards on Z170 with the new 8th gen boards.

Let me know what you think,
Cheers

 

[nitinvaid20]

I dont think its gonna work and has never worked before so not with the 8th gen too

 

[feelinfroggy777]

No one knows for sure, but I doubt it. It is Intel after all.

 

[why_wolf]

It probably won't. Intels general method is two generations of support and then a cut off. So 6&7th gen worked equally on the 100 and 200 series motherboards.

They did make it a lot more confusing by not changing the socket type like they normally do as well.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Hi there everyone, I'm curios to know without having to do my own research hehehhehe whether or not Intel's 8th gen processors will support a 6th generation processor.

We talking child support ? Spousal Support ? Just teasin'

Ya typically have the tick / tock thing where a board will support an old gen CPU, but ... big caveat ... when a user brought one in once ... ya needed the new CPU in place to update the BIOS;. Wasn't worth the T & E so user just bought the new CPU and returned the old. Have never found a reason that could justify changing the MoBo while keeping the old processor. So even, if it was supported , I can think of any logical reason to do so. Nothing to be gained.

 

[Alphasa]

Just wait until the boards are released and check the processor support lists.

 

[derekullo]

Just wait until the boards are released and check the processor support lists.

I second this.

No point speculating.

 

[Trafalgar747]

Hi there everyone, I'm curios to know without having to do my own research hehehhehe whether or not Intel's 8th gen processors will support a 6th generation processor.

We talking child support ? Spousal Support ? Just teasin'

Ya typically have the tick / tock thing where a board will support an old gen CPU, but ... big caveat ... when a user brought one in once ... ya needed the new CPU in place to update the BIOS;. Wasn't worth the T & E so user just bought the new CPU and returned the old. Have never found a reason that could justify changing the MoBo while keeping the old processor. So even, if it was supported , I can think of any logical reason to do so. Nothing to be gained.

Thanks for letting me know of that mistake
My current motherboard has only 1 working ram slot out of the two, so one of my 8GB sticks or ram are just lying around. Another thing, I plan on getting an 8th gen i5(K) in the later future too.
Also I don't really mind going through the hassle of getting an 8th gen CPU to fix update the BIOS, but I'd probably make sure I can do it before I go ahead and buy the motherboard like that.