Gigabyte says every motherboard in its B760 and H610 lineup now has BIOS support for upcoming LGA 1700 CPUs. The company announced the update on October 9 and expects the processors to launch in early 2027. It does not name the chips, but it says DDR5 and DDR4 boards are covered alike.
What Gigabyte announced
Gigabyte describes the upgrade as three steps: download the BIOS, update, and drop in the new CPU. It says owners need no board replacement and no system rebuild. The company also calls itself the first in the industry to support the upcoming processors across every B760 and H610 model. That is Gigabyte’s own claim.
The release also speaks to system builders and retailers. Gigabyte says full-lineup readiness means smoother inventory planning and fewer compatibility questions at the counter. The latest BIOS is available now on its website, along with a list of supported boards and BIOS versions.
What the release leaves out
Gigabyte’s release names no processors. It gives no core counts, prices or launch date, and the early 2027 timing is Gigabyte’s expectation. Tom’s Hardware says it reported in June that motherboard makers were preparing for a “Raptor Lake Next” refresh around the start of 2027. That reporting is unconfirmed, and Gigabyte does not use the name.
Neither Gigabyte’s release nor Hallock’s comments confirm a specific refresh. Because the release names no processors, there is no confirmed model to check against Gigabyte’s supported-board list yet.
Why DDR4 keeps coming up
In August, Intel’s Robert Hallock told Tom’s Hardware Premium that Raptor Lake chips would stay in Intel’s portfolio “for years to come.” Hallock leads Intel’s enthusiast channel business. He tied that plan to memory choice:
LGA 1700 is still a good socket. Lots of people [are] still interested in DDR4, so [we’ll] keep offering
Robert Hallock, Intel
Hallock also described a “sudden inrush of demand” for Alder Lake and Raptor Lake parts. In his words, buyers moving to more affordable hardware still wanted the fastest available for their money. Intel did not anticipate that demand, he said. Those remarks came two months before Gigabyte’s release, and they do not mention new chips.
Memory costs have reshaped hardware pricing elsewhere too. Valve pointed to rising memory and storage costs when it raised Steam Deck OLED prices. Memory shortages also helped push PS5 prices higher twice in under a year, according to our earlier reports.
Together, the two statements point the same way without proving a product. Gigabyte says new LGA 1700 processors are expected in early 2027, while Intel’s public comments only commit to keeping the socket and DDR4 support available.
