-
Competitor rules
Please remember that any mention of competitors, hinting at competitors or offering to provide details of competitors will result in an account suspension. The full rules can be found under the 'Terms and Rules' link in the bottom right corner of your screen. Just don't mention competitors in any way, shape or form and you'll be OK.
Poll: POLL: HASWELL-E, DDR4 & X99, WHO's IS UPGRADING TO IT?
- Thread starter Gibbo
- Start date
Caporegime
- Joined
- 18 Oct 2002
- Posts
- 31,182
Tbh Bodge, I'd at least wait for Broadwell-E if I were in your shoes. 990x still a damn good performer considering its age
Associate
- Joined
- 7 Jan 2012
- Posts
- 425
- Location
- Leeds,UK
I've always thought that, but you know how the upgrade itch can be. It still overlocks pretty good too.
I just checked also Skylake requires a new motherboard socket 1151 so end of 2015 to early 2016 yet another motherboard.
With the X99 a skylake-e will at least be compatible ?
Perhaps that alone makes it much cost effective to get X99 then over an Z97
With the X99 a skylake-e will at least be compatible ?
Perhaps that alone makes it much cost effective to get X99 then over an Z97
Not going to happen, the Integrated Voltage Regulator seen on Haswell will be moved back onto the motherboard for Skylake so a new motherboard will be required.
http://wccftech.com/intel-abandon-internal-voltage-regulator-skylake-microarchitecture/
Caporegime
- Joined
- 18 Oct 2002
- Posts
- 31,182
LOL!
Wait so just to confirm this even buying an X99/5xxx kit in a years time when the new skylake E chips arrive it will not even fit an X99 motherboard?
So the X99 motherboard is dead also in a years time?
Soldato
- Joined
- 19 Oct 2008
- Posts
- 6,062
Wait so just to confirm this even buying an X99/5xxx kit in a years time when the new skylake E chips arrive it will not even fit an X99 motherboard?
So the X99 motherboard is dead also in a years time?
Why so? X99 and the related processors will still be very fast in a years time. Personally I have always had to buy a new mobo when upgrading anyway. Even if an old mobo does support a new processor, it's unlikely to be fully optimised to support the full features so even if I had the option of keeping the existing mobo I'd prefer to just replace both at the same time. Also a new mobo will always be better than an older one, so when pulling the PC apart why not replace both?
I still consider a 3770K pretty fast and that's a few years old now. A good processor is easily good for 3 years these days
Last edited:
I do agree to this I nearly always regard a CPU upgrade with a new mobo since the tech changes every year anyhow.
But sometimes its nice to know you can just pop in a newer CPU and get a bit more life out of a mobo.
Wait so just to confirm this even buying an X99/5xxx kit in a years time when the new skylake E chips arrive it will not even fit an X99 motherboard?
So the X99 motherboard is dead also in a years time?
ha ha, this makes me laugh, are you still pleased that you upgraded ?????
I can't really see how anyone could complain that their X99 motherboard won't support a Skylake-E CPU intel are releasing in another tick-tock cycle which could be another 2 years time! They've said it'll support Broadwell-E for those who want to upgrade their processor in a years time when they move to 14nm.
Surely you can't realistically expect any more than that?
Surely you can't realistically expect any more than that?
Indeed, it's nothing new.
IMO trying to stick to an old socket / chipset gets in the way of performance and progress. People don't really 'need' to upgrade every tick or tock so they select what is right for them at the time and then upgrade when a new feature comes along that will enhance their experience e.g. more cores, usb 3.0, etc.
Broadwell-E will most likely be the last processor series for the x99 platform.
I would imagine sometime in 2016 is when Skylake might completely take over this platform at the extreme high end with Skylake-E or whatever it will be called.
It is also a possibility that Skylake-E might come out with a new socket and chipset so new boards will need to come out for it.
I would imagine sometime in 2016 is when Skylake might completely take over this platform at the extreme high end with Skylake-E or whatever it will be called.
It is also a possibility that Skylake-E might come out with a new socket and chipset so new boards will need to come out for it.
Last edited:
Soldato
- Joined
- 18 Oct 2002
- Posts
- 12,249
- Location
- England
I look at it is a fresh chance to get a new mobo each time.
No have not upgraded anything still debating 4790K/Z97 or 5820K/X99 kit.