Can i change i7 8700k to i9 9900k and 1080ti to 2080ti

[johnthegreat]

Currently have a build with the core I7 8700k. It also has the ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 motherboard, an asus gtx 1080ti. I was wondering if I could just swap the processor and it would work out of the box since I already have functional build or if the change would require more complicated software manipulation? I was also wondering about changing the 1080ti to the 2080ti but I feel like that would be mire difficult. Any helpful advice would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[P1LGRIM]

I was wondering if I could just swap the processor

May need a BIOS update for the new processor - Check and be sure to update before you change the processor if required.

I was also wondering about changing the 1080ti to the 2080ti

There are no drivers at all for a RTX 2080 Ti.

 

[Jamesbond007]

Currently have a build with the core I7 8700k. It also has the ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 motherboard, an asus gtx 1080ti. I was wondering if I could just swap the processor and it would work out of the box since I already have functional build or if the change would require more complicated software manipulation? I was also wondering about changing the 1080ti to the 2080ti but I feel like that would be mire difficult. Any helpful advice would be appreciated. Thanks

If you are already running MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 on your system, then you should be able to swap in a 9900K to replace your 8700K and the system should boot. However, before you replace the CPU, you should check whether the version of the motherboard BIOS can support and recognize the 9900K. If not you will need to perform a BIOS update first, and then reconfigure the BIOS settings.

For the graphics card, just save your money. The RTX graphics cards are not supported in any version of MacOS due to the lack of Nvidia web drivers.