Intel's Anti-Upgrade Tricks Defeated with Kapton Tape
If you own an Intel motherboard with a Z170 or Z270 chipset, you might believe that it only supports CPUs up to Intel’s 7th generation, known as Kaby Lake. Even the CPU socket’s pinout …
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It's cool to have a workaround. But a little breathless. Intel having pin checks to make sure the motherboard supports the CPU seems reasonable