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Aurora R9, CPU upgrade 9400f to a 9900k

Would I be able to upgrade my Aurora R9 9400f to a 9900k without replacing another other parts (except my cpu cooler) ?

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would my motherboard support the upgrade or would a new motherboard be needed 

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December 5th, 2021 13:00

Your current motherboard supports.  No need to get new mobo.

9900k is factory stock cpu for R9.https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/alienware-aurora-r9-desktop/alienware-aurora-r9-setup-and-specifications/processors?guid=guid-efbb45e2-1f77-430c-8c29-0fb9fca1fd7e&lang=en-us

Table 1. Processors

   
Processors

9th Generation Intel Core i5k

9th Generation Intel Core i7k

9th Generation Intel Core i9k

Wattage

95 W

95 W

95 W

Core count

6

8

8

Thread count

6

8

16

Speed

4.4 GHz

4.6 GHz

4.7 GHz

Cache

9 MB

12 MB

16 MB

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