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Is there any hope for getting Win11 on 3rd gen Intel?

While I just built a new PC to run Win11, I am wondering if there is any hope for Win11 on my old PC (XPS 8500/i7-3770/Radeon 7570 1GB) or if it's probably over. The new one is built on a new case, RAM (16GB), power supply (EVGA 500W) and SSD (Teamgroup 256GB) but a used MSI motherboard and a i5-9400f (same chip as the 9400 with bad onboard graphics) - the bulk storage will also be used as well (1TB Blue). Admittedly I did install a EVGA nVidia 560Ti but that's to survive the shortage and scalpers.

While this is setup and it's much faster I'd hate to retire my XPS before it's time especially with the endurance of the 3770 CPU since it put up such a good fight.

Normally I salvage prebuilts but they're becoming proprietary again :/. The main issue I have with them now is the power supplies and motherboards - it's hard to find anything recent without a nonstandard supply so yeah I built something.

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Hi @nick,

Looking at this link I’d say you’re out of luck, although you could always try this option though.

Your PC would need to meet two criteria for Win11 to work.

a). The motherboard would have to have TPM support (check BIOS) or the option to insert a TPM chip.

b). The CPU would have to support TPM as well, which according to the link states: Intel has confirmed Microsoft’s Windows 11 CPU requirements. “A broad range of Intel-based platforms are expected to support Windows 11: 8th Gen and newer Intel Core processors, as well as Intel Pentium processors and Intel Celeron processors from the ‘Apollo Lake’ generation and newer,” says an Intel spokesperson in a statement

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At this point it's kind of sad it ended this way but at least I was able to get parts to build a new system with Intel PTT in advance.

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@nick

Just found out that Win 11 Home will require a Microsoft account to setup but then you can create a local user account if you don't want any data sent to One drive etc..

Apparently Win 11 Pro edition you can select offline setup.

They're making it harder to keep their hands off your data

Cheers

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@jayeff Yeah when I did my 9400f build I used 10 Pro and enabled Intel PTT. This Dell runs Win8 Home/10 Home (dual licensed).

Pretty much any business class PC comes with it too.

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I am wondering if there is any hope for Win11 on my old PC (XPS 8500/i7-3770/Radeon 7570 1GB) or if it's probably over. The new one is built on a new case, RAM (16GB), power supply (EVGA 500W) and SSD (Teamgroup 256GB) but a used MSI motherboard and a i5-9400f (same chip as the 9400 with bad onboard graphics)

Is the old one refurbished or is my old PC = The new one ?

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Hi @thesimpleguy ,

You didn't state the model number of the MSI motherboard.

Type tpm.msc in the Windows search box to check if the motherboard has TPM capability.

If the motherboard has no TPM capability then Win11 won't work unless the motherboard has an option to insert a TPM chip module. You may have to check the BIOS settings to see if it has a TPM setting and that it is enabled to be sure.

Intel states that ≥8th Gen CPUs (and AMD equivalents) have TPM capability so the i5-9400f will work but the i7-3770 won’t but you need both the motherboard and the CPU to have TPM capability for Win11 to work

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Oh sorry, the answer were directed at nick not you. His question was kind of cofusing. So yeah.

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Hi @thesimpleguy ,

You may need to learn to read between the lines as to what is being asked ;-)

The question title gives the clue i.e. "Is there any hope for getting Win11 on 3rd gen Intel?". Basic answer = No

My mistake here was not realizing that you had copied his question in your response. I thought it was yours.

He upvoted my answer so was satisfied that it can't be done for the reasons outlined.

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@jayeff If

Basic answer = No

then it is my problem. sorry for the bothering.

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