https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:40:39 +0000 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:04:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=17356 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17356&PID=81795&title=upgrade-to-i7-generations#81795 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 17356
Posted: 29 Nov 2020 at 8:04am

No, the board does not support newer generations than 5th. The best CPU you can
put in that board would be an i7 4790/k. There are 5th gen i7s too but they are
very difficult to find and are actually slower than the 4790/k. Given that your
board is an H97 based board, save some money and get a non-K variant as you will
not be able to overclock anyway.

Make sure you buy used, it will save you a lot of money. The price is usually
between $150 and $200 for an i7 4790k on ebay, less if you look for auctions
without a buy it now option but you need to get lucky.]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:04:31 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17356&PID=81795&title=upgrade-to-i7-generations#81795 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17356&PID=81785&title=upgrade-to-i7-generations#81785 Author: PetOcc
Subject: 17356
Posted: 28 Nov 2020 at 11:59pm

I hope this is the correct place for this post. I currently have a H97M Pro4 board with an intel i-3 processor. The book says that the board supports 4th and 5th generation i3,5 and 7 cpu's. Is this board restricted to just 4th and 5th generations or can I upgrade to a newer generation?

Thank yo]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2020 23:59:33 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17356&PID=81785&title=upgrade-to-i7-generations#81785