Best Windows 7 Rig
Best Windows 7 Rig
It seems you're referring to a specific model. Could you clarify which one? I'm here to help with details about Skylake or X99.
Windows 7 works with all new Intel and AMD CPUs, and the block of newer CPUs that Microsoft has added to Windows 7 and 8's Windows Update is entirely artificial. The artificial block on Windows Update in Windows 7 and 8 for newer CPUs can easily be permanently removed with this patch , which Captain Chaos already mentioned. It takes less than a minute to download and run, and then your Windows 7 OS is set for its life to receive all future security updates. There's no reason to not do that, if you want to have all the latest hardware, and also want to have all future Windows 7 security updates installed. Alternatively, you could download an already up-to-date Windows 7 ISO from here: http://getintopc.com/softwares/operating-systems/ Their ISOs are updated each month. You could install Windows 7 from their ISO, and then just not care about Windows Update from then on. Another option, if you feel you don't need Windows Update at all, and don't want any of the invasive telemetry that Microsoft has back-added to Windows 7, is to download the June 2015 ISO of Windows 7 Ultimate that I have here: Windows 7 doesn't have native USB 3 support, but you can find whichever USB 3 driver you need and either slipstream it into your Windows 7 ISO, or install it after you've installed Windows 7 via a disc. MSI Smart Tool seems to work for everybody to add USB 3 drivers to a bootable Windows 7 USB installer. Intel also has a tool to create a USB 3 bootable Windows 7 image. Gigabyte has a similar tool. Download Gigabyte's tool here . Gigabyte's guide to using their tool . Gigabyte provides Windows 7 chipset drivers on their website for their latest Intel motherboards. And if you want to go with AMD, they supply full chipset drivers for Ryzen and Threadripper: