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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: JB2014 on July 02, 2014, 07:16:20 pm

Title: GA-Z97X-Gaming 7, can't unlock i7-4790K
Post by: JB2014 on July 02, 2014, 07:16:20 pm

Greetings:

I recently purchased the GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 and an i7-4790K.  However, I am unable to unlock the processor in the BIOS.  The board shipped with F4 BIOS (didn't unlock with that one), so I flashed it to F6, still no unlock.  When I select the processor multiplier, it says "Auto" but does nothing when I hit enter or double click on it.  I also see that the BIOS does have some settings to auto overclock, but the processor listed is the 4770K.  Am I missing something, or is it that Gigabytye has not updated the BIOS to unlock the 4790K?  Thanks.

Title: Re: GA-Z97X-Gaming 7, can't unlock i7-4790K
Post by: autotech on July 03, 2014, 04:03:23 am

In bios where it says auto hit the + or - key instead might work better for you as enter or double click does nothing.

Make sure you hit f2 for classic bios I don't use the UEFI bios to overclock with. When the UEFI comes up just hit f2 go to classic and you are set.

They will have to come out with a new bios for auto overclock. I know when I started my 4790k it was at 4.489 so I had to set it down to 4.0 until the break in is up.