i7 BGA1440 replacement due to win10 support

[OokmonGani]

I can't seem to find any CPUs for this omen that will both allow the win11 upgrade and also be BGA - 1440 socket in any stores anywhere.

Where am I to find a suitable CPU to 

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

A BGA socketed processor is assembled at the factory as an integral part of the motherboard, and if your current soldered processor is not supported for W11, there would be no W11 qualified processors you could install on the motherboard to replace it with.

If you are happy with your PC, and if you are interested in installing W11 24H2 on your PC as is, watch this video, which is the easiest way to do it in my opinion, and I have tried many different ways to do this during the last 3 years.

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.

[OokmonGani]

Thank you so much for all that information. I was driving my self buggy trying to figure out what to do. It's a great laptop, gamed on it for years. I still don't quite understand why this i7 isn't upgradable, as it meats all the specs, so far as I know.

Again, thank you for the wisdom.

Cheers!

Ben

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome, Ben.

Here is Microsoft's list of Intel processors they have determined are suitable to run W11:

Windows processor requirements Windows 11 supported Intel processors | Microsoft Learn

I'm running W11 24H2 using the simple instructions in the video I posted on many different PC's that Microsoft indicated were not supported for W11.

One is an old Dell 580s PC with an i5-660 (1st gen core processor).

The PC runs fine on W11.

I have a Dell Optiplex 7050 MT with an i7-7700 processor and there was no way I was going to put that PC out to pasture because it didn't have an 8th gen core processor.

Here's some background info on the W11 hardware requirements:

Windows 11 will leave millions of PCs behind, and Microsoft is struggling to explain why - The Verge