Has Anyone Tried an Intel Core i7 12700KF With Win 7 Please

IanG · 17 Oct 2023

Hi,
I've been recommended to use an Intel Core i7 12700KF with Win7 Ultimate SP1 64Bit, and wondered if anyone had tried it?

I don't do gaming, but am into image processing and video creation/editing.

I've read reports about the processor that say Win7 cannot make full use of all it has to offer.

Any advice gratefully received.

Ian

****** An appropriate answer has been provided from outside this Forum -- so thanks for everone's input - but problem is solved.

Megahertz07 · 19 Oct 2023

New computers are not compatible with Win 7 but you can use some workaround to make it work.
On a laptop it is quite impossible. Must be a desktop with some specific hardware.
It is not the CPU the main obstacle. It is the MB BIOS.

What is the hardware specs of the computer?

IanG · 19 Oct 2023

Hi Megahertz07 --- Thanks for your response, but the question has now been answered, external to this Forum.

SIW2 · 19 Oct 2023

@IanG

Perhaps you could reproduce the answer here, or at least link to it. Might be useful to other people.

file3456 · 20 Oct 2023

If you can see my signature below, I list "latest" hardware that will for sure work since the motherboard or computer manufacture should have Win 7 drivers by default without hacked drivers.

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The most "recent" CPUs to still support Windows 7 would be the following 2066 socketed CPUs:

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Here are some other year 2017 CPUs that should support Windows 7 via the manufacture's drivers.

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Again, the year 2017 is going to be the absolute latest of Intel CPUs to support Windows 7 by the computer or motherboard manufacturer.

IanG · 20 Oct 2023

Hi SIW2,

As soon as I've implemented the suggestion provided, and assuming it works without unnecessary "tweaking", I will.

SIW2 · 20 Oct 2023

IanG · 20 Oct 2023

Hi F22 Simpilot,

Thanks for all this information - much appreciated.

I shall make use of the info if the recent suggestion should not be as workable as it sounds.