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HELP: ASUS ROG G20CB upgrade to i7-7700K with BIOS version: 2202 ???

MuayThaiJJ
Level 7
Hi guys,

First post on here. I bought a new ASUS ROG G20CB-DB71-GTX1070 with a i7-6700K 3.4Ghz CPU.
I am having some bottenecking emulators and I'd like to upgrade the CPU.
I have upgraded the BIOS from build date 2016 to the current one built in 2018 - version 2202.

I've read on forums here and there that an updated BIOS will enable this motherboard to accept 7th gen Intel CPU.
I'd like to drop in an i7-7700K 4.2GHz.

Is this possible?
Thanks!
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MuayThaiJJ
Level 7
Is this the answer to my question? Assuming that the Asus G20CB does indeed have a H170-PRO board:

https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1031846

Will updating my BIOS to 3805 from this page be compatible?
https://www.asus.com/us/SupportOnly/H170-PRO/HelpDesk_BIOS/

Just tried EZ Flash Utility from BIOS and it says the BIOS 3805 is not a valid BIOS for the motherboard....

Just updated to Intel Chipset Driver V10.1.1.13
2016/12/08

Adrian_
Level 7
Use google, there's a modded G20CI bios made for allowing G20CB to use 7th gen CPU's

Known issues:
1. OnBoard HDMI will not work (G20CI does not have onboard HDMI)
2. LEDs will not work (the LED controllers have another I²C Address etc)

The performance difference between 6700k and 7700k is irrelevant, why would you want to do that?

hej vilken bios sluta du med för att kunna uppgradera cpu? och vart hittar du den har samma dator lite annorlunda hård vara

System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
System Model: G20CB
Name: Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family LPC Controller (H170) - A144
BIOS: 2202 (type: UEFI)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB
HFS256G32MND-220 200g
Namne: Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family LPC Controller (H170) - A144

och har du turbo funktionen fungerande på din dator?