7700k with MSIZ77?
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Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor and MSI - Z77A ATX Motherboard are NOT compatible.
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Yep, you won't be able to use the i7-7700K with that particular motherboard. That board predates Haswell (Socket LGA 1150), let alone Skylake/Kaby Lake (Socket LGA 1151), so it's not compatible.
Doesn't mean you couldn't upgrade to a Core i7, just that you can't use a Kaby Lake CPU. I didn't find a Z77A-PG45, but I did find a Z77A-G45 board on MSI's website: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z77AG45.html#support-cpu
It'll take the i7-3770K, which at stock (3.5GHz base/3.7GHz Turbo with all 4 cores/3.9GHz max Turbo with 1 core) isn't too far behind the i7-7700K stock (4.2GHz base/4.4GHz Turbo with all 4 cores/4.5GHz max Turbo with 1 core). And since it's a Z77 board, you should be able to overclock it to equal the i7-7700K.
Doesn't mean you couldn't upgrade to a Core i7, just that you can't use a Kaby Lake CPU. I didn't find a Z77A-PG45, but I did find a Z77A-G45 board on MSI's website: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z77AG45.html#support-cpu
It'll take the i7-3770K, which at stock (3.5GHz base/3.7GHz Turbo with all 4 cores/3.9GHz max Turbo with 1 core) isn't too far behind the i7-7700K stock (4.2GHz base/4.4GHz Turbo with all 4 cores/4.5GHz max Turbo with 1 core). And since it's a Z77 board, you should be able to overclock it to equal the i7-7700K.
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