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Confused over 1150 socket
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You could type "socket 1150 processor list' into google
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Seriously though I would go to the support page on the Asus website. It will list all the compatible processors and the bios version you been. From memory you can use refresh cpus with a bios update.
^ This, every motherboard has a list of supported CPUs.
I think you've made a mistake though OP, there's no such thing as a Maximum Extreme VII. There's an Extreme VI and an Extreme VIII, but they aren't mini ITX. Maybe you mean Maximus VI Impact.
I think you've made a mistake though OP, there's no such thing as a Maximum Extreme VII. There's an Extreme VI and an Extreme VIII, but they aren't mini ITX. Maybe you mean Maximus VI Impact.
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I do, thank you
As for the googling yes I have tried that, it appears broadwell is supported I just wasn't sure whether this extended to the 'E'
Great. In that case the CPU list is on the product webpage on the asus website under the support tab.
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VI_IMPACT/HelpDesk_CPU/
The fastest i5 it supports is the i5-4690K. The fastest i7 the i7-4790K. (Both Devil's Canyon.) Also the equivalent Xeons but they're not (as) overclockable.
As Phemo says an 1150 board is never going to support a -E CPU, they're only for 2011. The simplest way to know though is to look at the chipset. Your mobo has a Z87 chipset, which means it only supports Haswell and its refresh (Devil's Canyon). It was thought that Broadwell would be supported on 8 series chipsets on a case by case basis but AFAIK that was false.
There was one Broadwell CPU released for 1150, however it came out a while ago and it's not as good as the 4690K:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...l-socket-lga1150-processor-oem-cp-577-in.html
If you've got a Maximus VI Impact, then it's a choice between the 4690K and the 4790K.
If all you do is game, then the i5 is your best bet in my opinion.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...l-socket-lga1150-processor-oem-cp-577-in.html
If you've got a Maximus VI Impact, then it's a choice between the 4690K and the 4790K.
If all you do is game, then the i5 is your best bet in my opinion.
Z97 was designed to support the Haswell refresh (Devil's Canyon) and the planned Broadwell release.
Z97 supports Broadwell, but there's only one Broadwell CPU for LGA 1150 that's readily available, the one I linked.
The mainstream Broadwell release was a flop, the die shrink from 22nm to 14nm didn't do much. For the laptop market, it was much more successful. Skylake is based on the 14nm architecture, but Intel designed it for a new socket, LGA1151.
The Haswell enthusiast chipset was X99 (Haswell-E). The planned refresh for X99 was Broadwell-E, which has only just recently been released.
LGA2011-v3 is very different to LGA1150; the CPU itself is much larger, as is the socket. For an Impact VII, the best CPUs you can fit are either the i5-4690K or the i7-4790K. The Broadwell i5-5675C has great integrated graphics, but that's all.
Z97 supports Broadwell, but there's only one Broadwell CPU for LGA 1150 that's readily available, the one I linked.
The mainstream Broadwell release was a flop, the die shrink from 22nm to 14nm didn't do much. For the laptop market, it was much more successful. Skylake is based on the 14nm architecture, but Intel designed it for a new socket, LGA1151.
The Haswell enthusiast chipset was X99 (Haswell-E). The planned refresh for X99 was Broadwell-E, which has only just recently been released.
LGA2011-v3 is very different to LGA1150; the CPU itself is much larger, as is the socket. For an Impact VII, the best CPUs you can fit are either the i5-4690K or the i7-4790K. The Broadwell i5-5675C has great integrated graphics, but that's all.
Sorry, my mistake, this one then hopefully
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_IMPACT/HelpDesk_CPU/
As Borealis says the only supported broadwells are the i5-5675C and the i7-5775C. Neither is much of an upgrade over Haswell, apart from some niche areas where the extra cache is useful, and if you've got a discrete GPU then the more-powerful integrated isn't useful either.
What CPU have you currently got anyway?