upgrade to i-7 generations?
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Topic: upgrade to i-7 generations?
Posted By: PetOcc
Subject: upgrade to i-7 generations?
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2020 at 11:59pm
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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 |
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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2020 at 8:04am
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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. ------------- 
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