Intel 8th Generation desktop CPU packaging confirms 300-series chipset requirement
Intel officially confirms what we already know
Published: 21st August 2017 | Source: Intel - Via Anandtech |
Intel 8th Generation desktop CPU packaging confirms 300-series chipset requirement
Today Intel officially announced their 8th generation of Core CPUs, revealing their new U-series CPU lineup as well as packaging for their upcoming desktop series CPUs.
This packaging officially confirms that Intel's upcoming desktop i5 will feature a total of 6 cores and that Intel's upcoming i7 series of CPUs will feature 6 cores and a total of 12 threads. This marks a huge increase in core/thread count for both models, making these the most powerful desktop-oriented CPUs on a mainstream CPU socket.
This packaging also confirms what was revealed earlier this month by AsRock, that this new generation of CPUs will require a new Intel chipset. Existing 200-series motherboards will not be usable with Intel's new 6-core desktop CPUs, which is hugely disappointing given the fact that Intel's 200-series of motherboards were only released at the start of this year.
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I'd ideally like GTX 1070 performance too but that's a really awkward performance point in the market due to miners and AMD latest "MSRP's".
I can either save money on the Ryzen CPU and put that back into a Vega 56 or grab the 8700k and a GTX 1060 to get me by and then upgrade to a GTX 1080 Ti second hand somewhere down the line.
I want to buy the GPU next month but without settling on a pairing I don't know what to get...Quote
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Originally Posted by Daiyus
I keep flip-flopping between who I want to buy from for my next build. I either want Intel/Nvidia or AMD/AMD. Either way I really want to go for a six-core CPU as I've had four-cores in every system I've made for a decade now. I'm sure the 8700k will be killer, but also at least 50% more expensive than an R5 1600 and I'm expecting Z370 motherboards to be pricier than B350/X370 overall further compounding the uplift.
I'd ideally like GTX 1070 performance too but that's a really awkward performance point in the market due to miners and AMD latest "MSRP's". I can either save money on the Ryzen CPU and put that back into a Vega 56 or grab the 8700k and a GTX 1060 to get me by and then upgrade to a GTX 1080 Ti second hand somewhere down the line. I want to buy the GPU next month but without settling on a pairing I don't know what to get... |
To the AMDefenders: just wait until AMD starts doing the same, because you know...business...money...Quote
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