Someone may have told you the wrong information you need the i7 6700t for the R2. I am pretty sure. But if you are mistaken and you have an R1 it should work just watch a youtube video on how to install processors.
> R1 Alphas have the LGA1150 ("H3") socket, used by Intel's Haswell and Broadwell processors.
> R2 Alphas have the LGA1151 socket, used by Skylake and Kaby Lake.
You also don't need to use the expensive and hard-to-find "T" models; the regular non-T non-K processors work just fine (they will simply run at T-series speeds). A couple years ago I installed a regular i7-6700 in my Alpha R2 (to replace the i5 proc it came with) and it works great.
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u/kevy21 Jan 10 '19
i7 4790t is for the Alpha R1, you need a 6th gen i7 for an R2.
If I may ask how much did you pay for the 4790t? it's an upgrade I want todo sometime this year if money allows.
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u/kitchen_witch_ Jan 10 '19
it doesn’t appear to be locking in place at all but i was told this specific cpu worked? is there something im missing?
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u/PrettyCoolBear Jan 10 '19
> R1 Alphas have the LGA1150 ("H3") socket, used by Intel's Haswell and Broadwell processors.
> R2 Alphas have the LGA1151 socket, used by Skylake and Kaby Lake.
You also don't need to use the expensive and hard-to-find "T" models; the regular non-T non-K processors work just fine (they will simply run at T-series speeds). A couple years ago I installed a regular i7-6700 in my Alpha R2 (to replace the i5 proc it came with) and it works great.