If Intel is indeed pursuing the long game with LGA1954, it would mark a significant milestone in the chipmaker's history. AMD has already voiced its commitment to supporting the existing AM5 socket through 2029 . The LGA1954 socket, which will debut later this year alongside Intel's Nova Lake how processors, could change the way consumers perceive the Intel platform if Intel delivers on rumored long-term platform support.
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Gururu LGA1700 lasted 5 years, 3 generations. Much ado about nothing as 12th gen is still mighty powerful for most uses. I will be shocked if there isn't a newer Intel platform available for us in 2032. Reply
cyrusfox Agreed, upgradeability is far down the list of what is needed to succeed. A response to x3D is what is hurting Intel the most. Outside of that, they compete well. Can't commend the same prices without it. Whether the motherboard is good for the next gen or the one after that matters to few, but those few are quite vocal. Reply
ezst036 Upgrade-ability becomes a much more important factor for success with massively spiked DRAM and other component prices. Everything just needs to last longer now. Reply
gondor Given Intel's track record I have little doubt that "Intel’s next-gen LGA1954 socket will support Nova Lake, Razor Lake, and beyond" – but chipsets almost certainly won't and you'll be forced to upgrade motherboard like in the Skylake-refresh-refresh days … Reply
Eximo Technically 4 with Bartlett Lake? But then LGA 1851 didn't do so well. Three planned generations, and basically one generation with a refresh. And prior, only two generations per 'socket' with a few exceptions. Reply
wussupi83 My biggest worry isn't a new socket per se. It's that the new socket Motherboards and CPUs will raise prices to reach parity with the RAM price increases we've seen. I usually sell my last gen tech when upgrading to next gen. But if the upgrade cost is too big then I might hold off upgrading unless performance is extremely compelling. Reply
shady28 wussupi83 said: My biggest worry isn't a new socket per se. It's that the new socket Motherboards and CPUs will raise prices to reach parity with the RAM price increases we've seen. I usually sell my last gen tech when upgrading to next gen. But if the upgrade cost is too big then I might hold off upgrading unless performance is extremely compelling. Yeah, this seems pretty likely. And it's not going to just be an Intel thing, I suspect we'll see much higher pricing on all new release chipset/CPUs. In a year, we may be looking back on current AM5/LGA1851 CPU and motherboard pricing as a missed opportunity. Reply
closs.sebastien yes, when we upgrade, it is not only for the cpu, it is for the entire platform. ddr3/4 to ddr5 pcie3 to 4 last usb… maybe last wifi just upgrading the cpu, (cpu only), doesn't make much sense Reply
ezst036 wussupi83 said: My biggest worry isn't a new socket per se. It's that the new socket Motherboards and CPUs will raise prices to reach parity with the RAM price increases we've seen. I usually sell my last gen tech when upgrading to next gen. But if the upgrade cost is too big then I might hold off upgrading unless performance is extremely compelling. This is a valid point and it is kind of one in the same. Mass production reduces costs, and more mass production for a longer sustained time reduces it more. Just keeping sockets around longer when really there's not earth shattering differences only raises customer costs due to retooling of the motherboard manufacturing plants. So in other words, 2 cycle motherboards will necessarily be more expensive than 6 cycle motherboards due just to mass production when all other things remain equal. Tick tock really needs to go. Reply
spongiemaster cyrusfox said: Agreed, upgradeability is far down the list of what is needed to succeed. A response to x3D is what is hurting Intel the most. Outside of that, they compete well. Can't commend the same prices without it. Whether the motherboard is good for the next gen or the one after that matters to few, but those few are quite vocal. Upgradability also only matter if you buy right when the platform is released, which is when it is most expensive. AM5 was stupid expensive at launch. You're better off buying later in the cycle when prices have usually dropped pretty significantly (7800X3D is currently cheaper than the just rereleased 5800X3D). However, buying AM5 now, almost 4 years after release, negates any of the longevity benefits. Reply
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