OMEN 870-224 Process Upgrade

[PlaneCrazyy]

I'm looking to upgrade my processor and I came across this reply to a similar question: Re: Omen 870-224 Processor Upgrade - HP Support Community - 7674521

The reply makes it seem there are other more powerful options. What other options does this motherboard support? Will it support a newer generation Intel processor? 8th, 9th, 10th?

Thanks

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Below is the link to the product specs for your PC (only the cached webpage works).

OMEN by HP Desktop PC - 870-224 Product Specifications | HP® Support

The motherboard only supports the Intel 7th gen Kaby Lake processors.

Nothing newer would be supported.

According to this user benchmarking website for the model series, there is one processor slightly better than the i7-7700 listed in the HP specs, and that would be the i7-7700K.

UserBenchmark: HP OMEN by HP Desktop PC 870-2XX Compatible Components

If you are interested in installing W11 24H2 on your PC as is, watch this video:

How to install Windows 11 24H2 on Unsupported PC (Early Access) 2024 (youtube.com)

Download the W24H2 ISO file and use that (3rd option).   

Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)

You can download the free 7-Zip file utility from the link below.  The top line is for 64 bit.

7-Zip

You'll have to repeat this procedure each October when Microsoft rolls out the new builds because a PC that does not meet Microsoft's minimum W11 hardware requirements will never automatically get the update to the next build.

Other than that, your PC will continue to get the monthly cumulative and other updates.

That's only a minor inconvenience to have continued OS support beyond October of 2025.