i5 9600k incompatibilty

[razvandvl]

Hi guys,

I have a i5 9600k recently bought on a Z370P, but I forgot to update the bios, now nothing happens when I boot it, I was thinking that I can update the bios straight after but I think there's no other way than getting an older version cpu, update the bios and try again?

Thanks

 

[Paul NZ]

Is the mobo the Gigabyte Z370P or the ASUS Z370-P? Both of these are 8th gen mobos

The I5 9600K, is a 9th gen CPU, and isnt compatible with either of them

So, you'll have to either replace the mobo with one that supports Coffee Lake.

Or replace the CPU with one that supports Kaby Lake/Skylake CPU's

 

[bignastyid]

Is the mobo the Gigabyte Z370P or the ASUS Z370-P? Both of these are 8th gen mobos

The I5 9600K, is a 9th gen CPU, and isnt compatible with either of them

So, you'll have to either replace the mobo with one that supports Coffee Lake.

Or replace the CPU with one that supports Kaby Lake/Skylake CPU's

Both of those motherboards are compatible with 8th gen(Coffee lake) and 9th gen(Coffee lake refresh), they just require a bios update for 9th gen support.
https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/Z370P-D3-rev-10#support-cpu
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-Z370-P/HelpDesk_CPU/

Kaby lake and Skylake(7th and 6th) gen only work on 1xx and 2xx series motherboards.

 

[Paul NZ]

Oh ok then my bad. If it supported flashback you could have used that. But I dont think they do

 

[WildCard999]

If you live near Western Massachusetts I'll let you borrow my G5400 to update your BIOS.

 

[bignastyid]

Hi guys,

I have a i5 9600k recently bought on a Z370P, but I forgot to update the bios, now nothing happens when I boot it, I was thinking that I can update the bios straight after but I think there's no other way than getting an older version cpu, update the bios and try again?

Thanks

If the board is using an older bios(likely the issue) you'll need to update bios to use the system. Only a few boards support updating the bios without a cpu or without a compatible cpu installed. Nither of the 2 boards I listed in my previous post support this feature.
A couple of options are
- Borrow an 8th gen cpu and use it to update the bios
- Buy an 8th gen cpu and use it to upgrade the bios
- Return the motherboard and get a Z390 board as they support 9th gen out of the box.

 

[razvandvl]

But my question was if my board is using an older version, is that how it should behave? Not boot at all? Not any error messages on the screen? I'm only asking because I'm afraid of the cpu being faulty as I have installed an Artic Cooler with low skills in my hands.

 

[Paul NZ]

If it doesn't have the BIOS that supports the new CPU. It'll do nothing.

It'll look like the CPU is faulty. It isn't the system wont know / or doesn't know what it is until you update the BIOS

You'll have to do what bignastyid said in the previous post

 

[razvandvl]

Can I use a older version of LGA 1151 or it has to be the 8th gen?

Thanks

 

[bignastyid]

Can I use a older version of LGA 1151 or it has to be the 8th gen?

Thanks

Has to be 8th gen, 6th and 7th gen are not compatible with the 300 series boards.