Ghastlyone Premium Member join:2009-01-07 Nashville, TN |
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Re: Intel to Kill Off Replaceable CPUsDo people really replace their CPU's that often without replacing their motherboards?
If I'm upgrading to a newer CPU, more then likely I'm buying a newer, better motherboard also.
I can see enthusiasts that "side grade" their CPU's often, getting angry over this. But I raelly don't see the huge issue. |
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DKSDamn Kidney Stones
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said by Ghastlyone:Do people really replace their CPU's that often without replacing their motherboards? I have done it on two renewals, and I'm thinking of doing it again. I went from the Q6600 to a Q9650. I have a 2600K and may or may not go to the 3770K. |
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ctggzg Premium Member join:2005-02-11 USA |
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2012-Nov-26 9:59 pm
said by DKS:I have a 2600K and may or may not go to the 3770K. I almost made that mistake recently until I realized it would only be about an 8% boost. |
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2012-Nov-27 3:46 am
said by ctggzg:said by DKS:I have a 2600K and may or may not go to the 3770K. I almost made that mistake recently until I realized it would only be about an 8% boost. Agreed. Who the heck would go from 2600k to 3770K except those with more money than sense. Personally with a 2600k @ 4.3 GHz I will be waiting for Haswell or even Skylake depending on how things progress. |
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Koil Premium Member join:2002-09-10 Irmo, SC |
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said by Ghastlyone:Do people really replace their CPU's that often without replacing their motherboards?
If I'm upgrading to a newer CPU, more then likely I'm buying a newer, better motherboard also.
I can see enthusiasts that "side grade" their CPU's often, getting angry over this. But I raelly don't see the huge issue. It's not even necesarily about upgrading, but the fact that different motherboards offer different features at different feature levels. The reason I may choose mobo A over B could be a drastic difference and they're assuming that they can encompass all needs in one mobo? I highly doubt this and really hope this is just rumor mill or niche market BS. |
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Anonymous_Anonymous Premium Member join:2004-06-21 127.0.0.1 |
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said by Ghastlyone:Do people really replace their CPU's that often without replacing their motherboards?
If I'm upgrading to a newer CPU, more then likely I'm buying a newer, better motherboard also.
I can see enthusiasts that "side grade" their CPU's often, getting angry over this. But I raelly don't see the huge issue. The biggest issue is frying it once you fry the MB it's trash. Seems like a money grab more then ever. YEAH but WE WANT A LONGER warranty at lest 5 year minimum fully transferable, full coverage. |
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EUSKill cancer Premium Member join:2002-09-10 canada |
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said by Ghastlyone:Do people really replace their CPU's that often without replacing their motherboards?
If I'm upgrading to a newer CPU, more then likely I'm buying a newer, better motherboard also.
I can see enthusiasts that "side grade" their CPU's often, getting angry over this. But I raelly don't see the huge issue. Yes, and sometimes more than once per board. |
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2012-Dec-1 9:37 pm
said by EUS:said by Ghastlyone:Do people really replace their CPU's that often without replacing their motherboards?
If I'm upgrading to a newer CPU, more then likely I'm buying a newer, better motherboard also.
I can see enthusiasts that "side grade" their CPU's often, getting angry over this. But I raelly don't see the huge issue. Yes, and sometimes more than once per board. I just upgraded an old 775 E5200 to an E8500. Runs much better and for the $40 makes a good "mid life" upgrade for cheap. To move to a Core i3 based solution I'd need a CPU, MB, RAM, looking at $300. I've done the eBay mid life upgrade to my last 2 computers. If Intel goes through with this, my longstanding Intel only loyalty will change and I will look at AMD. I don't buy high powered PC's (for my HTPC) so AMD would meet my needs just fine. |
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