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GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 + i5 7600

GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 + i5 7600
« on: October 14, 2017, 02:38:30 pm »
I want to change the CPU to my motherboard. I would like to place an i5 7600, for this I have updated the Bios to the F22d version.

I suppose it will work perfect, but my question is:


Is there any difference in using this Z170X chip to the Z270?


Is it advisable to change the motherboard for this reason?

Thanks

Re: GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 + i5 7600
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2017, 03:28:23 pm »
Hello,

There is very little difference between the two, Z270 has a few more PCI-E lanes and some kind of cache memory feature when you use the Intel Optane SSD.
My PC is evolving

Re: GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 + i5 7600
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2017, 06:44:55 pm »
ok, so I still do not change motherboard

Re: GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 + i5 7600
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2017, 08:20:26 pm »
Are you going for the 7600K CPU?, price difference might be very little depending where you buy it from.
My PC is evolving

Re: GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 + i5 7600
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2017, 10:17:59 pm »
Are you going for the 7600K CPU?, price difference might be very little depending where you buy it from.


Indeed, I already got it at a better price than a 6600k