is there any proprietary parts on the omen 880 112na

[Harrisonbaxter]

my question is, is there any proprietary parts on the omen 880 112na that would stop me from upgrading different parts of my PC.

https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c05919758

another question is why is there very limited option when it comes to upgrading on the processor, the motherboard is a Tampa 2  board. this board is a z370 series board that is capable of holding more powerful CPU's. but below states that i can go through a i78700 which is currently installed to a i78700k which isn't a big improvement. im looking to upgrade the CPU to be more powerful as ive recently installed a NVIDIA rtx 3070 from a 1070 which was originally installed and dont want to recieve cpu to gpu bottlenecking.

• TDP: up to 95 W
• Socket type: LGA 1151
• Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:

  Processor	TDP	Integrated Graphics
  Intel Core i7-8700K (Coffeelake) 3.7 GHz, 6 Cores	95 W	Integrated HD Graphics 630
  Intel Core i7-8700 (Coffeelake) 3.7 GHz, 6 Cores	65 W	Integrated HD Graphics 630
  Intel Core i5-8400 (Coffeelake) 2.8 GHz, 6 Cores	65 W	Integrated HD Graphics 630

[Bill_To]

Hi @Harrisonbaxter 

The MB is a standard uATX MB. There should be no proprietary stuff. Maybe front panel connections if moving the MB to a different case? Or proprietary RGB stuff.

The Z370 board limits CPU upgrade support to Intel 9th Gen but HP usually does not provide BIOS updates for this purpose. Check this Site for the latest BIOS update. The fixes don't show additional CPU support.

The 8700K may be your only upgrade path. The 8700K may yield up to a 10% performance gain. Can't say the cost is worth the gain in performance.

[Prométhée]

hi

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@Bill_To wrote:

Hi @Harrisonbaxter 

The MB is a standard uATX MB. There should be no proprietary stuff. Maybe front panel connections if moving the MB to a different case? Or proprietary RGB stuff.

The Z370 board limits CPU upgrade support to Intel 9th Gen but HP usually does not provide BIOS updates for this purpose. Check this Site for the latest BIOS update. The fixes don't show additional CPU support.

The 8700K may be your only upgrade path. The 8700K may yield up to a 10% performance gain. Can't say the cost is worth the gain in performance.

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sorry but

• TDP: up to 95 W
• Socket type: LGA 1151
• Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:

  Processor	TDP	Integrated Graphics
  Intel Core i7-9700K (Coffee Lake R) 3.6 GHz, Octa Core	95 W	Intel UHD Graphics 630
  Intel Core i7-8700K (Coffee Lake) 3.7 GHz, Hexa Core	95 W	Intel UHD Graphics 630
  Intel Core i7-8700 (Coffee Lake) 3.2 GHz, Hexa Core	65 W	Intel UHD Graphics 630
  Intel Core i7-8600K (Coffee Lake) 3.7 GHz, Hexa Core	95 W	Intel UHD Graphics 630
  Intel Core i5-8400 (Coffee Lake) 2.8 GHz, Hexa Core	65 W	Intel UHD Graphics 630

• HP name: Tampa2
• SSID: 8437

HP Consumer Desktop PC BIOS Update (ROM Family SSID 8437)	F.50 Rev.A	9.4 MB	Jul 15, 2019	Download
Type: BIOS Version: F.50 Rev.A Operating systems: Windows 10 (64-bit) Release date: Jul 15, 2019 File name: sp97077.exe (9.4 MB) Description: This package provides an update to the HP consumer Desktop PC BIOS (ROM Family 8437) for supported models running a supported operating system Fix and enhancements: 1.The first 19H1 softroll production BIOS. 2.Added the supports for Intel CFL-R I7-9700K/I5-9400F/I7-9700F processors. 3.Added the supports for Intel CFL-R processors(R-0 Stepping) + Optane combination. 4.Provides improved security.

HP Consumer Desktop PC BIOS Update (ROM Family SSID 8437)	F.42 Rev.A	9.2 MB	Apr 26, 2019	Download
Type: BIOS Version: F.42 Rev.A Operating systems: Windows 10 (64-bit) Release date: Apr 26, 2019 File name: sp95910.exe (9.2 MB) Description: This package provides an update to the HP consumer Desktop PC BIOS (ROM Family 8437) for supported models running a supported operating system Fix and enhancements: -Added the support for Intel CFL i7-9700 processor

HP Consumer Desktop PC BIOS Update (ROM Family SSID 8437)	F.30 Rev.A	9.3 MB	Sep 11, 2018	Download
Type: BIOS Version: F.30 Rev.A Operating systems: Windows 10 (64-bit) Release date: Sep 11, 2018 File name: sp91906.exe (9.3 MB) Description: This package provides an update to the HP consumer Desktop PC BIOS (ROM Family 8437) for supported models running a supported operating system Fix and enhancements: -Added the support for Intel I7-9700K processor

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/I-would-like-to-upgrade-my-OMEN...

[Bill_To]

Hi,

Two for two in the error category.

Thanks to all for pointing out my error. I should have gone to sleep earlier!

However, the PC specs don't align with the motherboard specs so this is a HP problem. It is interesting this was not pointed out in this thread.

@Harrisonbaxter check this Site for a 9700K vs 8700 comparison. Or this Link comparing a 9700K to a 8700K.

[Prométhée · Accepted solution]

@Bill_To  as already said many times, I know this model quite well
It's not a mistake here!
Just that there have since been updates for this motherboard
and they have created several descriptive pages!
bios updates, do mention different new ones supported as they go

@Harrisonbaxter  could therefore install another processor than previously indicated

to see if it's worth it, the pc is starting to age a bit, and there probably won't be any other updates, adding a processor
although others might work if compatible