ryzen compatibility with oem motherboard

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And why do you believe its a "Lie", they don't write that list for their health, there may be any number of reasons that they don't support other processors on that board (don't forget the one that comes in the board is NOT Ryzen based). Having experience here for quite a few years with folks trying...
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And why do you believe its a "Lie", they don't write that list for their health, there may be any number of reasons that they don't support other processors on that board (don't forget the one that comes in the board is NOT Ryzen based). Having experience here for quite a few years with folks trying to replace processors in prebuilts and having the CPU not work because the BIOS won't allow it to work, if its not on the list, then you need to live with what you have, unless HP offers you an update.
 
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boosted1g

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Exactly like Rogue Leader said.

Whenever you buy OEM (hp, dell, lenovo. etc) you have no idea or control over what they bios lock their system to. Just because it has B350 chipset in ZERO way means that the OEM proprietary bios will support all the CPUs that are compatible with b350 chipset.

You should never buy an OEM computer with the intent to upgrade it. OEM desktops are for the masses who have no idea what goes in a computer, or for business where it is more cost effective to have leased PC and/or the warranty support of an OEM instead of many hardware vendors.
 
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ohiou_grad_2006

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I'd say you are stuck with what they told you. If you want to upgrade, I think you are going to be looking at a new case, new cpu, new board, swap everything else over, and then you are looking at new copy of windows.

If you wanted to save money, you could swap the current cpu in I guess and upgrade it later. Sorry dude. But yes, if you EVER intend to buy a system and upgrade, you should at least be certain it already has the CPU you want there for the long term because you may not be able to change it.

If what you want to do is game, it is a quad core, not a good one, but still a quad. Pop a new power supply into that system for good measure, buy yourself a 1050ti, and game away. Then save up for the other parts and move them to a new custom box. But remember to budget, you will need a new copy of windows almost certainly. Especially since the windows is tied to that old board.
 
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ohiou_grad_2006

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Exactly. HP or dell etc don't mean these low end systems to be gaming machines. Those are the machines you buy if you just to plug it in and have it work so you can create documents, check email and get online.

Sometimes you get lucky though and they give you a good cpu and enough ram and you might be able to add a video card and power supply. But if you want a real gaming pc, either build one, or go to cyberpower or ibuypower. Though I'd rather build and know exactly what I have.
 
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