Upgrading my CPU on G3-710

AlbinForsslund

Hey there!

I want to upgrade my CPU on my predator G3-710 with R01-A1 BIOS and an i5-6400 CPU.
Been reading up a bit on it and some people say the BIOS arent that sensitive as long as the socket maches - so i thought about buying an i7-8700...
BUT...then i read some more and some people say it wont be compatible cause of the old BIOS not supporting KabyLake so i dont really know what to do.

Should i go ahead and buy the i7-8700?
Or if its not compatible, wich is the best CPU i can get? (been looking around and seems like its a i7-6700K - wich is still a Skylake based CPU)

Thank you for your help.
Albin

brummyfan2

Hi,
Yes, you have done your home work, i7-6700 will definitely work but not sure about i7-6700k because of it's TDP(91W against 65W), if you can get i7-8700 from returnable source, give it a try, if it doesn't work you can return it. The chances are very slim for i7-8700 to work.
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Core_i5/i5-6400.html
https://ark.intel.com/compare/126686,88196,88185

brummyfan2

Hi,
There's always a risk in trying a different CPU, so it's better to stick to recommended CPUs, most of the time if you install a different CPU with same die size and suitable for the MB socket, it won't boot and will not damage the MB.
https://yourbusiness.azcentral.com/happens-install-cpu-laptop-wrong-25425.html

ven98

i7-8700 won't work by any means. Coffeelake supports the same socket as kabylake and skylake, but it won't work on 100 and 200 motherboard series, which your predator has. Also if you add the chances that the BIOS might not support it, it is almost impossible to get it to boot.

brummyfan2

Hi,
Yes, you have done your home work, i7-6700 will definitely work but not sure about i7-6700k because of it's TDP(91W against 65W), if you can get i7-8700 from returnable source, give it a try, if it doesn't work you can return it. The chances are very slim for i7-8700 to work.
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Core_i5/i5-6400.html
https://ark.intel.com/compare/126686,88196,88185

AlbinForsslund

Ok, so I can't damage the computer...it just won't run with the wrong CPU?

brummyfan2

Hi,
There's always a risk in trying a different CPU, so it's better to stick to recommended CPUs, most of the time if you install a different CPU with same die size and suitable for the MB socket, it won't boot and will not damage the MB.
https://yourbusiness.azcentral.com/happens-install-cpu-laptop-wrong-25425.html

ven98

i7-8700 won't work by any means. Coffeelake supports the same socket as kabylake and skylake, but it won't work on 100 and 200 motherboard series, which your predator has. Also if you add the chances that the BIOS might not support it, it is almost impossible to get it to boot.

zugie01

I know I am late to the party here, but I've heard some mobos that run 6th gen will run 7th gen, but not sure the Predator g3-710 with 6th gens will, even with updated bios.  If anyone truly knows for sure, i'd like to know.  

zugie01

bios is R01.A4  no 7th gen in this machine.  maybe my other tower.  

brummyfan2

zugie01 said:

bios is R01.A4  no 7th gen in this machine.  maybe my other tower.  

Hi,
I have seen others installing i7-7700 and i5-7400, I think most probably you should be fine.
https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Acer-Predator-G3-710/21107

billsey

There are different motherboards using different chipsets in the G3-710 line. You either have a 6th gen or 7th gen and can't mix processors.