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> If you future-proof the motherboard purchase (buying best or high-end now) then future CPU updates would just require a new CPU. Unless the CPU socket change
by EduardoBautista 10y ago
> If you future-proof the motherboard purchase (buying best or high-end now) then future CPU updates would just require a new CPU.
Unless the CPU socket changes.
- majewsky 10y agoThat's why 2017 is not a bad year for a motherboard purchase: AMD will come out with their new AM4 socket pretty soon, and Intel will probably retain the LGA 1151 socket introduced with Skylake in 2015/16 for a few more years.
- matt_s 10y agoYeah that'll get you. My builds tend to be years apart so it's more of a replace everything scenario. It is fun to look at the new tech coming out and day-dream of pimp-my-pc scenarios. I still think daily work doesn't improve much with CPU/mobo changes for most developers though. Especially if it is web related development since you will likely be running on virtualized servers anyhow.