Aurora-R7, i7-8086k compatible?

I guess I'll just plop it in there when I get it and see for myself.

I don’t have yet unfortunately but I was going to update this thread when I got it. Unfortunately they haven’t given me any info on when it will ship to me so it might be awhile.  If you get yours soon then please let me know if it works ok!

Thanks. I should get it tonight...I will see if I have time to install it.

but base on my search, it should not have any problem except if the bios can be read it. 

Make sure update the latest bios.

That’s what I figured. Did you end up getting yours and installing it ok?

dont have time..will try this weekend.

I eagerly await the verdict. Holding off on buying an R7 until I see if it will be compatible, would go with the cheapest CPU Dell offers and then swap to 8086k.  I assume Dell will start to sell systems with these CPUs? Or maybe not being a "limited edition" CPU.

The only other OEM PC seller I've seen with 8086k models is cyberpowerpc.  I haven't seen or heard of a Dell/Alienware model yet. The Aurora r7s use a z370 chipset so it *should* hopefully work. I've also read elsewhere people using other manufacturer z370 motherboards with old BIOS versions with the 8086k with no problems. Alienware's Twitter account gave me a "maybe" answer when I asked them. So as you said I'm eagerly awaiting as well!

You da man!  Thanks a bunch for following up!

A person buying an R7 now may not be able to get a 8086K in it, but he could buy it with an i5-8400 and ebay the 8400 for maybe $130-150 toward the 86.  Intel is just charging $90 to bin the chips.

Hello!

I'm considering purchasing an R7 but trying to get the config where I want... then I see your thread and that you installed an 8086k!

Now this has me wondering if I should also go the route of configuring cheaper and installing the 8086 :)

Question though, in doing some thread searches here I read that some R7 motherboards allow overclocking and some do not. I don't plan on overclocking any of the components but i'm still curious if you are able to do so in the bios/apps?

Since yours originally came with an i5-8400 I'd like to know if your motherboard/system has been gimped because it wasn't originally a "k" config.

Thanks!

I got my 8086k last week, installed it, and checked bios and found options for overclocking so it doesn't seem to be gimped. It makes sense because it's a z370 chipset and there was actually a recent BIOS update that indicated "enhanced 8086k support" in the notes. The real issue is thermals are a little too high at stock settings already with the stock heatsink that came with the 8400.  I am getting like up to 82 degrees Celsius during gaming so I haven't played around with OCing. Ive looked into getting a better heatsink fan but I read a popular post on this forum where someone did it and it seemed like a huge pain the rear. The other option would be to delid it but that comes with risks too.

Yeah I've also been reading about the thermal issues on these machines and that's the other thing holding me back from pulling the trigger.

I'm looking at both the XPS 8930 and the Aurora R7 and it seems like both of them have heat issues with the 8700k and 1070 and higher video cards. If I go the XPS route I was going to get the 8700k and 1080 but i'm worried about expandability and heat. But then if I go with the R7 to be able to utilize water cooling and eventual possible SLI configuration of video cards would adding a second beefy video card further kill the airflow in the machine and make things worse?

Not a high end gaming person (I have xbox/ps4 for that) but I would like to be ABLE to game or tinker around with video editing etc on these and I don't want my computers overheating/freezing/burning up just by playing a game or doing a bit of video editing or other heavy load tasks.

Did you buy your R7 with the water cooled CPU/850w PS option? I've read online some people were able to buy their R7 with regular air cooled CPUs at some point.

I currently use an XPS that is about 4 years old now with an i7-4790 and an R9 270 which was decent when I bought it and I've never ever had heating issues under full load so i'm really stressing over getting a new machine haha