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Why Haswell?

RoBoT

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I have read a couple of posts now that say Haswell is a deadend tech? there will be no progression, and to get the 2011 Sandybridge-E kit, whats peoples thoughts on this?
 
It doesn't bother me at all if my 4670K/1150 setup doesn't have much of an upgrade path, as I purchased it with the expectation that I should get 3 or 4 years good use out of it. By that time there is bound to be new tech out anyway.

I got a good five and a bit years out of my q6600 and that it was my GPU that held me back for the first few years. I wouldn't be surprised if it is the same with the current generation.
 
Come quotes would be nice, Intel doesn't make their sockets future proof, but Haswell is the newest addition + a refresh will be made in 2014 for the same socket.
 
Haswell will more than likely be the last comsumer level CPU that supports DDR3 by intel as Haswell-E is DDR4 but its far from dead end tech as I think whatever is next is 2015? Please correct me if I am wrong!
 
Im not sure about the DDR4 fact-let but intel are still in there tick-tock plan.

So this year (tick), we get a new socket (1150). Next year we get a refresh, Broadwell (tock), which will more than likely be compatible with Haswell Motherboards, as was with Ivybridge was with most Sandybridge motherboards.

As Gregg said, Haswell-E should be the first so support DDR4, whether it come in at Broadwell stage (which i really doubt) or (the more likely) Skylake is yet to be known.
 
Ah cool, I think it was the ddr4 thing was one thing raised in one of the posts, I'm still not sure what to do ref upgrade, full or partial but that will be another thread for me to create soon :-)
But everyones replies are great and am thankful as its helping towards some decissions that I have to make.
 
If you wait for the next big thing and worry about tech being outdated you will wait forever. There is always something better round the corner. I say go for it as you will see a good jump from a 920 to Haswell and you can do what I do-sell my cpu/mobo and ram to help pay for upgrade. I find if I do it every refresh then my gear is still going for good money and putting a bit money towards it every year isnt to far off paying the full whack once every 3. Each to their own but as I said if you worry about new stuff coming out you will always be waiting.
 
sadbuttrue said:
Every Intel socket is a dead-end socket. Future proofing hasn't been remotely viable since 775.
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Agreed 100%.
There are some people who buy a new CPU every few months. For people like this, it makes sense to buy a motherboard which can take newer CPUs for the next few years. But for most of us, we buy a motherboard/CPU today and intend to keep it running for at least the next 2 years or more. By this time, pretty much all motherboards will be incompatible with the latest range of CPUs.

AMD seem to be different though.

In the last 15 years, I have never once kept the same motherboard, when upgrading CPUs. Every time, I have had to change motherboard, as well as CPU. Except for AMD.

Perhaps the people who have claimed that Haswell is a dead end tech are those who like to upgrade every few months and wish to keep the same monterboard for 2 years?
 
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