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AGLOS6
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184

01-22-2017, 03:03 PM

Seeking advice on the best motherboard to pair with the i5-7600K. Please share your thoughts on the rest of the PC setup as well. I’m considering options between the Z270 and the Asus Z170, but I’m not sure which one fits better.

AGLOS6

01-22-2017, 03:03 PM #1

thermopylen
Junior Member

01-22-2017, 09:27 PM

The 170 may lack the necessary BIOS for Kaby, so I recommend the 270 instead.

thermopylen

01-22-2017, 09:27 PM #2

The 170 may lack the necessary BIOS for Kaby, so I recommend the 270 instead.

JebThePleb
Posting Freak

898

02-04-2017, 10:28 PM

The 170 may lack the necessary BIOS for Kaby, so I recommend the 270 instead.

JebThePleb

02-04-2017, 10:28 PM #3

The 170 may lack the necessary BIOS for Kaby, so I recommend the 270 instead.

sandvenom12345
Junior Member

02-05-2017, 12:08 AM

The 170 may lack the necessary BIOS to run the Kaby, so I recommend the 270 instead. Would you like me to upgrade the BIOS of the 170 to support Kaby? And would that cost more than its value at that time?

sandvenom12345

02-05-2017, 12:08 AM #4

Knatterkopf
Member

02-05-2017, 01:50 AM

It relies on the specific board. For ASUS, search for one compatible with Flashback. For Gigabyte, consider q-flash plus

Knatterkopf

02-05-2017, 01:50 AM #5

It relies on the specific board. For ASUS, search for one compatible with Flashback. For Gigabyte, consider q-flash plus