Will my Z170A motherboard support Kaby Lake processors?

cubydrone · Aug 19, 2017

Hey all, I have a MSI Z170A Krait Gaming motherboard and an i5-6400 processor. I want to upgrade to an i5-7600K 3.8GHz to play PUBG but I'm afraid the Z170A won't support it as it's a Kaby Lake processor.
Should I just stick to Skylake processors or go for the i5-7600K (Kaby Lake)?

Thank you

GhislainG · Aug 19, 2017

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z170A-KRAIT-GAMING.html#support-cpu Upgrade the BIOS to the latest version before swapping the CPU. Version A.B released on 2016-10-18 is the minimum required to support Kaby Lake processors.

cubydrone · Aug 19, 2017

GhislainG :

Oh, thank you so much!

Mark_1970 · Aug 19, 2017

Msi have tested that as workin on that board with this bios 7984vAB.zip. https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z170A-KRAIT-GAMING.html#support-cpu

You want to update the bios to that ^ before removing old cpu and changeover, if you haven't already. Failure to update before changeover may make new cpu not boot.

GhislainG · Aug 19, 2017

I recommend upgrading directly to A.D mainly for better memory compatibility.

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