Can I upgrade my HP ProDesk 600 G1 SFF to Core i7-4790K?

[Ayalmaliki]

Hi, this is my first post here in hp support forum and the title says it all. Can anyone please tell me for sure whether it is possible to upgrade my PC to Core i7-4790K?

Many thanks in advance.

Regards.

Abdullah.

[banhien]

Hi,

Please check page #5 of the following document:

    http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx/c04128105.pdf

Looks like a NO, newer BIOS does not mention anything about CPU. Only

  Fixed F10 "BIOS Power On" issue where TIME was not getting saved unless cursor (focus) remained on TIME setting in F10 menu.

Regards.

[Ayalmaliki]

Hi, thanks for the fast reply, but the history file says

"Version 2.30
 - Added Intel Reference code updates for chipset, memory and CPU to support
   introduction of Haswell Refresh Processors"

and as far as I know Core i7-4790K is a Haswell Refresh Processor. It might not be mientioned in the documents because the documents were not updated with the BIOS, I hope.

Regards.

Abdullah.

[Ayalmaliki · Accepted solution]

I went ahead, took the risk and tried it on my own...

It works like a charm at 4.00GHz (8 threads) and the PC has more computational power now in every aspect.

Thanks hp for makng support for the Core i7-4790k on the HP ProDesk 600 G1 sff.

[Ayalmaliki]

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[gbasile]

Thanks. I want to do the same.

[mswanson]

Did you have to do anything specific to get this working? I upgraded my bios to the latest, popped the 4790k in, and reset the cmos. All the fans spin for about 30 seconds with nothing on the screen,  and then all the fans go to max speed and nothing happens.

[Ayalmaliki]

Hi,

The only thing I did was upgrading my BIOS.

Below you can find my system info, you can get the same info for your system by typing "sysinfo" in the start and click on "System Information" and compare your BIOS ver to what I have

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.15063 Build 15063
System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
System Model HP ProDesk 600 G1 SFF
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU F4J94UT#ABA
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz, 4001 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Hewlett-Packard L01 v02.69, 7/14/2016
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode Legacy

[mswanson]

Thanks for the quick reply! Turns out I had bent 2 pins on the motherboard so I bent them back and everything is working great now with the 4790k!

[Ayalmaliki]

You are so welcome!
And congratulations for the new CPU it's awesome and super fast 😉