i7 7700k with gigabyte H170m-DS3H

[zekedattile]

i7 7700k with gigabyte H170m-DS3H. Will they be compatible?

 

[Dunlop0078]

If that H170 board has a BIOS installed that supports kaby lake then yes it is compatible. If it does not you will need a compatible skylake cpu in order to install a BIOS that add's compatibility for kaby lake.

Also you will not be able to overclock the CPU with that board or use memory speeds higher than 2400mhz.

 

[zekedattile]

okay what board would you recommend for around the same price that works for that cpu

 

[n0ns3ns3]

what are you trying to achieve ?
do you have the CPU already ?
what is the budget for CPU and MB ?

 

[zekedattile]

what are you trying to achieve ?
do you have the CPU already ?
what is the budget for CPU and MB ?

Getting the Intel I7 7700k for christmas. Im not looking to overclock or anything. just want a board that will run the cpu effectively. looking around $150 or less. But if i can use the board i already have i'll just use that. I don't really understand the whole needing the right bios. How do i know which bios i have? or know if it will work with the 7700k? i Currently have the I5 6500k installed now.

 

[Wolfshadw]

okay what board would you recommend for around the same price that works for that cpu

If you already have the motherboard and a CPU running on that motherboard, then all you need to do is update the BIOS so the Kaby-Lake I7-7700K processor is compatible with your current motherboard.

-Wolf sends

 

[n0ns3ns3]

why not i5-8600K + z370 MB ?
it will do better job in a long run.

 

[zekedattile]

okay what board would you recommend for around the same price that works for that cpu

If you already have the motherboard and a CPU running on that motherboard, then all you need to do is update the BIOS so the Kaby-Lake I7-7700K processor is compatible with your current motherboard.

-Wolf sends

How would i go about doing that?