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caesarjsteam

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Hi, I've got the Z170X-Soc Force motherboard, with my i7 7700k on the way. I was wondering if I did need to get a skylake processor to update the bios to work with the Kaby Lake processor.

As seen on this uk.partpicker link, theres a warning when these two computer components are together.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/JZMJBP

Just wondering if this was the case with this motherboard and CPU type. Thanks.
 
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kanewolf
The 7700K has been out long enough that it will most likely be OK. There is always a possibility, but the minimum BIOS required is over a year old so it is unlikely to REQUIRE a BIOS update to boot. It is always advised to do an update before installing your OS just to get the latest bug fixes.
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The 7700K has been out long enough that it will most likely be OK. There is always a possibility, but the minimum BIOS required is over a year old so it is unlikely to REQUIRE a BIOS update to boot. It is always advised to do an update before installing your OS just to get the latest bug fixes.
 
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caesarjsteam

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Will do, recently found out that 'GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ with Q-Flash Plus USB port' so if it doesn't support the i7 7700k then I can easily update it without the need of another CPU type, which could be the case if I were to buy the i7 8700k which was I was originally going to buy for this system build.

 
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