Say goodbye to CPU upgrading and life as we know it!

OuBoet

OuBoet

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Good afternoon gents and ladies,

I hope everyone is sitting down. Intel is planning to solder their cpu's to motherboards again starting with Broadwell (intel's 14nm cpu after haswell that launches next year). I was so shocked to read it that no FPGA or form factor any more but BGA (ball grid array). The article will be much clearer than my eclectic chicken scratch so please read further there. What do you guys think about this?

http://semiaccurate.com/2012/11/26/intel-kills-off-the-desktop-pcs-go-with-it/

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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Intel-Broadwell-Fuses-CPU-and-GPU-on-14nm-Architecture-309212.shtml
 
Then I'm switching over to amd as much as I hate there cpu's this is just pushing it no cpu upgrades? Lawl good joke intel
 
Well to be fair, every time Intel launches a new line they change the bloody socket so you need a new motherboard anyway. :p
 
There seems to be little mention of AMD. They also make CPUs. Surely they will continue to compete and in that way form partnerships with other mobo companies like Asus.

How is the enthusiast market dead if amd still makes non socketed CPUs

The article reads a tad dramatically
 
I've never upgraded JUST a chip, I always get the main 3 components (mb, cpu, ram) so not sure if this is a bad thing... In fact, now when your PC is full of shit, you can pretty much say "here my cpuboard is not working" and there's no blame game of "it's the mb, OR it's the cpu" from the respe4ctive manufacturers.
 
Glordit said:
Yes yes, let stake a look LGA775, LGA1156, LGA1155... Just in recent times alone.
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add to that 1366, 2011.

This is all complete rubbish an anyway, Don't worry guys, this isn't happening any time soon and if it does it'll only affect the OEM and small office machine markets.
 
My feelings about AMD was right in this regard - here is a statement from Chris Hook:

AMD has a long history of supporting the DIY and enthusiast desktop market with socketed CPUs & APUs that are compatible with a wide range of motherboard products from our partners. That will continue through 2013 and 2014 with the "Kaveri" APU and FX CPU lines. We have no plans at this time to move to BGA only packaging and look forward to continuing to support this critical segment of the market.

As the company that introduced new types of BGA packages in ultrathin platforms several years ago, and today offers BGA-packaged processors for everything from ultrathin notebooks to all-in-one desktops, to embedded applications and tablets, we certainly understand Intel's enthusiasm for the approach. But for the desktop market, and the enthusiasts with whom AMD has built its brand, we understand what matters to them and how we can continue to bring better value and a better experience.

Read more at http://www.tweaktown.com/news/27119...lares_at_intel/index.html#73a6ysKGWbB53h5Y.99
 
I refuse. Although Intel has Good intentions by the sounds of it, I for one would prefer a socketed design. It comes down to having the freedom to choose your Mobo manufacturer and go from there based on what socket type you select. well, for me anyways.
 
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