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| Processor | Core i7-4790K Haswell |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus Maximus VI Hero |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 |
| Memory | 16GB G.Skill DDR-3 2400MHz |
| Video Card(s) | Palit GTX 1080 Gamerock |
| Storage | Samsung 750, Samsung 870, 2X WD Blue 6TB in Raid 1 |
| Display(s) | Acer Predator X34 3440X1440 |
| Case | Corsair 780T |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM 650i |
I finally got round to upgrading my CPU after uh, 11 years.
If you own a Z87 board the CPU upgrade process is not quite straightforward and there's a few things you should do first. I am gonna write a short guide here since the thread at the ROG forums hasn't really been updated since 2014 and will try to keep it simple.
THIS GUIDE ASSUMES THAT YOU STILL HAVE YOUR OLD HASWELL CPU INSTALLED IN YOUR Z87 MOTHERBOARD AND LISTS STEPS YOU NEED TO TAKE BEFORE YOU INSTALL YOUR NEW HASWELL REFRESH CPU.
STEP 1: Check your BIOS version. If your board has the latest version installed great, you don't need to do anything. If not, upgrade your BIOS to the latest version offered by your board's manufacturer. Refer to your board's manual for instructions.
In my case, latest BIOS for my Asus Maximus VI Hero Z87 was version 1603.
This should also upgrade the version of Intel Management Engine available at your UEFI BIOS. The version of Intel Management Engine is different in the OS and in the UEFI BIOS. If you have an old motherboard that came out in 2013 and the version of Intel Management Engine in your UEFI BIOS is LOWER THAN 9.0.30.1482 then your new Haswell Refresh CPU (AKA Devil's Canyon) CPU will not work in your board.
This is why you need to update your BIOS to the most recent version for your board. Doing so will also update the Intel Management Engine at the BIOS level.
STEP 2: Download Intel Management Engine 9.5.15.1730 from your board's manufacturer website ONLY. This version is also known as 1730. In my case I downloaded it from ASUS.
Unpack the contents of the compressed folder on your desktop and run the .exe file. You will get a msg saying that you already have got a more recent version installed (in my case it was version 11.XX something) and it will ask whether you want to downgrade. Press "yes" "ok" or w/e. Proceed to downgrade your Intel ME to this version.
You will get a message at the end saying that the installation was successful.
Reboot.
Run the ME 1730 installation executable again and re-install ME 1730 a second time to ensure all the bits have been replaced.
Reboot.
Check your Device Manager to ensure that the ME version reported in your OS is version 1730.
Clarification: Downgrading your Intel ME to version 1730 will only downgrade your OS ME version to version 1730. Your BIOS ME version should still be w/e version came with your latest BIOS file, in my case 9.0.30.1482.
STEP 3: Reboot. Enter BIOS. Refer to your manual to find out how to load OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS. In my case you do so by pressing F5 and then press EXIT SAVING CHANGES.
Wait for windows to load fully and then select SHUT DOWN computer from within Windows. After your PC successfully shuts down, disconnect all cables including your PSU cable and proceed to change the CPU.
STEP 4: After you change your CPU from the old Haswell to the Haswell Refresh CPU, power up your machine. Enter BIOS, make w/e personal changes you want to make (e.g. disable IGPU, disable additional SATA controller, enable C States etc) and continue on to windows.
Congrats! Enjoy your "new" Haswell Refresh CPU.
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Here's a couple of pics I took after I disassembled my Noctua NH-D15. TIM was Arctic Silver 5 and was installed in May 2019. I have owned this system since December 2013 and I had used the same AS5 tube I had laying around from my original Core 2 system I built back in 2008.
The pics may seem alarming but I had no temperature issues. Max temps observed were abt 78 degrees C in the summer time with a 1.3V VCORE.
I used Arctic MX-4 this time.
If you own a Z87 board the CPU upgrade process is not quite straightforward and there's a few things you should do first. I am gonna write a short guide here since the thread at the ROG forums hasn't really been updated since 2014 and will try to keep it simple.
THIS GUIDE ASSUMES THAT YOU STILL HAVE YOUR OLD HASWELL CPU INSTALLED IN YOUR Z87 MOTHERBOARD AND LISTS STEPS YOU NEED TO TAKE BEFORE YOU INSTALL YOUR NEW HASWELL REFRESH CPU.
STEP 1: Check your BIOS version. If your board has the latest version installed great, you don't need to do anything. If not, upgrade your BIOS to the latest version offered by your board's manufacturer. Refer to your board's manual for instructions.
In my case, latest BIOS for my Asus Maximus VI Hero Z87 was version 1603.
This should also upgrade the version of Intel Management Engine available at your UEFI BIOS. The version of Intel Management Engine is different in the OS and in the UEFI BIOS. If you have an old motherboard that came out in 2013 and the version of Intel Management Engine in your UEFI BIOS is LOWER THAN 9.0.30.1482 then your new Haswell Refresh CPU (AKA Devil's Canyon) CPU will not work in your board.
This is why you need to update your BIOS to the most recent version for your board. Doing so will also update the Intel Management Engine at the BIOS level.
STEP 2: Download Intel Management Engine 9.5.15.1730 from your board's manufacturer website ONLY. This version is also known as 1730. In my case I downloaded it from ASUS.
Unpack the contents of the compressed folder on your desktop and run the .exe file. You will get a msg saying that you already have got a more recent version installed (in my case it was version 11.XX something) and it will ask whether you want to downgrade. Press "yes" "ok" or w/e. Proceed to downgrade your Intel ME to this version.
You will get a message at the end saying that the installation was successful.
Reboot.
Run the ME 1730 installation executable again and re-install ME 1730 a second time to ensure all the bits have been replaced.
Reboot.
Check your Device Manager to ensure that the ME version reported in your OS is version 1730.
Clarification: Downgrading your Intel ME to version 1730 will only downgrade your OS ME version to version 1730. Your BIOS ME version should still be w/e version came with your latest BIOS file, in my case 9.0.30.1482.
STEP 3: Reboot. Enter BIOS. Refer to your manual to find out how to load OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS. In my case you do so by pressing F5 and then press EXIT SAVING CHANGES.
Wait for windows to load fully and then select SHUT DOWN computer from within Windows. After your PC successfully shuts down, disconnect all cables including your PSU cable and proceed to change the CPU.
STEP 4: After you change your CPU from the old Haswell to the Haswell Refresh CPU, power up your machine. Enter BIOS, make w/e personal changes you want to make (e.g. disable IGPU, disable additional SATA controller, enable C States etc) and continue on to windows.
Congrats! Enjoy your "new" Haswell Refresh CPU.
=====================================================================================================================================================
Here's a couple of pics I took after I disassembled my Noctua NH-D15. TIM was Arctic Silver 5 and was installed in May 2019. I have owned this system since December 2013 and I had used the same AS5 tube I had laying around from my original Core 2 system I built back in 2008.
The pics may seem alarming but I had no temperature issues. Max temps observed were abt 78 degrees C in the summer time with a 1.3V VCORE.
I used Arctic MX-4 this time.
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