Motherboard compatible with intel core

ridow321 · Mar 22, 2017

Is this motherboard compatible with a intel core i5-4460 cpu @ 3.20 GHz 3.20 GHz?

GA-Z270X-GAMING SOC INTEL Z270 MOTHERBOARD

raisonjohn · Mar 22, 2017

No. That CPU is 4th-gen Haswell plugged in on LGA 1150 sockets (these are motherboards such as H97).

That motherboard is Z270 -- with LGA 1151 sockets -- designed to support 6th-gen Skylake and 7th-gen Kaby Lake CPUs. It will not fit the i5-4460.

ridow321 · Mar 22, 2017

raisonjohn :

So i could use a intel core i7-6400 3.40MHz 8M processor Cache 4 LGA 1511 on that mother board?
Or do i need to change the cpu too?

Redmonster · Mar 22, 2017

ridow321 :

Yes you could use that 6th gen on Z270 mobo. But I think you can afford a 7th gen Proce (i7-7700 or i5-7600). The difference in price is not that Big from 6th gen (i7-6600) to 7th gen (i7-7700).

raisonjohn · Mar 22, 2017

ridow321 :

You mean i7-6700? (not i7-6400 as there is no CPU like that)

Yes, it is a 6th-gen CPU which can work on a Z270 (or Z170) motherboard. BUT.... a Z270 or Z170 motherboard is designed for overclocking unlocked CPUs (the "K" version, such as the i7-6700K). If you buy an i7-6700 (non-"K"), it cannot be overclocked on those motherboards, so, you'd be paying more for features you can't use.

If you want the 6th-gen i7-6700, then, it is best paired with any of these motherboards: H110, B150, or H170 (for best price/performance) or B250 or H270 (usually more expensive and released for 7th-gen CPUs, though 6th-gen CPUs will also work). If you want the 6th-gen i7-6700K, then get a Z170 motherboard (or Z270).

Note that if you decide on getting a 7th-gen (such as the i7-7700 or i7-7700K) CPU, you need to get Windows 10 as those CPUs will not work on previous versions.

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