GA-Z97M-D3H + i5-5675C = problems booting up

[shadowsports]

Well of course when you come from anything AMD to intel you're going to get better performance.  Oops, bash    Not that I didn't use and love AMD exclusively in the 90's.  If you've got the time to tinker, AMD provides a great bang for your buck for those on a budget.  The Broadwell's do offer a slight GPU advantage over devils canyon and lower TDP... but in the end, and only being a "tic" in intels (tic-toc) I and so many others decided to stay 4th Gen and wait for Skylake which I'm glad I've skipped for the time being.    Once the niggles with the z170 chipsets and W10 are worked out we will have another solid platform.  Ya, my comments are likely to be unpopular with some, but patience wins the day.   

[dmdilks]

I had to give you a thumbs up on that one shadowsports.

[Alcoan]

I have the same problem.
I bought three days ago this:

GA Z97M DS3H
I5 5675C
Gskill DDR3 1600 2* 8GB (16GB)
Seasonic SS-400FL2 400W

I would like to know what worked for you, and what would be the minimum change I should do.
I want to keep the CPU.
Can I change only the RAM or only the MoBo, or do I have to change them all?
In any case, what microATX Z97M MoBo would work?

Thank you.

[dmdilks]

The OP did change his board to a Asus board. There is a bios update. Don't know which board you have the DS3H or the D3H. The DS3H is F7 & the D3H is F8. What I would do is ask the people you got it from.

If they can update the bios for you. Plus test it to see if it will run with that CPU. If it doesn't then I would start looking at another board.

[Alcoan]

I have the DS3H, I bought it from amazon, and from the Gigabyte web it supports the CPU.
I wrote to Gigabyte yesterday, but they haven't answered yed.

[dmdilks]

Yes it does say that but there are people that can't get them to run yet. Plus if you can't get it to boot from that CPU. It might be the bios version you have. You need F6 or F7 to boot to that CPU. If you have some thing older it will not boot.

[Alcoan]

So, should I wait for a Gigabyte's answer, or should I ask amazon for a BIOS and MOBO update?

[dmdilks]

Gigabyte is going to tell you about the same thing I said. I would talk to Amazon and see what they have to say. Nobody can tell what bios is on that board unless you get it to boot or they knew it before they sold it to you.

[shadowsports]

Alcoan,
You won't get anything from Amazon.  They can't tell you (and won't let you specify) what board rev or BIOS version you are getting when you order.  No online retailers will allow you to specify a specific board/BIOS rev.  This is why I often buy everything except the board online. 

Asus used to put a tiny sticker on the MB identifying the shipping BIOS rev on the board, but resellers like amazon or newegg wouldn't open the box or look for you.  I don't know if Asus is still doing this today.  Haven't seen this with Gigabyte.  My Z97 board didn't have a sticker.  Dmdilks can probably confirm if this was ever done.

Your only option with online retailers is return, and they might charge a restocking fee if the board is not defective and your only reason for return is you wanted a specific board rev or BIOS version.  Amazon is fairly lenient on returns however. 

[Alcoan]

How long do you think Gigabyte will spend for answering a ticket?
So, you both suggest me to return the mobo and buy the ASUS Z97M-Plus.
Does then the i5 5675C support normal DDR3?

[shadowsports]

How long do you think Gigabyte will spend for answering a ticket?
So, you both suggest me to return the mobo and buy the ASUS Z97M-Plus.
Does then the i5 5675C support normal DDR3?

Support turnaround is usually 24-48 hrs...  may be longer due to the holidays.

Speaking for myself, (As far as exchanging for Asus) I'm not suggesting that, and I don't think dmdilks is either.  You have the following challenges with a Z97 based board running a 5th gen CPU.  You have to be running a BIOS that supports the CPU microcode for the board to support that CPU.  If you can't confirm or flash to a supported BIOS rev, you're stuck. 

[dmdilks]

Like what shadowsports is saying that even if you get the Asus board is it up to date. The thing is all the 97 boards were made before that CPU came out. Yes the OP did have better luck with the Asus board. He was looking for power consumption.

If I was going to do anything I would swap it for a i5-4690K. Unless you are looking for power consumption. The i5-4690k is really a better CPU. You can look at this link.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-5675C-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4690K

[Alcoan]

I like the 5675C because of the Iris Pro 6200. It is Intel, so it has better compatibility with linux than nVidia, but has the power of a GT 840M, and also consumes much less. I don't wanna play games on high settings so I don't need a GTX 960 or something ike that, but thank you.