How long will 775 last?

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Im planning on building a new system over the next few months and am wondering how long the 775 is going to last.

If there is a new socket type planned for later this year then I will wait before building until the new release.

Ta

Ash
 
There is a new socket type currently in the works called LGA 1160 and socket 1366. LGA775 will be ditched to make room for a memory controller. The Nahalems(Next Gen CPUs) will ship sometime early 2009 or around there.
 
Longer than 939 surely ...

RIP 939 ... we will miss you old girl ... sweet and reliable ... <sob>

The above was written purely for TC's benefit.

Hang in there little buddy .... I'll SMS you each year on the EOL date.

We can commiserate together ...

I really wanted an FX62 in 939 ...

Must say Intel is doing well with the LGA775 ... thats a genuine compliment !!

 
u can say 775 in doing well...but if u think how many times they sw the chipsets to accomodate new CPU's AMD suddenly looks good...
 
I love both AMD and Intel and am not biased to either brand. But AMD didnt exactly get it right switching to the AM2+ socket because very very very few of the new chips would work on a pre-exisiting AM2 motherboard. They literally had to depend on new designed motherboards to support the AM2+.

Not exactly a smooth transaction. I wish them better luck on the next switch.
 
Skt775 already has a death warrant out on it given the release of Nehalem 4Q '08 and the (up to) 3 new sockets that go along with it. However, Skt775 will be a viable platform for a couple more years, as long as there are cpu's available on the new/used market. Give the price of the Q6600 and the Q9300 and DDR2 memory, this is a good time to build. Although personally, I would go with an X38 or X48 chipset (and the P45 shipset is getting some good write-ups) and DDR3 memory and at least a proc with a 1333fsb. Another thing to keep in mind is, that even though Nehalem is going to be reelased later this year and into 2009, anytime a new product is introduced you end paying a premium for it and last gen procs (typically) drop in price. You could get a high end mobo with a cheap proc and memory and then upgrade when the Skt775 prices drop.

 



....until you think about the under performing chips you have to put into that slot. AND the fact that, although the physical socket hasn't changed, the new CPU's don't work on older boards. AM2/AM2+ anyone??? At least it's cheap... <shrug>



For the OP - New socket at the end of the year.
 
My bet is that Intel will release better steppings for the 45nm chips holding 775 on a thread just as they did with the 65nm chips.

Chipwise...I am sure no other CPU will be done for the 775 socket past the 45nm...so yeah it has on foot in the grave. BUT......quad cores are still in their infancy. I think they still have some room to shine. Games are just now catching up to utilizing them.

Don't be misled by everyone saying Nehalem is coming out by the end of this year. It probably will but it will be a $1K chip most likely and it will take a while for them to become reasonable in price. Then who knows...maybe after they launch they won't be available for another 6 months like the 45nm chips.
 
There wont be many new socket 775 cpus to come out. And none of the next gen Intels will work in socket 775. So if your asking how long will there be new chips coming out to upgrade if you buy a new socket 775 that would be not very long. A year or so till the new intels are mainstream probally. But if your asking how long it will last you and still be a good performer and all that good stuff. It will be for a couple of years. Even AMDs good ol socket 939 arent bad at this point in time.

I would probally just pick up the system now. It will last you for quite some time and wont cost a arm and a leg to put together while the next gen cpu/ram/mobos may cost a pretty penny. There is always going to something bigger and better coming down the pipeline. If your system does what you need/want it to do then dont upgrade, if not then just upgrade and get the best bang for your buck at the moment. Unless there is a new cpu coming out in a week that is better and cheaper then wait.
 
I was looking into getting the 790i mobo with high end ddr3 to last a few years and a cheaper GPU and CPU, then upgrade CPU and GPU in a year or so.

My problem is I dont wana spend a load on a highend 775 mobo if Im going to either be limited to crap chips when I want to upgrade my CPU, or have to buy a new mobo AND CPU.

Any advice?
 
As long as you buy a 775 mobo that supports 1600FSB, you will be able to stick a QX9770 in there in a year or so when the price has dropped off and the chip is actually out. However as many of the other people have said, there will always be better things around the corner. I myself am waiting for the 45nm chips with 1600FSB before I build my new machine, but I am quite aware that the new Intel architecture is just around the corner. If you buy a good system now, it will last for ages - I mean I am only now getting rid of my overclocked 2500+ system with AGP graphics!! - even that system plays Doom 3 / Half Life 2 perfectly well though.
 
There is no point buying DDR3 yet, the current FSB speed cannot even utilize the available memory bandwidth of dual channel DDR2 memories. I would say stick with cheaper LGA775 mobo and upgrade later.
 



If you are looking for long term upgradability, now is a bad time to be building a system. It is a long wait until the new socket comes out and 775 is at it's last CPU...the 45nm cores. We are also in the middle of the DDR2 to DDR3 switch over. The current 45nm quad cores should have a long life ahead of them but they will be the best that you can do with the current 775 socket.

My opinion is not to cheap out on a CPU. In the long run you are just wasting money by going through two CPUs. Just get a good quad core now and run it into the ground. If you need to budget, look at the older 65nm quads. They dropped in price a few months ago and perform right up there with the 45nm cores. DDR3 on a performance / cost perspective is a bad choice. You can dump that money into something else and get far better overall performance gains like a better CPU or GPU.




That is a good point. Just because the 775 isn't going to move forward with new CPU architecture doesn't mean the current CPUs are going to suck in a year. I said it above. The quad cores are in their infancy still, I don't think they are technically considered mainstream yet. A solid 775 socket quad core CPU will last a while.
 
Ok after listening to what people have to say Ive decided on the 780i mobo with ddr2 ram ( this alone will save me around £200 and performance should be simmilar)

I am going to get an E8400 ( unless something drastic happens to processor prices before I build ) I chose that processor because I can see it being a few years before games use 4 cores and i dont use my pc for much more than gaming.

If in a couple of years the processor is bottlenecking, I can look for a cheap 775 quad core, or build a new system based on teh technology at the time.

Does this sound like a reasonable plan?
 
Yeh mainly for gaming. I also use the new tv OD services quite a bit and output to my 32" tv.

Im currently undecided about GPU.

The three cards Im considering are 8800gt/8800gts/9800gtx. Im getting one for now then guna sli in the near future.

I know the 8800gt is the cheapest and performs pretty much as good in most games as the other 2.

The 8800gts is not much more and has that little bit extra.

The 9800gtx has consistently higher scores in older games but seems to gain more of an advantage in the newer games. Im also wondering whether newer drivers for the 9800gtx will yield higher performances.

Since Im wanting this rig to last a few years is it worth getting the 9800gtx?

I think the 8800gt will start to show its age in the upcoming games.

At current prices the GT is around 120 the GTS is 160 and the GTX is 200.
 
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