XPS 8900, supports Intel 6th gen cpu only

Question

I like the 8900 case better than 8910/20/30 but I think 8900 only supports 6th gen. no 7th gen

anyone has tried bios mod to support 7th?

I got a HP omen that supports both 6/7th gen albeit only two DIMM

I do not mind having no M.2 slot on board as the oem slot on 8900 is pciex1 any way

ejn63 · Answer

There is no mod to enable 7th gen support (and even 7th gen isn't supported by Windows 11). If you are looking to buy a used system for some years to come, don't take anything less than 8th gen CPU support, period.

DELL-Chris M · Answer

I doubt that anyone still has the kits. But below were the Dell part numbers.

0D4GV i7-6700K CPU + Service Kit
K991T i7-6700K CPU
K80PX i7-6700 CPU + Service Kit
J4CPH i7-6700 CPU
1GXR3 i5-6400 CPU + Service Kit
69J7M i5-6400 CPU
846P5 i3-6100 CPU + Service Kit
FY4X6 i3-6100 CPU

Service Kit =

redxps630 · Answer

I am okay installing Win 11 on i7-7700 HP omen motherboard (using modified Win 11 install media) in Dell XPS 8700 case.  it has 4 core compared to 6 core of i7-8700.  front panel power switch is standard.  I will see how it does compared to 8700.

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XPS 8900, supports Intel 6th gen cpu only

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