Which processor/cpu is would work best for my motherboard(Odense2-K) and Rtx2060 12gb

[Nebulous]

I recently bought a RTX 2060 but my processor is bottle necking it. I currently have a i5-7400 and I’m looking to upgrade it. What would be the most powerful cpu upgrade i could get or some good ones? 
Socket-1151

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

According to the processor upgrade specs for your PC's motherboard, the best processor you can install would be the Intel Core i7-7700.

HP Desktop PCs - motherboard specifications, Odense2-K | HP® Customer Support

That may help a little, but it is probably not going to make a world of difference.

[NonSequitur777]

@Nebulous,

Welcome to our HP User Forum!

Making sure you have all of the processor options known to you, your motherboard (Odense2-K, SSID: 82F1) is also compatible with the high-performance i7-7700K.

Here is one of many references: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/53089719.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[Paul_Tikkanen]

If you are going to recommend a non-standard processor outside of what HP lists as supported, you should also indicate the cooling issues it may run into with the stock heatsink.

Solved: Upgraded i5-7400 to i7-7700k and now overheats - HP Support Community - 8099088

[NonSequitur777]

@Paul_Tikkanen,

All righty then: "non-standard"? -Funny you would say that, because according to HP's very own Odense2-K motherboard specifications, processors with a, and I quote: "TDP: Up to 91 W" are approved.

The i7-7700K happens to have a 91 watt TDP, so it would fall within HP's TDP criteria for this motherboard.

Having said that, you are correct that it would be a good idea to upgrade your desktop's cooling fans, specifically the CPU cooling fan if you are fitting an i7-7700K -but it would be worth-it from my own experience with said processor.

If @Nebulous is interested in an i7-7700K, all the OP has to do is ask what cooling upgrades/options are available.

NonSequitur777

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Then why didn't HP specifically list the i7-7700K as supported along with the other 3?

[NonSequitur777]

@Paul_Tikkanen,

As you are very well aware of, the: "why does HP what it does" is a recurring question in this Forum that keeps on giving.

Why, for example, did HP qualify only three (3) compatible processors for the HP Z240 SFF?

Link: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04892038#AbT5

When in all actuality, this desktop can be fitted including ALL of the following processors:

And this listing is incomplete, as it omits most of the Xeon E3-12xx v6 processors, which are compatible with the HP Z240 SFF.

PLUS, incidentally, our very same i7-7700K and the high-end Xeon E3-1280 v6 which I have currently fitted in my HP Z240 SFF: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/54265503.

[EDIT:] My friend, far be it from me to lollygag a rather insignificant squabble in the grand order of things, but perhaps we are asking the wrong question.  Rather, we should ask the question: "Why would HP specify TDP: Up to 91 W", when the highest TDP of the "supported" processors is only 65 watt?

Therefore, I cannot intelligibly answer the "why" HP does the things they do.

If anyone finds out, you have my full attention.

NonSequitur777