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Will broadwell-e fit into existing x99 motherboards?

wunkley

wunkley

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As title basically. In summary, what is the upgrade path for the current x99 platform? From my limited research, Broadwell-e when it's released next year will slot right into current x99 boards, is that right?

For a new build I'm pondering about the worth of the 5930k over the 5820k, but figure I may as well try out the far cheaper and better bang for buck 5820k, and then upgrade down the line to something better if I find it limiting (by the reduced PCIe lanes)
 
Cooper said:
Yes..but it will be the last 'upgrade' path available to X99.

But I doubt it will be any more worthwhile an 'upgrade' than Broadwell was for the Z97 i5/i7 Devils Canyon CPU's.

Even if it isn't, a 5820K X99 rig will be more than enough for the next few years (and more) anyway and you'll only really need more PCIe lanes if you plan on running more than two GPU's.
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Thanks bud, as I thought. Just to reassure me ;), are there any solid, trust worthy tech sites that confirm this? I found a few hits but it was all a bit sketchy...
 
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