[SOLVED] i7-4770 upgrade with ASUS M51AC (Socket 1150) for Intel H87 Motherboard

[stevenb_24]

Hello,

I've had my current rig for 4 years now, ASUS Essentio M51AC Series and I am looking to upgrade my CPU to a 4Ghz+ CPU. There is no overclocking options in the BiOS for the i7-4770 Chipset, however, the i7-4770 can reach turbo to 3.9GHz.I currently play high end games such as Battlefield V and Assassins Creed: Odyssey. I can play these game pretty good on Ultra with my GPU, reaching anywhere between 80-115 FPS. Further specs below that may assist resolving if I need to replace my motherboard or if there's a compatible 7th or 9th Gen Intel CPU to my current. I'm looking to purchase the i7-8700. I'm trying to "avoid" purchasing additional CPU fans and heat sink. Thanks in advance!

GPU: GTX 1070 (Founders Edition)

CPU: i7-4770 @ 3.4GHz
Package Socket: 1150 LGA

RAM: 32G (DDR3-12800)

Motherboard: Model: M51AC (Socket 1150)
Southbridge Vendor: Intel
Southbridge Model: H87
Southbridge Revision: C2

Monitor: ASUS MX279 @ 60Hz (looking to upgrade to 144Hz)

 

[Darkbreeze]

There is no compatibility between your motherboard and ANY newer CPU that is not 4th gen except the 5th gen Haswell refresh CPUs and that will probably require that you update the bios.

The 4790k is the most powerful consumer CPU you can run in that motherboard, probably, but it's hard to say. That model number seems to be the model of the whole PC, not the motherboard itself.

Edit:

Actually, looking around a bit more, it seems like that motherboard never received a bios update that allowed 5th gen CPUs to work in it. I think you will need to upgrade the entire platform if you want a better CPU. I'd suggest just replacing the whole works. It's a waste of money to buy a new motherboard and CPU just to move forward one gen that didn't improve things all that much and for any newer platform you will need an entirely new motherboard, CPU AND memory, since DDR3 is not supported on any system after the AMD FX series or Haswell refresh 5th gen series of products.