Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

Question

compatible motherboard/cpu

Sep 18, 2016 7:59PM PDT

will ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO/Whetstone LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 U.2 USB 3.1 Z170 ATX Motherboard work with Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I56600K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530

Discussion is locked

- Collapse -
Answer
Yes
Sep 18, 2016 10:03PM PDT
- Collapse -
cpu/mb com
Sep 18, 2016 10:33PM PDT

thanks bob

- Collapse -
Answer
Compatible Motherboard
Sep 22, 2016 4:03AM PDT

The following table shows the supported CPUs for this motherboard

Model - Z170 PRO GAMING