HP does not offer CPUs that are locked to its vendor.

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop HP does not offer CPUs that are locked to its vendor.

knotten2012
Junior Member

11-14-2023, 10:40 AM

Hi, I'm looking to purchase used components for a new PC build. Someone nearby is offering a R5 4600g from an old HP prebuilt machine at a great price. I'm a bit concerned about vendors like Lenovo possibly restricting the CPU to their boards. Should HP have done something similar with their prebuilt models, or is it safe to proceed?

knotten2012

11-14-2023, 10:40 AM #1

ps_tj
Junior Member

11-14-2023, 11:17 AM

It should work fine; I haven't encountered that as a consumer feature before. I swapped in a 3700X from an HP machine at work for use in a Proxmox box—since it was a bit too much for an office PC. I replaced it with a 2200G, and neither system has experienced any CPU shuffle issues.

ps_tj

11-14-2023, 11:17 AM #2

Alex__Pro
Member

11-14-2023, 01:27 PM

I believe my mom's 5800u is secured on her device. It was set up with all the protections from the start. Maybe I'm mistaken, but it seems they only applied those settings to some Zen 3 components?

Alex__Pro

11-14-2023, 01:27 PM #3

I believe my mom's 5800u is secured on her device. It was set up with all the protections from the start. Maybe I'm mistaken, but it seems they only applied those settings to some Zen 3 components?