The is a capable but picky board. For maximum stability, stick with non-K Haswell i5 or i7 CPUs up to 84W . Avoid Xeons and overclockable chips unless you enjoy troubleshooting. Always verify your BIOS revision before purchasing a new processor.
Look near the CPU socket. Count the small black rectangular chips (MOSFETs). The MS7869 Ver 1.0 has chokes for Vcore. That confirms a 3-phase design. Do not exceed 77W TDP. ms7869 ver 10 cpu support verified
For those looking to verify their own hardware support, here are the core specs for the MS-7869 Ver 1.0 [5.22]: Support Detail Intel H81 [10] Officially Supported CPUs 4th Gen Intel Core i3, i5, i7; Pentium; Celeron [22] Verified Unofficial CPUs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3, E3-1230 v3 [10] 2x DDR3/DDR3L slots (up to 16GB total) [5.27] 1x PCIe x16, 1x PCIe x1, 1x Mini PCIe Important Installation Notes BIOS Updates: The is a capable but picky board
| CPU | Cinebench R15 (Multi) | PassMark (CPU) | Best Use Case | |-----|----------------------|----------------|----------------| | i7-4790 | ~710 pts | ~10,200 | Gaming, video editing, virtual machines | | i5-4590 | ~520 pts | ~7,300 | General productivity, light gaming | | i3-4370 | ~410 pts | ~5,800 | Office work, HTPC, basic browsing | Always verify your BIOS revision before purchasing a
are also noted as compatible, though some versions of the i7-4790 may require a BIOS update (version P21-A2 or later) to function reliably. : Successfully verified with Intel Core i3-4160 Go to product viewer dialog for this item. , Go to product viewer dialog for this item. , and Go to product viewer dialog for this item. .