will it support?

[graphixro1]

so i bought a pre built computer a while ago and i was thinking about an upgrade. im interested if this weird motherboard would support an i7 7th (especially the k version)

https://gyazo.com/0bcebbd960c096b3fda97ad6ee846196

 

[zyh1987]

short answer is maybe, it won't support i7 7xxx by default, if lenovo makes a bios for kabylake support then yes. otherwise, h170 supports i7 6xxx by default.

also you want to check the cpu packaging to see if it's lga or bga, if it's bga, you can't upgrade as it is soldiered on to the motherboard.

 

[graphixro1]

short answer is maybe, it won't support i7 7xxx by default, if lenovo makes a bios for kabylake support then yes. otherwise, h170 supports i7 6xxx by default.

also you want to check the cpu packaging to see if it's lga or bga, if it's bga, you can't upgrade as it is soldiered on to the motherboard.

but i ve already got an i5 7500 on it, and it says that the supported chipset is intel kaby lake. also, how do i check the cpu packaging? thank you

 

[Dunlop0078]

What CPU is currently in it? I'm a little confused why it says kaby lake next to chipset in that screenshot.

EDIT: Ignore what I said below, if your board has a kaby lake i5 in it, it will support a kaby lake i7.

It's hard to know with proprietary boards like that. H170 boards can support kaby lake but only with a BIOS that supports them. H170 boards were released before kaby lake, so they need a BIOS update to support kaby lake if they still have an early launch BIOS.

Do you have the model number of the tower? I will look on lenovo's site and see if they have any BIOS updates for that board that support kaby lake

 

[Dunlop0078]

If it has a kaby lake i5 in it now then it will support any kaby lake LGA 1151 CPU i7 or otherwise.

 

[graphixro1]

What CPU is currently in it? I'm a little confused why it says kaby lake next to chipset in that screenshot.

It's hard to know with proprietary boards like that. H170 boards can support kaby lake but only with a BIOS that supports them. H170 boards were released before kaby lake, so they need a BIOS update to support kaby lake if they still have an early launch BIOS.

Do you have the model number of the tower? I will look on lenovo's site and see if they have any BIOS updates for that board that support kaby lake

sure, it's lenovo IdeaCetre Y700-34ISH, with 8gb ddr4, i5-7500 and gtx1060 on it. also, i checked and the current cpu is lga

 

[Dunlop0078]

I wrote that before I knew you were already using a kaby lake i5 in that board. If it supports a kaby lake i5 it will support a kaby lake i7.

 

[graphixro1]

I wrote that before I knew you were already using a kaby lake i5 in that board. If it supports a kaby lake i5 it will support a kaby lake i7.

thank you, but i m still curious if it supports the K version

 

[Dunlop0078]

Yes. But you wont be able to overclock it. Probably not worth the price over the i7 7700, unless they are very similar in price. The 7700k does have slightly better stock turbo clocks so it might perform a touch better than the 7700 at stock.

 

[zyh1987]

it should support 7700 if you already running a 7500, 7700k maybe fine, but you are pushing the power limit on that board.