What version of the BIOS does it come with? I also bought i7-4790K and just realized that it might not work if it comes with a pre-F4 BIOS...
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I was in the same position as you. It did not come with the most recent bios but it actually worked with the i7-4790k. You should be fine. If this is for a Hackintosh, I would he wary of this board as mine keeps freezing when I have more than 8gb of ram and the built in Bluetooth and wifi caused me a bunch of problems. Otherwise it is a great board.
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Board is a 1155 NOT 1150 socket, if you apply the latest firmware bios updates you can support some of the later CPU's but they have to be 1155 not 1150 sockets. The catch 22 is that you will need a pre bios flash socket to allow the board to post so that you can apply the bios update for the newer cpu.
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As per the Asus website, yes it will [Core i7-4930K (3.4GHz, L3:12M, 6C, HT, 130W, rev.S1) since bios 4306]. I installed successfully with a i7-4820K but I did have to use the designated USB port to flash the bios to the most recent version, which can be downloaded from the Asus site. You must download the file, rename it properly, place it on the usb, put it in the labeled slot with power attached, and press a button. It auto-flashes the BIOS then the PC will boot up and load the cpu. Also install the most recent drivers from Asus once your OS is installed.
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Yes, but you need the newest Bios Revision. (F9) http://www.gigabyte.us/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4487 I recently upgraded to the 4790K and have had no issues.
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Yes, I have this board, but with an AMD 8-core CPU. I had problems getting it to read due to the complex BIOS of the board. Make sure the last 4 digits of your motherboard serial number matches your BIOS version. The final fix for getting it to read was removing the CPU and CMOS battery for a minimum 5 minutes (as directed by ASUS) and then after the systems boots, adjust the BIOS clocking from 1600MHZ to 1866MHZ.
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not sure of the version still on the box, it has a UEFI dual BIOS and i think you can download some BIOS updates if that's your concern.
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I'm 99% sure that it needs a bios update to run it. Its super easy to do though, just follow the instructions in the manual.
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I have the same model and battery worked fine without any bios changes. Charged it and used it.
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Not sure where you're getting your information from, but the 4790K is a LGA 1150, same as the Gigabyte Z87 board and thus with BIOS F9, they are compatible. You can check the product details for the processor here: http://ark.intel.com/products/80807/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_40-GHz
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I used this board and installed a Richland without a bios update. Worked fine. Used this processor: AMD A6-6400K Richland 3.9GHz Socket FM2 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor AMD Radeon HD AD640KOKHLBOX
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Depending on the manufacturing date, BIOS versions would differ, but you can always update to the latest version of BIOS by downloading it from ASUS' website.
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I'm not sure what that means either, but I bought a board from this list:http://processormatch.intel.com/MotherBoards/CompatibleBoards?componentName=i5-4690and it works just fine!
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F2A88XN-WIFII guess OTB is Out of the Box I paid to send the MOBO to gigabyte cause it would NOT POST with 7850k,Gigabyte does recommend that an FM2 pre-Kaveri CPU be used to update to F3 ,.if you have that CPU,..I don't .When the MOBO came back, it POSTed on first try with 7850k. Has BIOS F3 . I like the MOBO .ATI\AMD had their staggard release of the FM2 and FM2+ CPU's\chip set. could make it difficult for the MOBOmanufactures to have all in stock MOBO's with latest BIOS. F3 BIOS update has the final details of 7850k releasewhich came out at least 6 months after the first release of the MOBO . MOBO is Rev. 3.0 F2A88XN-WIFII guess OTB is Out of the Box I paid to send the MOBO to gigabyte cause it would NOT POST with 7850k,Gigabyte does recommend that an FM2 pre-Kaveri CPU be used to update to F3 ,.if you have that CPU,..I don't .When the MOBO came back, it POSTed on first try with 7850k. Has BIOS F3 . I like the MOBO .ATI\AMD had their staggard release of the FM2 and FM2+ CPU's\chip set. could make it difficult for the MOBOmanufactures to have all in stock MOBO's with latest BIOS. F3 BIOS update has the final details of 7850k releasewhich came out at least 6... » Read More F2A88XN-WIFII guess OTB is Out of the Box I paid to send the MOBO to gigabyte cause it would NOT POST with 7850k,Gigabyte does recommend that an FM2 pre-Kaveri CPU be used to update to F3 ,.if you have that CPU,..I don't .When the MOBO came back, it POSTed on first try with 7850k. Has BIOS F3 . I like the MOBO .ATI\AMD had their staggard release of the FM2 and FM2+ CPU's\chip set. could make it difficult for the MOBOmanufactures to have all in stock MOBO's with latest BIOS. F3 BIOS update has the final details of 7850k releasewhich came out at least 6 months after the first release of the MOBO . MOBO is Rev. 3.0 « Show Less
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The bios version that came with mine didn't support my processor (i7 4820k) all I did was load the latest bios on to a USB and follow the instructions and in less than 10 minutes it was up and running. The instructions for updating the bios are very simple, you don't need to install anything to update the bios, all you need to do is have to motherboard connected to the power source.
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You can either flash the latest version bios or buy a pre-flashed chip online, if you're comfortable with doing that. It will allow you to use the latest components.
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Ours is a few months old, and I didn't update the Bios... ours is working fine!
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Will it work? Yes. Perfectly fine? No. Why will it work? Because of Asrock's page for that motherboard which says Supports FSB1333/1066/800/533 MHz CPUs Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1333(OC) . Now for the not so perfect. First lets cover OC. I don't know your level of experience so I I have to cover the basics too. OC stands for over-clock. The overclock of those memory modules is done in your BIOS(setup) when you first turn on the computer . You can navigate there with Delete(usually) or F2. They will otherwise run @ 1066MHz because the Amazon page says F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL. It's a simple variable change in your BIOS. Nothing challenging. Will you get the full 8GB? Absolutely not. A 32bit Win 7 can handle a maximum of about 3.5GB but when I used these babies in my beast of a computer, BEFORE I upgraded to a 64bit OS my computer could only utilize 2GB. Your experience will vary, 8GB for for almost $80??? I spent under $60. You can upgrade to a more modern 64bit OS and the computer will automatically use the rest of the ram but you may need to adjust your memory speeds again after you upgrade or install to a more appropriate version. There are only 2 DIMM slots so no worries with installation issues.