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

[IanG]

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]

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]

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

 

[SIW2]

IanG

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

 

[file3456]

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:

7980XE
7960X
7940X
7920X
7900X
7820X
7800X
7740X

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

7700K
7700
7700T
7640X
7600K
7600
7600T
7500
7500T
7400
7400T
7350K
7320
7300
7300T
7100
7100T
7101E
7101TE
G4620
G4600
G4600T
G4560
G4560T
G3950
G3930
G3930T 
7920HQ
7820HQ
7820HK
7700HQ
7660U

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]

Hi SIW2,

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

 

[SIW2]

 

[IanG]

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.