> The new CPUs have the LGA1200 socket, which means that current 300-series motherboards are not sufficient, and users will require new LGA1200 motherboards. This is despite the socket being the same size.
Well that is disappointing.
Well that is disappointing.
I bought z390 mobo last year with some very beefy VRMs. it was near the end of the cycle for the 9th gen parts, so I was thinking I would consider upgrading whenever they released the next line of chips. I would honestly consider buying the 10900K if it were compatible with my motherboard, especially now that I'm compiling code at home, but I'm not willing to also pay $200-300 for another high-end motherboard.
I sort of suspect they looked at the last gen motherboards and worried that they wouldn't all be able to handle the increased power demands. maybe they decided not to support that to avoid making people look up each SKU to see if it could handle the new processors.
Uhm, Intel has been doing this since always. One generation of boards for one generation of CPUs. At most two.
Making money by selling new chipsets.