On Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:03:37 -0400, Nil
wrote:

There were reports a while back about support for Windows 7 on Intel
Skylake processors going away. Truthfully, I don't really understand
the implications of that. However, this article,

http://www.channelpro.co.uk/advice/9...-vs-skylake-14

says that Microsoft has changed their minds and will support that
CPU until mid-2018 at least.

Is there a reason for me to avoid building a Windows 7 system based
on a Skylake processor?


No more reason than, presumably for an advanced AMD MPU, to pose
similar avoidance;- AMD, yes, I've also read has Intel counterpoint, a
future processor slated for a "Windows 10 platform-only" model.

If Microsoft then has since deigned Windows 7 suitable to Skylake, the
mechanism is one given a supportive driver to be provided Windows 7 --
in form an OS singular update if not integral to a tradition provided
by the MB manufacturer for supportive OS chipset drivers (and
updates).

A nice touch to hear as it were for "the masses," since now seen for a
singular aspect of Skylake feature advancements being readily
available to the one-less [Windows 7] OS, Windows 10 having been
touted for "the last Microsoft OS you'll ever own." Singular, that
is, to effectively evaluate for determinates of what worth a Skylake
is given among alternative processors presented to the builder with
Windows 7 in mind.