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Intel to release new CPUs on old socket in early 2027 says Gigabyte - memory crisis making DDR4 desirable again (www.pcgamer.com)
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So you mean to tell me they had the technology the whole time to make upgraded modular chips and sell them for pre-existing computer architecture but chose not to because they knew people would pay for the shiny new toys.

There's a chip crisis and SUDDENLY!!!!!! We're all able to use new technologies on old computer architectures.......

Call it supply and demand but I think that's fucked up nm which way you look at it.

I read that and then immediately thought to myself, so they just chose not to release upgrades for old architectures and speed released a shit load of new hardware they knew people would pay OTA for.

This whole time they could've actually been making old computers better than they are and make it so the consumer didn't have to spend a fuck load on upgrades but waited till a chip shortage to do it.....

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[–] 8 points 14 hours ago* (1 child)

I think they're talking about planned obsolescence for the mobo / socket not the CPU. Yeah most people want the latest CPU but they don't necessarily want a mobo upgrade too, but Intel will release a new socket so that you have to get the new mobo.

If they just released an updated CPU on an old socket plenty of people would buy that but Intel chose not too to juice mobo sales.

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  • [–] 1 point 33 minutes ago

    Tube a tiny bit fair, many mobo upgrades were made because the new chips consumed much more power and new lines had to be added. That's obviously not true for some time but up to 2000+ it was part of it all, together with dram upgrades.

    Today if feels like we've hit an "enough" level, even my phone could probably be my daily driver, cpu power/ram wise, or close to it.

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