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April 24th, 2020 17:00
Aurora R5, motherboard, CPU choices?
I currently have the above motherboard with and i3-6100 processor. I'm currently trying to upgrade the processor and would like to know what would fit best for my motherboard?
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redxps630
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April 24th, 2020 17:00
you have an Aurora R5 motherboard sky lake Z170 chipset. without bios update it supports 6th gen intel core i7, i5, and i3 cpu natively. top i7 cpu is i7-6700 or 6700k for you. top i5 would be 6600 or 6600k
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core#Desktop_processors_(DT-Series)
Dell has not released bios update to support kaby lake (7th gen intel cpu) afaik. In aurora R7 Z270 kaby lake is natively supported.
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April 24th, 2020 18:00
If that is an Aurora-R5 ...
Intel Core i7-6700 is what I would suggest you try. Yes, non-K because:
- your machine could have easily come that exact way
- you have no VRM heatsinks on that MB
- other reasons
I think it really needs a liquid-cooler if you are going to push it hard.
https://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/pc-mac-desktops/alienware-aurora-r5-1323301/review
Oh, and if you want fast ... install a M.2/PCIe/NVMe-SSD as C-drive if you haven't already.