Can the asus p9x79 ws support intel i7 2700k

[jowderballs]

Doing my first build and the i7 2700 has what I'm looking for at a good price and I already bought the p9x79 WS mother board. The ASUS website doesn't list the 2700 as a supported CPU. Just curious if that means my best bet would be to spend the $$ on the 3930?

 

[mInInOwA]

No, this motherboard has an LGA 2011 socket, which means only an LGA 2011 socket processor will fit. Since the i7-2700 has LGA 1155, this processor is not supoorted by your motherboard. Even though you will have to pay extra for the CPU, at least you have a really good motherboard.

Your processor choices are limited to these three due to the motherboard socket:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115229
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116491

 

[amuffin]

Get at least the 3930K, the 3820 is not even worth it unless you absolutely need the extra memory bandwith the X79 platform has.

 

[jowderballs]

Thanks for the info!

 

[jowderballs]

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