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Tweaker mods Z170 motherboard and gets Core i3 8350 (Coffee Lake) working
Ever since the very beginning, we have been mentioning that Z370 is not that different from Z270 in terms of processors that could be supported. Well, an Asia based tweaker dropped that down a notch more, he was able top get a Coffee Lake processor working on a Z170 motherboard!
The motherboard used is the MSI Z170A Xpower Titanium, and arguably Z170 thus even could support a Core i7 8700K. Basically, the tweaker modified power delivery for overclocking. He was able to boot into Windows OS with a Core i3-8350K processor. It should be mentioned though that BIOS modifications and obviously processor microcode alteration in the firmware were necessary for this to work. The IGP, however, he could not get working, also the first x16 (graphics PCI-Express slot ) wasn't responding working either, and thus that requires further modification.
A spoked person from ASUS already mentioned that Coffee lake support for Z170/270 was disabled as a requirement from Intel. Earlier on, reversed, we also heard ourselves that Z370 could run Kaby Lake just fine and merely would need support in the firmware, but that again is blocked by Intel.
Source: Baidu via PCLab via Videocardz
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#5497906 Posted on: 12/04/2017 06:01 PM
Glad i went over to AMD, this really shocks me. Sounds like pure greed to me for customers to buy their new boards.
Glad i went over to AMD, this really shocks me. Sounds like pure greed to me for customers to buy their new boards.
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#5497908 Posted on: 12/04/2017 06:09 PM
They should start selling Coffee Lake enabling kits. Could be a juicy profit opportunity
They should start selling Coffee Lake enabling kits. Could be a juicy profit opportunity
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#5497909 Posted on: 12/04/2017 06:13 PM
Problem is, like with everything else in the world, we cry on a forum but do nothing about it in the real world.
Problem is, like with everything else in the world, we cry on a forum but do nothing about it in the real world.
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#5497910 Posted on: 12/04/2017 06:15 PM
Frankly, this doesn't--while there were valid reasons behind Intel's old Tick-Tock business model, I venture it largely to get consumers to cycle in new hardware. Now that they've broken their Tick-Tock pattern, they've had to come up with an artificial way for consumers to purchase new motherboards--a risky move that could blow up in their face if consumers cared enough.
Glad i went over to AMD, this really shocks me. Sounds like pure greed to me for customers to buy their new boards.
Frankly, this doesn't--while there were valid reasons behind Intel's old Tick-Tock business model, I venture it largely to get consumers to cycle in new hardware. Now that they've broken their Tick-Tock pattern, they've had to come up with an artificial way for consumers to purchase new motherboards--a risky move that could blow up in their face if consumers cared enough.
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Not normally the kind of person to bash a company at wanton, but I'm utterly surprised anyone still supports Intel's anti-consumer practices. Some of their outstanding complaints aren't even that difficult to fix, yet Intel consistently has turned a deaf ear to the consumer in leu of shady business practices. Not saying AMD doesn't have their flaws, but thank god for healthy competition.