Will Intel Core I7 7700k work on the Asus H97-Pro Gamer mobo?

[darrysno]

I am thinking of buying the Intel Core 7700k to replace my current cpu, but i don't know if i would have to buy a new motherboard with it or if it will fit on my current one. According to what i found when i googled it it should be fine, but i'm asking just to make sure.


Another side question that maybe should be my first question: My current CPU is the Intel Core I5 4460 and my GPU is the GTX 970, which one would be best to upgrade first?

 

[Lutfij]

No! You'll need a Z270 chipset board or a board that is from the 200 series chipset by Intel.

In short,
H270
B250
Z270

The board you have will only support Intel's Haswell and Haswell refresh processors.

 

[Snipergod87]

Most you can upgrade to is a 4790k, beyond that you need a new motherboard and new DDR4 RAM.
I have a 4770k and have no problems running AAA titles.

 

[phaelax]

Which one should you upgrade? Depends on what your PC is failing to perform for you. If it's games then get a new GPU, although a 970 should be fairly adequate. And unless you do some heavy processing or rendering calculations I don't see that processor bottlenecking anything. I have a 3770k and it has 0 issues with modern performance. Honestly, I haven't seen much value in upgrading a CPU from Intel in quite some years, the performance difference has been negligible.