Can I use a Intel i7-4790k with a MS-7826 (kaili) motherboard?

[A5567]

Hi, I've been thinking about upgrading my processor, but not my motherboard. I have a MS-7826 (kaili) motherboard, with a LGA1150 socket type. On hp were my motherboard specs was, it said that I can't go above the Intel Core i7 4790 (Haswell) 3.6 GHz Quad Core. Is there any other way I can upgrade my processor with changing my motherboard?

Thanks, A5567

 

[Ryarwood99]

Yes, they will work together, but you will want to start thinking about replacing that motherboard to a z97 board pretty soon

 

[Buglas]

Hi, I've been thinking about upgrading my processor, but not my motherboard. I have a MS-7826 (kaili) motherboard, with a LGA1150 socket type. On hp were my motherboard specs was, it said that I can't go above the Intel Core i7 4790 (Haswell) 3.6 GHz Quad Core. Is there any other way I can upgrade my processor with changing my motherboard?

Thanks, A5567

According to HP, you can go all the way up to a 4790K, that's as high as your chipset can go.
http://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c03748942
"Processor upgrade information"

 

[Chattahoochee]

Short answer is no, unless HP decides to upgrade the bios for your board which is probably not going to happen.
Processor upgrade to a 4790, not a 4790k.

 

[JQB45]

Just out of curiosity what CPU do you have now?

 

[Eximo]

Interestingly they only support the i7-4790 at 84W. The i7-4790k is technically an 88W part. It might be able to run it though, just an undocumented feature they don't want to list because they don't trust their VRMs to power an overclocked chip.

 

[A5567]

Just out of curiosity what CPU do you have now?

I have a i5-4430

 

[A5567]

If I am going to upgrade my motherboard. is it that difficult?

 

[JQB45]

Its the most time consuming part of the computer to replace because you have to remove the graphics card and any other cards attached to the motherboard, all cables attached to the motherboard and then finally the motherboard and then install the new motherboard, wires and finally the graphics card and other cards if you have any. There are youtube videos you can watch that show how to build computers. I recommend watching 2 or 3 of them.

 

[A5567]

Ok, I just don't want to damage the computer.