No. They are not even the same socket. The 7th gen Intel cpus only work on 100 and 200 series chipsets. The 90 series chipsets work with the 4th and 5th gen Intel cpus.Hello,
Can the gigabyte ga-z97x-gaming 3 use an i7-7700 cpu?
I ask as It says it handles i7 cpu's
Thanks
Gren
Hello,No. They are not even the same socket. The 7th gen Intel cpus only work on 100 and 200 series chipsets. The 90 series chipsets work with the 4th and 5th gen Intel cpus.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z97X-Gaming-3-rev-10/support#support-cpuHello,
Ok Thanks for your help.
Have a great day
Gren