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May 19th, 2019 17:00
XPS 8930, won't boot after cpu upgrade
My PC came with an Intel i3 8th gen core cpu and I want to upgrade it to a core i7 6700. However once I install the i7 into my system, my pc won't boot. Once i go back to the i3 everything works perfectly. Does this mean the i7 is incompatible or broken or is there more I need to do to get it to accept a new processor?
PC Info:
- 460W Power Supply
- 1TB 7200 rpm SATA HDD
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 with 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Memory
- 8GB (1X8GB) DDR4 Ram, 2400MHz; up to 32GB
Old working CPU: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/126688/intel-core-i3-8100-processor-6m-cache-3-60-ghz.html
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May 19th, 2019 18:00
The specs for the XPS 8930 says that it supports 7th generation or higher Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i7K processor. The i7-6700 is a 6th generation Intel Core processor. I think it is due to the Intel Z370 chipset in the XPS 8930.