I7 4790k on h81 question

[SofosVoutsas]

Hello guys I have a h81 motherboard of gigabyte wit pentium g3258 on it and I want to upgrade it with an i7 4790k but I ve heard ppl say that h81 mobos dont support devils canyon cpus like i7 4790k..I need the h81 for around 2 months or less.

 

[SkyNetRising]

You may need to update motherboard BIOS to support your desired CPU.

 

[Gingerbread]

Yes, depends entirely on the h81 board. But most likely it supports the 4790k at worst you will need a bios update.

 

[cosmoji]

and ofcourse, update the bios before changing the cpu. and if it helps, heres a list of older motherboards that can supports devils canyon.
http://thepcenthusiast.com/list-of-8-series-motherboards-compatible-with-intel-devils-canyon/