Will Z270 support Coffee Lake CPU's?

[ljt]

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?

 

[ljt]

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]

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!