[SOLVED] CPU Upgrade assistance

8190andrew

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Jul 3, 2016
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- Looking to upgrade my Cpu with no budget. It will be used for gaming.

Here is my current Build :

Case:iBUYPOWER Revolt 2 Gaming Case - with Revolt 2 RGB Case Lighting
Processor:Intel® Core™ i5-6600K Processor (4x 3.50GHz/6MB L3 Cache) - Intel® Core™ i5-6600K
Motherboard:MSI H110I Pro Wifi -- Wireless AC + Bluetooth, 2x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0
Memory:16 GB [8 GB x2] DDR4-2133 Memory Module - G.SKILL Ripjaws V
Video Card: ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2060
Case Lighting:Default RGB Case Lighting
Power Supply:600 Watt - Corsair CX600 V2 - 80 PLUS Bronze
Processor Cooling:Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid Cooling System - ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow)
Primary Hard Drive:240 GB Kingston UV400 SATA-3 SSD -- Read: 550MB/s; Write: 490MB/s - Single Drive
Secondary Hard Drive:1 TB Hard Drive -- 32MB Cache, 7200RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Sound Card:3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
 
Solution
With a BIOS update your current motherboard can support an i7-7700k at best. Problem is even the i7-7700 runs $350. You would be better off starting new and only taking stuff like the GPU and drives into a new build.