socket 775 life expectancy

You won't nescessarily need a new socket for a new chip, Intel are quite good like that (unlike AMD who have about 5 different sockets in the space of a couple of years). It is unlikely that chip size will increase, as the silicone process generally gets smaller as they make the cpus more complex. I think I read that they will be down to 45nm by next year, which will fit almost double the number of transistors on the same piece of silicone as the 65nm process.
 
I would like to think it will last a good few years. Core 2 is relatively new so i think Intel will try and make the most out of it as they have done with Pentium 4 and Pentium D.
 
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Philio said:
You won't nescessarily need a new socket for a new chip, Intel are quite good like that (unlike AMD who have about 5 different sockets in the space of a couple of years). It is unlikely that chip size will increase, as the silicone process generally gets smaller as they make the cpus more complex. I think I read that they will be down to 45nm by next year, which will fit almost double the number of transistors on the same piece of silicone as the 65nm process.
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swings and roundabouts. amd use different sockets, intel use the same socket but require you to upgrade the motherboard. at the end of the day it still means buying a new motherboard to go with your new cpu lol. at least with intel they are backwards compatible with older cpu's of the same socket.
 
The OP could mean in terms of how many installs/removals before you need a new mobo, i think some people have estimated it around 5 or if you're a complete klutz then 2 :D
 
In that case, at least 25-40 if your careful.

God knows how many times the 775 test board at work has had a cpu put in and removed from it.
 
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