New socket to replace LGA1366 due in 2011

what im getting at is intel take the P*** always changing socket types they should take a leaf out of the AMD camp and stick with a socket type for a whilst at least for instance their 775 socket was out for ages and was a great platform


yes i know intel need to make money to fund all there bloody R&D but raping ur wallet whats up with that

As far as motherboards and chipsets go the market has gone a bit stagnent what ever happened to sis/nvidia/via chipsets seems like intel has locked them out the game
 
Look at the Q6600, an old cpu now but still performs extremely well :) unfortunatly with computers the moment something comes out there is something more powerful just around the corner.
 
Socket changes main disadvantage is the fact that you have to change motherboard aswell, not many people will want to splash out on a brand new motherboard jsut to get the new processors.
 
asoxedri said:
perhaps a step in the wrong direction, didn't someone say 4gb sticks were becoming more mainstream soon... maybe there are some heavy software due?!
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Sorry, was being sarcastic. I agree that the 4GB sticks are going to be great when they are fully mainstream - less strain on the memory controller, more total memory capacity and general awesomeness.

However, these higher density sticks don't give any benefit for memory bandwidth, which more channels does. That said, triple channel on the X58 is generally unused as there is more than enough bandwidth - so perhaps extra channels are not needed (but maybe Intels new high-end sandy bridge chips are so fast that they do need all the memory bandwidth they can get :)).

Originally posted by hlennie:
what im getting at is intel take the P*** always changing socket types they should take a leaf out of the AMD camp and stick with a socket type for a whilst at least for instance their 775 socket was out for ages and was a great platform
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For some enthusiasts, I can see this being annoying - but often the new sockets are used to implemement new tech. The nahalem platforms allowed the implementation of an integrated memory controller, triple channel memory and other advances. These things could not be bolted on to an old platform like s775 - so a new socket/platform was required. As a result, we all saw a huge performance increase in CPU/memory heavy tasks.

Considering most people don't upgrade their computers for several years - it is fair to expect that upgrading will require a new motherboard as well as CPU, as the technology for both is continually improving.
 
and AMD have done exactly the same thing in the past as well. Its only with the recent AM2/AM3 that they've actually kept the same socket.

just look at their previous ones, 754/939/940/AM2 4 Sockets for the same generation of chips.

i very rarely upgrade my cpu to an existing socket anyways, so almost always get a new motherboard to go with it
 
intel might as well build thei CPU's to the mobo as nobody really has any developments they can make by changing just one component anymore. I think its just another way for intel to rip money offf of us. still, cant wait for the new CPU
 
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