Will the i5 4460 work with a Z97 Asus motherboard?

MrCanEHdian · Jul 8, 2014

I ordered my build, but forgot to check the supported CPU list for the motherboard, like I always do when considering a motherboard. The CPU says it only supports old Z87 mobos, but a BIOS update can fix that. It seems odd that the CPU, which is brand new, doesn't work with Z97s out of the box. Could I be wrong on what I stated? Will it work with Z97s?

volcanoscout · Jul 15, 2014

It will work with Asus Z97 boards. As far as the bios update, the 4460 isn't the only new CPU that requires a bios update to work properly with the Z97 boards - the new Devil's Canyon chips require updates also. I don't know if it's odd or not, it just is.

MrCanEHdian · Jul 15, 2014

volcanoscout :

Is it hard to update the BIOS?

volcanoscout · Jul 15, 2014

No, it's easy - the file download and instructions are on the mobo's support page on the Asus website. Which board are you getting?

MrCanEHdian · Jul 15, 2014

volcanoscout :

Ok good, I'll check that out. I bought the Asus Z97-A. It, and the whole build except the optical drive and GPU have arrived. I also need to pick up a copy of a Windows OS... I guess 8.1, since that's all that seems to be available.

volcanoscout · Jul 15, 2014

Here's the page for the BIOS update:
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z97A/HelpDesk_CPU/

If you install the Asus AI Suite 3, either from your install disk or download from Asus, you can use the EZ Update feature which should take care of the BIOS update for you.

MrCanEHdian · Jul 16, 2014

volcanoscout :

Perfect, that sounds like super useful software. Thank you!

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