Hey /g/ents. Surely this cpu+mobo combo is compatible right?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128822
and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117543
PCPARTPICKER is warning me that they're incompatible but I see no reason they should be.
Trouble is I've already ordered them.
You done goofed
it should be fine
>>51664762
Seems fine to me, what's the error?
>>51664854
None yet, they arrive tomorrow. I'm building an HTPC. I wanted to show the build to someone so I put the parts in PCPARTPICKER and its saying they're incompatible.
Check it out:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wqwJcf
>>51664762
They're both socket 1150 and 4th gen. It states that its an i7/i5/i3 mobo. .whats the beef?
>>51664907
>>51664879
You're using a Devil's Canyon CPU with a 1st gen Haswell Board.
>>51664762
Hey anon, I'll explain the deal here. Some early Intel 8-series motherboards needed a BIOS update before they could accept later Haswell chips ("Haswell Refresh"). The issue there, of course, was that you would need another pre-Refresh Haswell chip to apply such an update.
But I wouldn't worry- If the board is new stock, it very likely has any required update applied already. I went with a 4160 and a Gigabyte GA-H81M-H a while ago, and had no issues.
>>51664912
But its still the same socket type. I've never ran into a problem with new chips on old boards.
>>51664762
>>51664913 (Me)
Further to this, here's their CPU support list: http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=5346
And although they don't list the 4170 specifically, they do list many Refresh chips, and it states that they've been supported since the very first BIOS version.
So I'd say that's confirmation that you'll be fine.
>>51665031
Ok, that's I found that just now too. So thats what they mean in that chart? It wasn't clear.
>>51664964
I'm just saying that's why you're getting the error. As it says, you may need a BIOS update. It should still be fine.
>>51665054
Oh no, I haven't even laid hands on the parts yet. They come in the mail tomorrow. Trouble is I've already paid for them and then I find this possible compatibility issue online. I think its fine though. It'll probably ship with the updated BIOS. There is no BIOS version listed that's older than the update so. .
