[SOLVED] What CPU upgrade can my motherboard handle

Ashley Knott

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Hi just wanting to know what CPU i can upgrade to

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 7400 @ 3.00GHz 47 °C
Kaby Lake 14nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1197MHz (17-17-17-39)

Motherboard
Manufacturer HP
Model 82F1 (U3E1)
Version 1.01
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model Kaby Lake
Chipset Revision 05
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model H170
Southbridge Revision 31
BIOS
Brand AMI
Version F.24
Date 06/03/2018
PCI Data
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x16
Slot Designation PCI Express x16 Slot
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 0
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation PCI Express x1 Slot
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 1
Slot Unknown
Slot Type Unknown
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x2
Slot Designation M.2 Card Slot 1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 2

Graphics
Acer X34 P (3440x1440@120Hz)
3071MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (HP) 46 °C
Storage
238GB SAMSUNG MZ7LN256HMJP-000H1 (SATA (SSD)) 35 °C
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-60WN4A0 (SATA ) 32 °C
 
Well 80+ and above certified PSU does make a good supply in delivering power to your board, im pretty sure your GTX 1060 would be saturated enough after upgrading the psu.

will have to get these things one after the other. PC gaming is an expensive hobby.
I7 770
Hyper 212 evo (heat sync)
450w+ PSU

update graphics card some time after these lol. going to be an expensive couple of months haha.
 
80+ certification can mean absolutely nothing.

"80 Plus (trademarked 80 PLUS) is a voluntary certification program intended to promote efficient energy use in computer power supply units (PSUs). ... Such PSUs waste 20% or less electric energy as heat at the specified load levels, reducing electricity use and bills compared to less efficient PSUs "

That says nothing about quality.

A Quality PSU is key. The PSU is the backbone of any system and needs to be given serious consideration.
 
80+ certification can mean absolutely nothing.

"80 Plus (trademarked 80 PLUS) is a voluntary certification program intended to promote efficient energy use in computer power supply units (PSUs). ... Such PSUs waste 20% or less electric energy as heat at the specified load levels, reducing electricity use and bills compared to less efficient PSUs "

That says nothing about quality.

A Quality PSU is key. The PSU is the backbone of any system and needs to be given serious consideration.

What PSU would you recommend?
 
you cant, you must use intel 300 series chipset motherboard, such as H310 Motherboard if you're not overclocking, i recommendyou to get a Z390 Motherboard so you could unlock the multipliers for overclocking.

So i need to send it back? Like i said i did purchade it by accident. Next time i need to double check that its an i7-7700

Just on a side note the i7-7900k uses a LGA 1151
 
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