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GTS81
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January 21st, 2020 19:00
It will not work. Sorry, R7 supports only up to 8th Gen CPU.
Nmasier
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I thought if I update the bios it will work?
r72019
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January 21st, 2020 21:00
That's correct, the problem is Dell released the R8 (i.e., an R7 + updated bios) in lieu of providing the BIOS update to the R7. You and I missed that cutoff date, unfortunately.
January 22nd, 2020 05:00
Ok thanks so much I guess I will just resell my 9700k and buy an 8700k
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GTS81
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2.2K Posts
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January 21st, 2020 19:00
It will not work. Sorry, R7 supports only up to 8th Gen CPU.
Nmasier
22 Posts
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January 21st, 2020 19:00
I thought if I update the bios it will work?
r72019
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5.3K Posts
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January 21st, 2020 21:00
That's correct, the problem is Dell released the R8 (i.e., an R7 + updated bios) in lieu of providing the BIOS update to the R7. You and I missed that cutoff date, unfortunately.
Nmasier
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January 22nd, 2020 05:00
Ok thanks so much I guess I will just resell my 9700k and buy an 8700k