blacksapphire08
Hmm doesnt reveal too much. I know a lot of people complain about Intel forcing users to upgrade the motherboard with new CPUs and i'm starting to agree. We went from socket 1156>1155>1150 and now 1151 and I dont really see any huge changes to the board itself.
Every time more or new system IO gets integrated into the CPU the socket is going to have to change. It's as simple as that. System IO, RAM, and power input will always dictate the socket pinout requirements. Having an integreated GPU isn't going to help.
The unfortunate fact is that with everything being integrated into the CPU the days of sockets staying relevant beyond two CPU generations may be over. Unless system IO grows stagnant and new standards and updates to existing standards slows to a crawl there will always be pressure to continually update the IO on modern CPUs.
L2 cache was integrated onto the CPU, then AMD integrated the memory controller onto the CPU. The northbridge ended up being melded with the CPU, then Intel fused the VRM system into the package itself. AMD just announced its Carizo chips that will integrate the southbridge making the CPU a full SoC.
2016 CPUs are going to have literally everything packed into them... the northbridge, the southbridge, the VRM, the GPU, and who knows what else. Sockets are going to continue to change for the near future.
post edited by kougar - 2015/02/28 01:27:30