Will my i7-6800K be compatible with a LGA2066?

[Qa9EerOoO]

Hey guys, I have an I7-6800k with me, I haven't used it and it doesn't support my current MOBO. It says that it need an LGA2011 to support it. But I cannot find any LGA2011 anymore. Do you guys know if it supports LGA2066? I would really appreciate any help.

 

[ElectrO_90]

https://ark.intel.com/products/94189/Intel-Core-i7-6800K-Processor-15M-Cache-up-to-3-60-GHz-
This is what you said 2011 - which means it can ONLY go in a 2011 motherboard.

Check Newegg
I found this as the cheapest one - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157542&cm_re=2011-_-13-157-542-_-Product
X99 or you need to check Ebay and start going secondhand or give up and sell it....

 

[COLGeek]

Hey guys, I have an I7-6800k with me, I haven't used it and it doesn't support my current MOBO. It says that it need an LGA2011 to support it. But I cannot find any LGA2011 anymore. Do you guys know if it supports LGA2066? I would really appreciate any help.

No, that CPU is NOT compatible with a socket 2066 motherboard. Don't even try it.

You must install the i7-6800k in a socket 2011-v3 motherboard.

See ElectrO_90's recommendation. There is also eBay.

 

[carltonje]

the asrock is a decent motherboard but from ratings it looks like asus is the one manufacturer that figured it out better. there ratings are all at least 1 egg higher and although a little more would rather go with one that rates significantly better than one based on price.

 

[wookieahah]

If I'm not mistaken, the 6800k will not fit in 2011. It is 2011-v3 and it will not work in a 2011 socket. Its a great cpu. I had to RMA my brand new Asrock x99 Taichi yesterday, the m.2 wouldnt detect my NVMe, common issue from what I understand.

I stole this from another post:

While LGA 2011-3 and LGA 2011 share the same physical processor dimensions of 58.5 x 51.0mm and LGA 2011-3 and LGA 2011 share the same ball pattern pitch of 1.016mm, that's where the similarities end.

LGA 2011-3 CPUs are keyed differently than LGA 2011 CPUs, meaning you cannot put a LGA 2011 CPU into a LGA 2011-3 socket, nor vice-versa; They are physically incompatible. A LGA 2011 CPU will not fit in a LGA 2011-3 socket, and an LGA-2011-3 CPU will not fit in a LGA 2011 socket.

What's more, the CPUs that ride the LGA 2011 socket and the CPUs that ride the LGA 2011-3 socket do not use the same chipset. Even if you were an electronics engineer working for a big OEM like ASUS or Intel and you went and engineered a motherboard that has the chipset that LGA 2011-3 needs, and then you fabricated that motherboard with a LGA 2011 socket, there is no way that motherboard could work. The same goes for if you made a motherboard with the chipset that LGA 2011 needs and then tried to put a LGA 2011-3 socket on it. It also would not work.

And by the way, there is no LGA 2011-1 or LGA 2011-2. That's right: Just in case this wasn't confusing enough for you, Intel went and did that.

So in summary, LGA 2011-3 and LGA 2011 are neither compatible nor interchangeable. Thus if upgrading to an LGA 2011-3 motherboard, you will need to buy an LGA 2011-3 CPU; If you want to use a LGA 2011-3 CPU in a LGA 2011 motherboard then that will not work.