I3 to i7 skylake upgrade

Benjaminicus · Mar 25, 2016

I currently have an skylake i3-6300 and I'm looking to replace it with the i7 6700k. I have an msi krait z170mobo. Is there anything I have to worry about, or can I just make the swap?

So more info. My build:
Nzxt enthusiasts full tower
Z170 msi krait mobo
Corsair dominator ddr4 16gb
Nzxt kraken x60 cooler
Gtx 980 gpu
I3 6300
Samsung ssd 500gb evo
3tb seagate barracuda hdd
Windows 10 home

RaptorZ · Mar 25, 2016

Go ahead the sockets are compatible!!!

DonkeyOatie · Mar 25, 2016

You can just plug and play when you do that CPU change.

The 6700K needs a CPU cooler and I would want to use something better than the stock cooler that comes with the i3. When you put on the cooler, even if you use the old one, you will need to clean it off and apply thermal paste. I would recommend something like the CRYORIG H7 as a minimum, if it will fit in your case.

Archaic59 · Mar 25, 2016

The i3-6300 comes with a cooler but the i7-6700K does not. The i3-6300 cooler will not work for the i7. You need to list what case you have to see what will fit.

bigpinkdragon286 · Mar 25, 2016

Remove the old CPU entries in the Processors category in Device Manager for the new CPU to be recognized and installed properly, otherwise Windows may end up not seeing all 8 logical processors.

DonkeyOatie · Mar 25, 2016

bigpinkdragon286 :

I have freely swapped Haswell CPUs around and between two systems without experiencing any such problem.

bigpinkdragon286 · Mar 25, 2016

DonkeyOatie :

That's good, but not everyone has been so fortunate. Windows does not automatically detect and install drivers for processor changes. The OP is planning to go from a CPU with 4 logical cores to 8, and from a clock speed of 3.8 to 4.0 - 4.2. Were your CPU changes between chips of equal number cores, or differing? Also, in Windows 8 & 10, the clock speed will be incorrectly reported by Task Manager until the CPU has been redetected.

DonkeyOatie · Mar 25, 2016

Yes, 2, 2+HT, 4, 4+HT, and a Xeon, just for laughs. No problems on 7, 8, 8.1, or 10, so far, however, I use other software then Task Manager for information on processor speed.

bigpinkdragon286 · Mar 25, 2016

If Task Manager gets the speed steps wrong, how do you know Windows Power Management gets it right? The OP asked if there was anything to worry about, and I made it a point to help him make a more informed decision.

Benjaminicus · Mar 25, 2016

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