Question HP z230 WS - Is there an upgrade path on the existing MoBo for Win11?

[bill6560]

Hello all,

I have what is essentially a maxed out HP z230 with an i7-4790 @ 3.6 GHz, 32 GB Ram, NVIDIA GTX 980 GPU, and an EVGA SuperNOVA 850W PSU. It run's great, but ...

The big question is, is there any upgrade path to the existing MoBo to achieve Win 11 compatibility, specifically for the CPU and TPM? I understand that there may be a MoBo plug in module to get TPM 2.0, but that leaves the CPU. Any suggestions?

The even more painful question is, its been a long time since I replaced/upgraded a MoBo, but in the past, if you did, you had to do a fresh reinstall of Windows (not to mention, ALL the existing SW), as the install wouldn't have the correct MoBo hardware drivers. Is this still true, or has Windows become smart enough to recognize new hardware without necessitating a full blown reinstall of years of software installations?

Thanks,
Bill

 

[thestryker]

Much like mine your machine will never be officially supported by Windows 11 even with a TPM due to Microsoft's arbitrary decisions.

Generally speaking I'd recommend reinstalling Windows, but unless you're using an OEM key there's nothing preventing you from using an existing installation. The worst you might have to do to get it working properly is switch from MBR to GPT.