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To be fair I don't upgrade PC all that often (my 1080ti still going strooong!) So when I do upgrade (every 6 years or so, it's currently been since 2018 and I

To be fair I don't upgrade PC all that often (my 1080ti still going strooong!) So when I do upgrade (every 6 years or so, it's currently been since 2018 and I still feel no need) then not only does the CPU technology need a bump, but the bridges on the mobo also need an update. Going from a 2018->2024 mobo is guaranteed to get you things like more/faster m.2 slots etc as well. I suppose they could make compatible with old and new boards but I imagine it's much easier for them to design 1:1 new cpu + chipset than to design and test 1:* new cpu, new chipset, old chipset 1, old chipset 2, etc.

immibis 2y ago
My i7-6700k was going strong until the motherboard died for the second time. I suspect a solder crack caused by issue vibration from a damaged fan (and my only evidence for that is the fact the fan is damaged and vibrates and that two different motherboards died). Might try reflowing it to revive it, eventually. After reviewing my options I would have either bought a third motherboard or upgraded to something like a Threadripper (I did the latter). Upgrading to a current desktop Intel system just didn't seem really worth it when I already had most of a working one and it was still fast enough. You actually have FEWER expansion slots on the newer desktop motherboards because they've pre-decided what you want: a desktop has a 16x GPU slot and a 4x NVMe slot, and that's it. Gone are the days of generic uncommitted expansion slots, mostly.