Hi all.
My motherboard died on me recently; it's an Aorus Z270X Gaming 8 that was part of a custom-build system I've had for a little over 4 years now.
The motherboard has an LGA 1151 socket for the processor; my processor is an Intel Core i7, 7700K; this is a 7th Generation processor.
I would like to keep all the rest of the hardware I have in my custom-build desktop tower unit and replace the motherboard.
I've been performing some general searches on the 'Net, and also on eBay and Amazon.com. In my searches, I've been including "1151 socket".
You probably know how on places like eBay or Amazon, the searches will come back with "Featured" or "Sponsored", and then you can always refine your search by selecting things like "Prices: Low to High". Well, with a lot of the Search results - no matter the Make/ Brand - even though it's a 1151 socket on the motherboard, it will specify features like "8th & 9th Generation Intel Core".
Since my Core i7, 7700K is a 7th Generation......would it work on a motherboard like this? Hence my post's title: "CPU Socket/ Backwards Compatibility".
The number "1151" stands for the number of pins on the CPU, correct? I could see if I had a 9th Generation processor that was a 1151 socket, but if I had a motherboard that was rated at 6th & 7th Generation, it would not be forward compatible with a processor that had more recent advanced features that is 9th Generation.
So, will my Core i7, 7700K be "backward compatible" with a motherboard that has a 1151 socket but is listed as 8th & 9th Generation?
Thanks for any info;
Pez
My motherboard died on me recently; it's an Aorus Z270X Gaming 8 that was part of a custom-build system I've had for a little over 4 years now.
The motherboard has an LGA 1151 socket for the processor; my processor is an Intel Core i7, 7700K; this is a 7th Generation processor.
I would like to keep all the rest of the hardware I have in my custom-build desktop tower unit and replace the motherboard.
I've been performing some general searches on the 'Net, and also on eBay and Amazon.com. In my searches, I've been including "1151 socket".
You probably know how on places like eBay or Amazon, the searches will come back with "Featured" or "Sponsored", and then you can always refine your search by selecting things like "Prices: Low to High". Well, with a lot of the Search results - no matter the Make/ Brand - even though it's a 1151 socket on the motherboard, it will specify features like "8th & 9th Generation Intel Core".
Since my Core i7, 7700K is a 7th Generation......would it work on a motherboard like this? Hence my post's title: "CPU Socket/ Backwards Compatibility".
The number "1151" stands for the number of pins on the CPU, correct? I could see if I had a 9th Generation processor that was a 1151 socket, but if I had a motherboard that was rated at 6th & 7th Generation, it would not be forward compatible with a processor that had more recent advanced features that is 9th Generation.
So, will my Core i7, 7700K be "backward compatible" with a motherboard that has a 1151 socket but is listed as 8th & 9th Generation?
Thanks for any info;
Pez