870-119 CPU upgrade

[CivicQc]

I wish to upgrade my OMEN 870-119 with a newer processor with more cores.  I currently have the i7-6700.  The 870-119 is equipped with socket LGA 1151.  In the CPU upgrade information, the PC specs say:

• TDP: Up to 65 W
• Socket type: LGA 1151
• Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:

  Processor	TDP	Integrated Graphics
  Intel Core i7-6700 (Skylake) 3.4 GHz Quad Core	65 W	Intel HD Graphics (GT2)
  Intel Core i5-6400 (Skylake) 2.7 GHz Quad Core	65 W	Intel HD Graphics (GT2)
  Intel Core i3-6100 (Skylake) 3.7 GHz Dual Core	51 W	Intel HD Graphics 530

But these specs were written before the newer / more powerful processors were commercialized. 

My question: will the pc work with a more powerful processor (not in the list above) as long as it is the correct socket type and does not use more than 65W?

[NonSequitur777 · Accepted solution]

@CivicQc,

Welcome to our HP User Forum!

Your OMEN by HP Desktop PC - 870-119 (X6F75AA), according to: https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/omen-by-hp-870-100-desktop-pc-series/12079703/document/c0524108..., is fitted with an Odense2-S motherboard (SSID: 828A) with the Intel H170 chipset. Unfortunately, H170 is a single-chipset design that only supports 6th-gen Intel LGA1151 Core i7 / Core i5 / Core i3 / Pentium / Celeron processors on your OMEN by HP Desktop PC - 870-119.

And indeed, when we look at OMEN by HP Desktop PC - 870-119 Users here: https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/HP-870-119/41041, only 6th gen Intel processors are seen.

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[CivicQc]

@NonSequitur777,

many thanks for your quick, detailed and useful response.

CivicQc

[Prométhée]

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@NonSequitur777 wrote:

Your OMEN by HP Desktop PC - 870-119 (X6F75AA), according to: https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/omen-by-hp-870-100-desktop-pc-series/12079703/document/c0524108..., is fitted with an Odense2-S motherboard (SSID: 828A) with the Intel H170 chipset. Unfortunately, H170 is a single-chipset design that only supports 6th-gen Intel LGA1151 Core i7 / Core i5 / Core i3 / Pentium / Celeron processors.

And indeed, when we look at OMEN by HP Desktop PC - 870-119 Users here: https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/HP-870-119/41041, only 6th gen Intel processors are seen.

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

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Forgive me, but where do you find this information?
the h170 chipset, is not only compatible with intel 6th gen
I admit it probably won't work ..
but hp released a similar model with h170

HP Desktop PCs - motherboard specifications, Odense2-K 

Chipset

H170

Processor upgrade information

• TDP: Up to 91 W
• Socket type: LGA 1151
• Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:

  Processor	TDP	Integrated Graphics
  Intel Core i7-7700 (Kabylake) 3.6 GHz Quad Core	65 W	Intel HD Graphics 630
  Intel Core i5-7400 (Kabylake) 3.0 GHz Quad Core	65 W	Intel HD Graphics 630
  Intel Core i3-7100 (Kabylake) 3.9 GHz Dual Core (only with Twister chassis)	51 W	Intel HD Graphics 630

Besides, it would be possible to use this motherboard I think, to see if it's worth it, I doubt it but ..

OMEN by HP 870-121nf Desktop PC Product Specifications

•  870-202np Product Specifications

Odense2-K Chipset: H170

Intel Core i7-7700

and intel says the same

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/90595/intel-h170-chipset/compatible.html

Intel® H170 Chipset

7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors

6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors

[NonSequitur777]

@Prométhée,

What is relevant to the OP's inquiry, is that the H170 chipset on an OMEN by HP Desktop PC - 870-119 (X6F75AA) does NOT support 7th gen Intel processors because the OEM (HP) never added the code/enabled it to work.

Thus:

Nevertheless, you could try to see if -against all odds- a 7th gen processor works -but if this worked, one would expect to see actual real-life examples of this online, and I couldn't find a single 870-119 fitted with a 7th gen processor.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[Prométhée]

Sorry @NonSequitur777  if you take it the wrong way
I'm just asking you about what you're saying
"Unfortunately, H170 is a single-chipset design that only supports 6th-gen Intel LGA1151 Core i7 / Core i5 / Core i3 / Pentium / Celeron processors."
Because no, it's not exact, since hp has an identical motherboard h170 with 7th gen, and intel indicates the same thing
I was just asking if there was a site somewhere that would indicate that not possible, which is therefore false

If the user really needed this processor, that's significant information, that's all!
And I have learned here, even if there are no examples, that sometimes a stroke of luck can happen

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Of course, I'm not saying to try, the risk of failure being very high.
But saying "never" is no longer in my line

keep up the good work, have a nice weekend