Solved! Help choosing Win11 compatible cpu for my motherboard.

[jfelano]

Thanks. Deleted.

 

[Shmee]

Well, you have several options. The easiest, and what I would recommend for the time being, is to just stay on Windows 10 for a while longer. Unless you really need Windows 11 for a specific reason, you will be fine on Windows 10, as it still supported through most of next year, possibly longer if MS decides to extend it due to backlash.

If/when you do need to update to Windows 11, the cheapest option would be to make a modified installer so that you could install/upgrade to Windows 11 on your current CPU. Even though it is not officially supported, it would still work, there are ways around the artificial MS limitations.

If you really want to upgrade your CPU, well, it depends on what is available in the future and at what price. I am not certain if your motherboard works with the 5000 series APUs, but at the current time, I would recommend a Ryzen 5600G, if it would work. Now this would likely require a BIOS update for your board, but strangely enough, the 5000 series aren't listed as supported, which is weird, I would think they would be. Maybe this is because this is a "PRO" board. Even though it gets AGESA updates, I do not know if that automatically includes support for the newer CPUs. You may want to do some research on the web to see if anyone has gotten your board to work with a 5600G or similar, or possibly contact MSI for support regarding this.

If there is no hope in getting a 5600G to work, another option would be to source something like a 3400G. At this point it may be best to get one of these used on ebay or the like, as older CPUs are harder to find "new" and these are at inflated prices.

 

[jfelano]

Your right, no 5000 series cpu's listed.
This is stupid that a 3400G is Win11 compatible but my 2400G isn't. I mean I don't want to spend $112 for a cpu that's the same amount of cores, same graphics, and virtually exact same clock speed just so I can use Win11. I really don't understand what about the 2400G that ISN'T Win11 compatible. Makes no sense to me.
I think I'm just going to wait till my next upgrade, which could be a while. I built this machine in 2019. By the time I NEED to upgrade it there will be Windows 13!

 

[Shmee]

Your right, no 5000 series cpu's listed.
This is stupid that a 3400G is Win11 compatible but my 2400G isn't. I mean I don't want to spend $112 for a cpu that's the same amount of cores, same graphics, and virtually exact same clock speed just so I can use Win11. I really don't understand what about the 2400G that ISN'T Win11 compatible. Makes no sense to me.
I think I'm just going to wait till my next upgrade, which could be a while. I built this machine in 2019. By the time I NEED to upgrade it there will be Windows 13!

Yeah, I agree that would be wise, just upgrading when you are ready. If you really need to go to Windows 11 before a major rebuild, as I said, there are ways to upgrade with your current CPU. Again it is technically compatible, just not officially.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Yup, my ASRock deskmini with Ryzen Pro 2400G runs 11 pro without issue.