Need help with the Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6

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   Hi guys.. I hope everybody's doing okay.
Here's my issue

I bought a brand new ASRock Fata1ity Z170 Gaming K6 and I'm about to buy an Intel 7700K processor but I was told that I need to update the BIOS with a 6th generation processor.

My question is do I really have to use a 6th gen processor to update the BIOS ? or can I download the update from the official site and update the BIOS it with a usb drive using the Instant Flash Utility ?

I'd really appreciate your help guys and thank you in advance.

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yacine17 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 Dec 2017 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote yacine17 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Need help with the Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6 Posted: 03 Dec 2017 at 3:13am
	Hi guys.. I hope everybody's doing okay. Here's my issue I bought a brand new ASRock Fata1ity Z170 Gaming K6 and I'm about to buy an Intel 7700K processor but I was told that I need to update the BIOS with a 6th generation processor. My question is do I really have to use a 6th gen processor to update the BIOS ? or can I download the update from the official site and update the BIOS it with a usb drive using the Instant Flash Utility ? I'd really appreciate your help guys and thank you in advance.

ASRock_TSD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List ASRock_Official Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8847	Post Options Post Reply Quote ASRock_TSD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2017 at 10:43am
	Dear Yacine17, Thank you for choosing ASRock. There is a sticker on the BIOS ROM chip, the BIOS version will write on it. If your BIOS version is lower than P7.00, you need to update BIOS with Intel 6^th generation CPU to support i7-7700k. Thank you! Yours truly, ASRock TSD

rico Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 Nov 2017 Status: Offline Points: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote rico Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2017 at 6:45pm
	No CPU = No BIOS updating. Simple as. So check the sticker on the BIOS chip - you may still be good to go on that 7700K. If not, and if you're really determined, you can order a BIOS chip with the newer P7.20 on it that will support 7th gen CPUs.