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Will Z270 support Coffee Lake CPU's?

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I've had a little look, but can't see anything officially confirmed, but maybe I just haven't found it yet!

I was wondering whether the new Z270 chipset due in January will support the 6 core Coffee lake CPU's due the following year?

I've read rumours that it will, which has stopped me going for the offers on current Z170/Skylake CPU's and waiting until the Z270 and getting one with a Kabylake CPU for now until the 6 core mainstream Coffe lakes come a long to just swap out for.

If this isn't the case then I might as well save a few ££ and go for the Z170/Skylake now and then possibly go for the Coffee lake and the Z370 or whatever the chipset is called by then.

So has there been any concrete evidence to support either outcome that I have missed?
 
Nothing confirmed yet but Coffee lake is almost 2019 so we might not know for a while yet as it's still WIP.

Intel dropped a lot of features from the Z270 boards and delayed them until some time around 2019 so maybe not.
 
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Maybe I'm getting mixed up with the naming, but I understood Coffee lake will be a 6 core mainstream CPU due to be released in 2018?

I'm just trying to maximise the longevity of whatever platform I end up going for really.

I didn't want to go for a Z170/Skylake, only to then find out the Z270 will then support upgrades to 6 core cpu's.

On the other hand, if the Z270 doesn't support upcoming 6 core cpu's, meaning I would have to change the mobo etc again, then I might as well go for Z170 and save a few ££ while I wait.
 
ljt said:
Maybe I'm getting mixed up with the naming, but I understood Coffee lake will be a 6 core mainstream CPU due to be released in 2018?

I'm just trying to maximise the longevity of whatever platform I end up going for really.

I didn't want to go for a Z170/Skylake, only to then find out the Z270 will then support upgrades to 6 core cpu's.

On the other hand, if the Z270 doesn't support upcoming 6 core cpu's, meaning I would have to change the mobo etc again, then I might as well go for Z170 and save a few ££ while I wait.
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You want more cores? How does does 8 sound at £300, shop for zen in January.
 
ljt said:
I've had a little look, but can't see anything officially confirmed, but maybe I just haven't found it yet!

I was wondering whether the new Z270 chipset due in January will support the 6 core Coffee lake CPU's due the following year?

I've read rumours that it will, which has stopped me going for the offers on current Z170/Skylake CPU's and waiting until the Z270 and getting one with a Kabylake CPU for now until the 6 core mainstream Coffe lakes come a long to just swap out for.

If this isn't the case then I might as well save a few ££ and go for the Z170/Skylake now and then possibly go for the Coffee lake and the Z370 or whatever the chipset is called by then.

So has there been any concrete evidence to support either outcome that I have missed?
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I think it's very unlikely Z270 will support Intel's first 6 core mainstream parts.

Eitherway, madness buying a new CPU now IMO. Zen and Kabylake are around the corner, wait and see :)
 
Z270 was confirmed to support Cannon Lake on 10nm, before Intel stuck Coffee Lake on 14nm in between Kaby Lake and Cannon Lake.

So it certainly should support Coffee Lake, but I don't think there's 100% confirmation.
 
AllBodies said:
Z270 was confirmed to support Cannon Lake on 10nm, before Intel stuck Coffee Lake on 14nm in between Kaby Lake and Cannon Lake.

So it certainly should support Coffee Lake, but I don't think there's 100% confirmation.
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Given how Intel will likely make a big deal out of the first lot of 6 cores coming to mainstream, i doubt it. I'm guessing new boards will be needed ;)
 
Could I pick this conversation back up now that we're five months from the last post?

I've got a 6700k right now and am planning a motherboard purchase. Do I go for a cheaper Z170 or will it be better going for Z270 with potential (?) upgrade options for the CPU in future?
 
There's still zero information on what form Coffee Lake will take, so it's a complete gamble. Personally, I don't see them releasing the hex core that people are hoping for on LGA 1151. They seem to be going the other way and trying to tempt people into the more expensive HEDT platform by moving a quad core onto that with the 7740K. I wouldn't buy a Z270 board with the expectation that there'll ever be anything better than a 7700K to drop into it.
 
Well I've held out on any upgrade since I made this thread. Looks like I'll be going Ryzen 5 6c/12t for around £220 now. Simply because Intel are too expensive. It seems a no brainer once the R5's hit. A 6c/12t cpu and on a platform that will last a couple more CPU generations, for the same price as a 4c/4t cpu from Intel, and over £100 cheaper than intels 4c/8t cpu, . That makes the choice nice and easy!
 
ljt said:
Well I've held out on any upgrade since I made this thread. Looks like I'll be going Ryzen 5 6c/12t for around £220 now. Simply because Intel are too expensive. It seems a no brainer once the R5's hit. A 6c/12t cpu and on a platform that will last a couple more CPU generations, for the same price as a 4c/4t cpu from Intel, and over £100 cheaper than intels 4c/8t cpu, . That makes the choice nice and easy!
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Yes I've got my eye on Ryzen too, but it needs time to mature before I take the plunge... Especially for a gaming build.
 
Aretak said:
Personally, I don't see them releasing the hex core that people are hoping for on LGA 1151.
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Coffee Lake S for LGA 1151 was been confirmed to have 4 and 6 cores mainstream desktop CPUs accorded to leaked Intel slides.

http://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/99421-intels-9th-gen-coffee-lake-chips-make-6-core-mainstream/

So Coffee Lake S was scheduled to launch in Feb 2018 but Intel decided to pushed forward launch to H2 2017 because of Ryzen.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/02/intel-coffee-lake-14nm-release-date/

We probably will see 6 core Coffee lake 8700K or maybe 8800K sometime in Q4 2017. :)
 
If 1151 has a 3rd generation and if it's only compatible with the 2nd generation of motherboards forwards and if there is a hexacore (that's 3 firsts for 115x) then it's probably gonna be stupid expensive.

Cough i3-7350k cough
 
Also, if people think Intel 6 core CPU's are suddenly going to be priced around the £350 mark? lol NO!

Ryzen still isn't faster in games reviewers like to use so the price will remain high, expect them to be around the £450 mark.
 
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