legacyfan Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I'm working on saving up the money to make a windows 7 gaming computer and I was wondering if this cpu would be powerful enough to run it and if it would be compatible with windows 7 I don't want to end up making a good computer to find out a part won't work so my question is will it work? if anyone could help with this it would be much appreciated-legacyfan (also this is my first custom built pc ive ever tried to make) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByQuadCore Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 It will work with Windows 7 just fine. The 3rd generation Ivy Bridge also supported XP and Vista. Windows 7 support will go up to Skylake (6th gen) officially. Also Kabylake and even Coffelake will mostly work but unofficially driver wise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacyfan Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 Thanks @ByQuadCore For The Information I'll Go With That Processor On My Computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shihainin Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 On 12/1/2022 at 9:36 PM, legacyfan said: Thanks @ByQuadCore For The Information I'll Go With That Processor On My Computer Also, a friendly reminder to get a compatible motherboard for that processor (LGA1155). A first build can be a little daunting, but it should go well so long as you did your research. (b ᵔ▽ᵔ)b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacyfan Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 that would help alot thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieTech Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 On 12/1/2022 at 5:48 PM, legacyfan said: I'm working on saving up the money to make a windows 7 gaming computer and I was wondering if this cpu would be powerful enough to run it and if it would be compatible with windows 7 I don't want to end up making a good computer to find out a part won't work so my question is will it work? if anyone could help with this it would be much appreciated-legacyfan (also this is my first custom built pc ive ever tried to make) Will work on Windows 7 just fine. Can also go up to 22H2 Windows 11 via the "Skip all System Requirements" option in Rufus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adi2137px Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 (edited) why it shouldn't work on 7... On 7 you can even run 5800x3d or 7gen am5 ryzens or 12-13gen intel cpus here i am using on r7 2700 without any modded drivers(just i installed generic usb3 drivers instead amd proprietary ones for usap support) Edited May 20, 2023 by adi2137px Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mshultz Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 I went from a 65 watt Ivy Bridge setup to a 65 watt Skylake setup. There was only a few percent improvement in speed. Be sure to only have 4 GB of memory when you install Windows 7. There is an installation bug that causes a BSOD with more than 4 GB memory. Add the rest of your memory after installation is complete. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd79 Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, mshultz said: Add the rest of your memory after installation is complete. I installed W7 x64 on a Kaby Lake and H110 motherboard with 8GB of RAM (in one module) There was no problem at all. So, either you have a defective RAM bone, or there is a problem with its contact in the slot. Alternatively, you have something misaligned in the BIOS or a corrupted ISO. Edited May 20, 2023 by mjd79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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