i5 4460 with Asus B85M-G

Mchedlo

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hello guys ! :) im gonna buy CPU for my motherboard and I would like to make sure that its compatible with my motherboard. my motherboard is Asus B85M-G.(1150 socket) and CPU is i5 4460. I know that they are both 1150 socket and probably should be compatible, but I was looking on amazon http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-4460-1150-BX80646I54460/dp/B00JIJUBAS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436775050&sr=8-1&keywords=i5+4460
and it says compatible with Z87 and Z97 motherboards. I don't get if they mean that this CPU is also compatible with those two motherboards, or just those motherboards. just making sure im correct :))
 
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I don't get if they mean that this CPU is also compatible with those two motherboards, - with z87, z97 and all sorts of lga1150 motherboards.

If you look at the CPU Support list for your motherboard it should show the i5 4460.
I don't get if they mean that this CPU is also compatible with those two motherboards, - with z87, z97 and all sorts of lga1150 motherboards.

If you look at the CPU Support list for your motherboard it should show the i5 4460.
 
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I just checked it here http://www.pc-specs.com/cpu/Intel/Core_i5/Core_i5-4460_3.2GHz/2076/Compatible_Motherboards
and it is supported :3 so I guess amazon meant that this CPU is also compatible with Z87 and Z97.
case is closed :) thanks for the tip mate
 

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The Z chipsets are just the flagship products. They should be compatible with the H87, H97 and H81 chipsets as well. The only thing to be careful about is the i5 4460 is a Haswell refresh and you might have to update the BIOS on older motherboards. If you check the website, it should list the which BIOS you need for each chip. You might be able to get the store to flash the BIOS if it's out of date.

edit: It looks like this may be an issue. check this thread, It looks like you might be able to flash the BIOS with a thumb drive.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2212375/asus-b85m-haswell-refresh.html
 

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how can I check it?