Intel’s X79 Chipset to Support LGA 1366 CPU’s

Gizmowithatt · 12 Sep 2011 at 09:24

Life in the old dog yet!!! “1366” to apparently get a new chipset X79

More info here

http://motherboardnews.com/2011/06/13/intels-x79-chipset-to-support-lga-1366-cpus/

Admiral Huddy · 12 Sep 2011 at 09:33

Very odd announcement and very unlike Intel. What financial interest would it be to bring a new chipset to support older sockets? Why would you upgrade an exiting X58 to a X79TO with no upgrade path to 2011? Maybe there's more to this than meets the eye.. Not sure. Maybe they are looking at AMDs excellant record for keeping their sockets over the years.

mothermachine · 12 Sep 2011 at 09:42

Can't see the point, really. If you're going to be spending cash on a new mobo then you'll most likely be doing that as a full upgrade with a new CPU (new socket) and ram etc. Strange. But I guess there are no drawbacks for consumers so it can't hurt.

pastymuncher · 12 Sep 2011 at 11:12

I can feel a new "Frankenstein" board coming out from Asrock!!

nightmare99 · 12 Sep 2011 at 12:44

This makes no sense to me.

mmj_uk · 12 Sep 2011 at 15:10

It's not going to make that much of a difference without the new CPU's, the X58 chipset is a glorified PCI-E hub replace that with X79 on its own and you're only likely to gain more PCI-E lanes and perhaps PCI-E 3.0?

Man-Meat · 12 Sep 2011 at 15:48

Eh? I do not see this happening. Or at least do not see the point.

StonedPenguin · 12 Sep 2011 at 15:52

Bit backwards for Intel tbh.