Back for another round of Ask B2G, this time around we got a question from our reader regarding the compatibility of Intel’s X79 motherboard. Reader Frotheeรย writes:
[quote]I have an Intel DX79SI motherboard with a 3930K. I’m looking to update to a 4930K but I don’t see much info regarding support for this processor. Will the 4930K work on my motherboard?
[/quote]Hey Frothee, hope you’re in a good mood because I’ll be breaking it to you hard but with Intel’s motherboard businessรย now defunct, support for existing boards have been dropped except for warranty support.
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The DX79SI, pictured above, only supports the previous generation of HEDT Sandy Bridge-E processors for the LGA2011 socket. That said, you’re pretty much stuck with your current setup unless you opt for a new motherboard which will leave you with a fully-working SB-E CPU/board pair which you could either sell to recoup some of your expenses or choose to retain as the SB-E is still a very good choice for multi-threaded, CPU-intensive loads.
You can refer to the motherboard’s official product page for further info. An Intel rep in their community has also stated that “we[Intel]รย are not planning to enable backwards compatibility between the Intelรยฎ Desktop Boards based on the Intelรยฎ X79 Express Chipset and the Intelรยฎ Ivy Bridge-E processor family.“
