ASRock Z87 Extreme6 Broadwell support

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   Is there a new bios update that bring Intel Broadwell support to the Z87 Extreme ?

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n00bie0 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 27 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote n00bie0 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 Broadwell support Posted: 27 Dec 2015 at 6:26am
	Is there a new bios update that bring Intel Broadwell support to the Z87 Extreme ?

wardog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6447	Post Options Post Reply Quote wardog Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Dec 2015 at 6:39am
	Meh, I think you need a Z97 board for Broadwell.

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Online Points: 25043	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Dec 2015 at 3:08pm
	Wardog is correct. The Z97 chipset is almost identical to the Z87 chipset, the problem is the almost bit. That slight change is what is needed to support Broadwell at a hardware level. There will never be a BIOS update that will allow Broadwell on a series 8 chipset due to the physical incompatibility.