Compatible CPU with Gigabyte H97M-HD3 Motherboard

[Anthony Gridley]

Hello

I'm new to upgrading a PC and i'm going to do it bit by bit but I thought i'd start with a high end processor.

I have the Gigabyte H97M-HD3 Motherboard Bios Version F7 and I wondered if the Intel Core i7-4790K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1150 88W BX80646I74790K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600 is compatable?

also are there any better processors than the one above without changing the motherboard?

Thanks

 

[Supahos]

Get a 4790 (without the k) it'll be cheaper and you cant overclock on that motherboard anyway (k means overclocking) other than that nope that's the best CPU that works in that board (and should do an awesome job at anything you throw at it)

 

[Ecky]

The 4790k has higher clockspeed and will work fine.

 

[Zerk2012]

http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4965
That is the CPU support list for that board. The i7 4790K is the best processor you can buy for it. Even though the board is not made for overclocking the 4790K has a 0.4 faster clock speed than the regular 4790.