i7 7700 on windows 7.

Ben13240 · Jan 14, 2017

hi, i have a windows 7 cd that i bought something like 7 years ago, and im buying a new pc.

gtx1070+i7 7700, the motherboard is Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2PV.

what im asking is, is it possible to install win 7 on my new pc? will it even boot? i read that kabylake cpu's arent compatible with windows 7. i hope someone can help me, otherwise im gonna have to buy windows 10. thanks a lot in advance

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Paul NZ · Jan 14, 2017

If you've got the GA-H110M-S2PV DDR3 the 7700 isnt listed as a supported cpu. So it's not compatible.

Unless a BIOS update comes out for it

Rogue Leader · Jan 14, 2017

Ben13240 :

That motherboard needs a BIOS update to even work with that CPU I would suggest against it unless you have someone with a spare skylake CPU who can update the BIOS for you.

Secondly no Windows 7 will not work with any Kabylake processors. You're going to need to purchase a copy of Windows 10.

Ben13240 · Jan 14, 2017

Rogue Leader :

i ordered the pc from a store, they said nothing about that. so maybe they will update the bios? i dont know. they did call and tell me other problems that i have with what i ordered, but didnt mention that.. anyway, wont gigabyte's usb drivers work with kabylake? they did work with skylake.

btw, i ordered the GA-H110M-S2PV that supports ddr4 ram, not ddr3

Paul NZ · Jan 14, 2017

The only mobo I can see in Google says GA-H110M-S2PV and DDR3 after it. No mention of DDR 4 at all

Ben13240 · Jan 14, 2017

Paul NZ :

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5663#ov

Rogue Leader · Jan 14, 2017

Ben13240 :

Rogue Leader :

i ordered the pc from a store, they said nothing about that. so maybe they will update the bios? i dont know. they did call and tell me other problems that i have with what i ordered, but didnt mention that.. anyway, wont gigabyte's usb drivers work with kabylake? they did work with skylake.

btw, i ordered the GA-H110M-S2PV that supports ddr4 ram, not ddr3

The store is building the PC from you or just sending you the parts? If they are building it they can update the BIOS. However Windows 7 still is not going to work either way. Has nothing to do with the USB drivers.

Ben13240 · Jan 14, 2017

Rogue Leader :

Ben13240 :

The store is building the PC from you or just sending you the parts? If they are building it they can update the BIOS. However Windows 7 still is not going to work either way. Has nothing to do with the USB drivers.

thanks man! im going to get win 10.

and yeah, they're building my pc

Pentium G4600 · Jan 14, 2017

Rogue Leader :

Some guy in Taiwan is playing games and running benchmarks on Pentium G4560 and Windows 7
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGQ9CsQE1Z8"][/video]
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnxwEuzYvZE"][/video]

Go figure!

TomsHardware could test and write a review on:

1. Kaby Lake + Intel 100 series chipset motherboard + Dedicated Graphics Card + Windows 7
2. Kaby Lake + Intel 100 series chipset motherboard + Intel HD Graphics 630 + Windows 7
3. Kaby Lake + Intel 200 series chipset motherboard + Dedicated Graphics Card + Windows 7
4. Kaby Lake + Intel 200 series chipset motherboard + Intel HD Graphics 630 + Windows 7
5. Kaby Lake + Intel 100 series chipset motherboard + Dedicated Graphics Card + Windows 8.1
6. Kaby Lake + Intel 100 series chipset motherboard + Intel HD Graphics 630 + Windows 8.1
7. Kaby Lake + Intel 200 series chipset motherboard + Dedicated Graphics Card + Windows 8.1
8. Kaby Lake + Intel 200 series chipset motherboard + Intel HD Graphics 630 + Windows 8.1

Use Intel HD & Iris Graphics Drivers Version 21.20.16.4526 WHQL for the iGPU instead of generic drivers.

Rogue Leader · Jan 14, 2017

Don't believe everything you see on Youtube.

Paul NZ · Jan 14, 2017

Ben13240 :

Hmm strange Google didnt bring it up. Oh well now I know

Pentium G4600 · Jan 15, 2017

Rogue Leader :

Here is another one: Installing Windows 8.1 and running benchmarks on Kaby Lake i7-7700k
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMd3amc9UoQ"][/video]
According to this guy: "Kaby Lake works perfectly fine on Windows 8.1"

That's why I think TomsHardware should give Kaby Lake and Windows 7 / 8.1 another try.

Rogue Leader · Jan 15, 2017

Windows 7 and 8.1 are different systems, 8.1 doesn't surprise me.

Like I said, don't trust everything you see on youtube.

Pentium G4600 · Jan 15, 2017

What about this i7-7700k review? Anandtech tested it on Windows 7 x64 SP1. The results are quite good.

Pentium G4600 · Jan 27, 2017

Here is another interesting video:

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDR5qiwDrV0"][/video]

verdemocos · Apr 7, 2017

Rogue Leader :

Ben13240 :

That motherboard needs a BIOS update to even work with that CPU I would suggest against it unless you have someone with a spare skylake CPU who can update the BIOS for you.

Secondly no Windows 7 will not work with any Kabylake processors. You're going to need to purchase a copy of Windows 10.

verdemocos · Apr 7, 2017

you can run windows 7 with i7-7700 however i am having trouble using the 630 graphics gpu on its own. intel drivers will not load. win drivers work fine however its useless to use on its own

Paul NZ · Apr 7, 2017

And MS have blocked updates as well

Annaconda · Apr 10, 2017

Rogue Leader :

Hi guys,
I just wanna let you know that despite the message that windows is showing about this incompatibility, i am using 7700k without any issues on windows 7 64-bit.

i7 7700 on windows 7.

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