End of socket CPU from Intel
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Well that really sucks!!
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No, that sucks BIGTIME****!****
Intel can go to hell. They'll have good company there, namely Microsoft
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Actually, to me, I don't see the major downside yet. I've built every PC I've ever owned and so far I've never actually upgraded just a CPU. I have always done the CPU and motherboard at the same time. In some ways, it seems like maybe it could help make a more secure CPU mobo combo.
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@chris fullmer said:
Actually, to me, I don't see the major downside yet.
Maybe If you have a CPU for $500 soldered on a mainboard for $150 and the mainboard gets broken...?!?
But i don't think that this new "concept" will be realized in the high end and server market... no way! Two $2000 Xeons bundled with a $400 mainboard?
For the mainstream PC market... yes, i think we will see it. -
@numerobis said:
@chris fullmer said:
Actually, to me, I don't see the major downside yet.
Maybe If you have a CPU for $500 soldered on a mainboard for $150 and the mainboard gets broken...?!?
But i don't think that this new "concept" will be realized in the high end and server market... no way! Two $2000 Xeons bundled with a $400 mainboard?
For the mainstream PC market... yes, i think we will see it.I have been thinking the same way Chris has but indeed this is a very valid point of view...
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Numerbois you do have a very valid point there that I had not considered. There have been quite a few times that I've replaced a broken motherboard and kept my processor. That never even crossed my mind
I have heard that they will keep their high end servers separate, not pre-welded.
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It entails a reduction of choice for the home PC builder. You can only get X CPU on A, B, C, or D motherboards. Think of all the choices out there today, hundreds of motherboards to choose from for anything you might want; HTPC, NAS, home server, gaming, web only, rendering, the possibilities are endless. I also have kept motherboards and CPUs for re-combination at a later date or replaced a dead motherboard while keeping a CPU. It makes sense for Intel, they can make profit on a production line with less complexity and charge the consumer the same or more.
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@unknownuser said:
“Intel remains committed to the growing desktop enthusiast and channel markets, and will continue to offer socketed parts in the LGA package for the foreseeable future for our customers and the Enthusiast DIY market,” Intel spokesman Daniel Snyder told Maximum PC.
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@numerobis said:
@unknownuser said:
“Intel remains committed to the growing desktop enthusiast and channel markets, and will continue to offer socketed parts in the LGA package for the foreseeable future for our customers and the Enthusiast DIY market,” Intel spokesman Daniel Snyder told Maximum PC.
What did you expect him to say? "We're gonna screw the DIY enthusiast to ensure we have enuf profits to buy the Universe"?
He an Intel spokesman, he didn't get that job by swearing to tell the truth no matter what, he got it because he's good at saying whatever it takes to put Intel in the best possible light.
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@hellnbak said:
What did you expect him to say? "We're gonna screw the DIY enthusiast to ensure we have enuf profits to buy the Universe"?
He an Intel spokesman, he didn't get that job by swearing to tell the truth no matter what, he got it because he's good at saying whatever it takes to put Intel in the best possible light.
@numerobis said:
But i don't think that this new "concept" will be realized in the high end and server market... no way! Two $2000 Xeons bundled with a $400 mainboard?
For the mainstream PC market... yes, i think we will see it. -
Well, looks like Intel is taking one more step towards getting out the desktop business altogether.
http://www.zdnet.com/intel-to-leave-desktop-motherboard-business-by-2016-7000010269/?s_cid=e589
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