HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop 65W Upgrade

[Johnbsc]

I have 2 upgrade questions

1     Does G2 Mini support 1TB NVME ? (old tech guide says 256gb is max)

2     Does G2 Mini support Intel Core i7-6700K ? (old tech guide says 6700 is max)

Cheers !

[old_geekster]

@Johnbsc , welcome to the forum.

Q: 1 Does G2 Mini support 1TB NVME ? (old tech guide says 256gb is max)  I believe the 1 GB drive should work fine.  The other specifications match.

2 Does G2 Mini support Intel Core i7-6700K ? (old tech guide says 6700 is max)  No, the "K" means that the processor can be overclocked and I don't believe that the HP BIOS will allow for overclocking.

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[Johnbsc]

@OG

Thanks for the welcome

Re 2) Yes i Know about the K, Intel XTU can handle the params, my main concern is heat, K is a 95W versus non K 65W,

but is all else the same?

For example I know that the g3 mini models can use 6th gen cpus that are found in g2 models, and I have seen 7th gen cpus in g2 models, so i figure as long as they conform to socket LGA1151 then should be good with the cooling issue addressed.

[old_geekster]

You are welcome, @Johnbsc!

Q:  Re 2) Yes i Know about the K, Intel XTU can handle the params, my main concern is heat, K is a 95W versus non K 65W,

but is all else the same?

A:  Personally, I wouldn't take a chance with the "K" processor.  Heat definitely will be a problem if you overclock it.  I am an old overclocker and have seen many bad things happen in small cases.  Oh, and be extremely cautious using XTU.  It is not always reliable.  I had it fry a processor and motherboard in an HP Omen desktop when I was following a guide provided by Intel.  Not good!!  Very expensive!!