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MSI announces BIOS updates to bring Kaby Lake support to mobos
MSI is pleased to announce that all current MSI 100 series chipset motherboards fully support the next generation LGA 1151 socket processors. The BIOS updates are now made available for download via the official MSI website.
With these BIOS updates users can benefit from better performance and compatibility using the latest Intel processors with better specification and higher frequencies. Highly acclaimed, MSI continues to push for outstanding performance, a unique and attractive look & feel and solid reliability for its 100 series motherboards.
MSI 100 series motherboards latest BIOS list with next gen. of CPU support, available for download from the MSI website.
List of MSI Z170/B150/H110 GAMING models and BIOS versions:
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#5340234 Posted on: 09/30/2016 10:10 AM
I guess these sort of updates might be useful for people who somehow lose their CPU after the warranty period is over, or if they had the cheapest non-K i5 and wanted to switch to an i7. Otherwise a switch from Sky to Kaby is no upgrade.
Someone building an entirely new machine with Kaby would obviously be better off with the 200 series mobo.
I guess these sort of updates might be useful for people who somehow lose their CPU after the warranty period is over, or if they had the cheapest non-K i5 and wanted to switch to an i7. Otherwise a switch from Sky to Kaby is no upgrade.
Someone building an entirely new machine with Kaby would obviously be better off with the 200 series mobo.
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#5340864 Posted on: 10/02/2016 06:15 PM
nvm.
nvm.
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#5340982 Posted on: 10/03/2016 03:00 AM
It probably is. What is the exact model name of your motherboard? Most use the Z170A branding.
It seems my Z170A motherboard is the only one not getting an update? 
It probably is. What is the exact model name of your motherboard? Most use the Z170A branding.
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#5340999 Posted on: 10/03/2016 04:53 AM
Pretty easy to insert microcode for kaby lake into the bios, if its necessary
It seems my Z170A motherboard is the only one not getting an update?
Pretty easy to insert microcode for kaby lake into the bios, if its necessary
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#5341102 Posted on: 10/03/2016 01:29 PM
The new BIOS for the Z170A M7 seems to have some problems with RAM timings even when using exactly the same settings as with previous BIOS. tRAS doesn't want to go as low as it could on BIOS v1.C. Used to have tRAS set to 34 (timings set were 2800MHz 1-15-15-15-34-278), now tRAS doesn't go lower than 40 (2800MHz 1-15-15-15-40-278). Doesn't bother me but a bit odd anyway.
The new BIOS for the Z170A M7 seems to have some problems with RAM timings even when using exactly the same settings as with previous BIOS. tRAS doesn't want to go as low as it could on BIOS v1.C. Used to have tRAS set to 34 (timings set were 2800MHz 1-15-15-15-34-278), now tRAS doesn't go lower than 40 (2800MHz 1-15-15-15-40-278). Doesn't bother me but a bit odd anyway.
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#5341360 Posted on: 10/04/2016 01:24 AM
No upgrade? If the recent leak about the 7700k is to be believed, it could have potentially up to 12-15% single threaded and even higher multi threaded performance improvement over Skylake 6700k.
I'd say that is an upgrade, not to mention that Kaby should be way better for encode/decode since it will feature some new instruction sets as well as a higher base clock at 4.2ghz.. could be the next 'sandy bridge' type overclocker.
Bottom line is, I wouldn't write off Kaby so quickly
I guess these sort of updates might be useful for people who somehow lose their CPU after the warranty period is over, or if they had the cheapest non-K i5 and wanted to switch to an i7. Otherwise a switch from Sky to Kaby is no upgrade
No upgrade? If the recent leak about the 7700k is to be believed, it could have potentially up to 12-15% single threaded and even higher multi threaded performance improvement over Skylake 6700k.
I'd say that is an upgrade, not to mention that Kaby should be way better for encode/decode since it will feature some new instruction sets as well as a higher base clock at 4.2ghz.. could be the next 'sandy bridge' type overclocker.
Bottom line is, I wouldn't write off Kaby so quickly
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It seems my Z170A motherboard is the only one not getting an update?