The statement from staff here is that R5 owners were denied the required Bios update in order to easily move to the Z270 7700k because the R5 system-as-a-whole failed validation & was rendered un-warranty-able (can't handle 7700k). No one who owns the Z170 or Z270 can move up to Z370 8700k. Your R5 dead-ends with the 6700k, an admirable CPU in its own right. Tip: sell R5, use proceeds towards R7
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Posted November 24th, 2017 08:00
The statement from staff here is that R5 owners were denied the required Bios update in order to easily move to the Z270 7700k because the R5 system-as-a-whole failed validation & was rendered un-warranty-able (can't handle 7700k). No one who owns the Z170 or Z270 can move up to Z370 8700k. Your R5 dead-ends with the 6700k, an admirable CPU in its own right. Tip: sell R5, use proceeds towards R7