Looking to upgrade 7600k... Worth?

[Bones]

Click the link I gave..... Goes to the 300 series of that board model, not the 100 series.
Not saying their support section isn't crap but I know that link goes right to the XI Hero board itself.

 

[londiste]

Click the link I gave..... Goes to the 300 series of that board model, not the 100 series.
Not saying their support section isn't crap but I know that link goes right to the XI Hero board itself.

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-XI-HERO-WI-FI/HelpDesk_CPU/
8/9 series CPUs only.

 

[Bones]

Yes, it says that within the product specifiactions and that's why at first I said only 8th and 9th gen chips are supported:
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-XI-HERO-WI-FI/HelpDesk_CPU/

But then there's this:
https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1031846

I'm not the one making the software, hardware or other things about it, all I can do is show what's out there and what's said by the manufacturer - If it does or does not actually support 7th gen chips that's something they're responsible for.

 

[londiste]

It does not.
That's the article I suspected you saw and it clearly lists the related models as 100 series chipset motherboards.

 

[Bones]

No, you're wrong - It plainly says if you want the board to support 7th gen chips to do a BIOS update.

Follow the trail as these screenies show.
The first screenie shows what to click on, circled in red towards to top-right of the shot - It also shows what the chipset is, namely a Z390 and the name of the board, ROG Maximus XI Hero .


In the 2nd shot below it plainly says ROG Maximus XI Hero also at the top so it's the same thing, nothing else.
The tick box for CPU/Memory is checked AND it again says plainly right in the middle of the page "If you want to upgrade BIOS to support the latest 7th Intel CPU, please notice the BIOS version".

 

[londiste]

Like I said, ASUS's page sucks.
Did you click that link and see the related models list?

 

[eidairaman1]

Huh? 7700k won't work in a 300 series board?

Yup, true, pin differences

Click the link I gave..... Goes to the 300 series of that board model, not the 100 series.
Not saying their support section isn't crap but I know that link goes right to the XI Hero board itself.

I believe they werent paying attention as 100/200 series chipsets were for sky/kaby and 300 is for coffee

 

[27MaD]

I would just get a 7700K or at least 6700K , your RAM and GPU r perfect.

 

[Keullo-e]

When I had a Z170 system, I went from G4400* to G4560** to 7600K*** to 7700K****. 7700K @ 5GHz was significantly faster than 7600K @ 4.7GHz.

* the budget solution just to get the system running and to update bios for Kaby Lake support
** the ultimate budget gaming CPU
*** streaming was too much for G4560
**** 4 threads wasn't just enough for streaming some games, Far Cry 5 for example

 

[Final_Fighter]

its possible to mod the bios to accept 8th gen. tho that is probably more than you want to take on.

 

[Keullo-e]

Yup, true, pin differences

I believe they werent paying attention as 100/200 series chipsets were for sky/kaby and 300 is for coffee

And that's just a made-up incompatibility. The architechture is 100% same with a little optimizations and MOAR CORES. AFAIK the Coffee i3 series has a die which is a physical Kaby Lake die.

 

[mobiuus]

just put some water cooling and overclock the shit out of it...
thats what i do

 

[R0H1T]

its possible to mod the bios to accept 8th gen. tho that is probably more than you want to take on.

Yes, but you can also brick it in the process

Lots of WR attempts using 8th gen chips were done on 2xx boards.

 

[Melvis]

Battlefield is one of those games that love cores and at the moment the sweet spot is 6cores for modern gaming. Sadly the only CPU you can put in your mobo is the 7700k which should be fine for the game I would think but something with more cores would most likely be better. So you would want a 2600X or up CPU to make it a real upgrade that could give you better game play in at least Battlefield or games that love cores.

If you sold your 7600 and Mobo you could get a 2600 and Mobo for the same out lay of getting a 7700k maybe?

 

[Vayra86]

I wouldn't waste time on an ugrade on the same platform, 7700K is a pointless sidegrade with minimal benefits. It will suffice for a year at best until you'll be asking the same question here again.

Right now, either Ryzen or Intel 8/9th gen is your path to meaningful upgrades. So it means new board.

 

[rtwjunkie]

Today's games dont use more than 4 cores

Not completely true. There are games already using more than 4 threads. Now that Intel and AMD have suddenly gone multi core and multi thread crazy, I expect the number of those games to increase in the next few years.

 

[Enterprise24]

its possible to mod the bios to accept 8th gen. tho that is probably more than you want to take on.

For 6 core or more not just unofficial BIOS but need to hard mod either CPU or mobo also.
The methods on modding BIOS is quiet complicate and you need to do it by yourself since there are only pre-built BIOS for popular mobo like OCF / MOCF / APEX and tons of issues are waiting for. Such as PCIE / memory / 2 pins on socket may meltdown.

 

[Solid State Soul ( SSS )]

Not completely true. There are games already using more than 4 threads. Now that Intel and AMD have suddenly gone multi core and multi thread crazy, I expect the number of those games to increase in the next few years.

You'r right, their are exceptions but truth is unless you uncap the frame-rate, a good quad core will run most games 60fps at 1080p guaranteed.